Recent content by Summit

You take criticism very poorly. You seem overly defensive of this performance and that's no way to improve. Do you want advice or not? I agree completely about the drumming, it's way overdone and completely destroys any sort of groove that's developing. Maybe it sounds better live but all I've...

Sure, I'll take a look.

Pretty good tunes. I really liked #2 in particular. Bass - Well played. Good tone that doesn't get drowned out or take too much space. Didn't really hear any mistakes. Simple riffs but they fit perfect for this type of music. Less is more and it takes a good player to know that. Guitar -...

Correct me if I'm wrong but thumb plucking is the original technique for playing electric bass. Like slap, finger style, and pick it has its own tone. It's very fat, even, and vintage sounding. I love it and regularly switch between finger style and thumb depending on the tone I am going for...

Times have changed. In my city the clubs that do original music are just not pulling in the business as those that DJ or hire cover bands. We can whine all day (and believe, I whine about it a lot) but at the end of the day the available audience has shrunk dramatically in the past 50 years...

I haven't been a gigging musician long (2.5 years) but for me it's pretty simple. Like playing out to crowds? Play covers. Have a burning desire to create new music? Play originals. Originals bands will struggle to play at high quality venues that won't take advantage of them in some way...

I'm in an originals band. One that doesn't pull much of a crowd and as a result doesn't play in best venues. Nothing unusual really; building up an original music band is pretty challenging for everyone right now. There are plenty of places in our area that do cater to original music so we're...