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Hi everyone, I am the bass player for my band and we have been doing wedding gigs for ~ 4 years now. It is not our main jobs nor do we have constant gigs. I would say we average 15-25 gigs a year. We have all been friends for a while now and do not plan to switch up any players unless someone...

My first teacher told me this at my first lesson and I think they were right. I might be a bit myopic, but in pickup bands I feel like I instantly have to connect on some level with the other instrumentalists to do my job right more than they do with each other. I think we share a lot of...

You may remember me telling the story of the guitar player who didn't like my groovy blue bass. A number of responses said I was being thin-skinned and needed to get over it. Others said I should give him a chance since he was the new guy, just trying to fit in. And there were a few folks who...

Hi this might be a bit of a silly thread but I thought it would be fun. Sometimes I like to match musicians across instrument, mostly just bass and guitar since those are the ones I'm familiar with. For example: -I've always seen Flea as being the Slash of the bass world and vice-verse. This...

I've been playing bass and guitar in bands for over 25 years. I auditioned as bassist for one of the classic rock bands I'm in now, got the spot and hit it off really well with the lead guitarist / BL. I played bass for over a year until one day when the guitar player invited me to jam with...

So we are not strictly a blues band, but we do play a lot of blues tunes. Drummer, Singer, Keyboard and Bass (me). Our style is old school R&B, Motown, Soul with some blues standards and a few other blues songs we like... Our guitarist is in his late 20's, the rest are a little older. He's...

I can jam if I stay in one key or if I am aware of the chords beforehand or if I am leading the chord changes—however, I struggle immensely when I am needing to follow along with someone playing the guitar or keyboard and they are playing riffs, chords, jamming along, etc. I get lost and find...

I've been teaching myself metal bass and sometimes I practice with my drummer friend. I just improvise with familiar scales and patterns, my drummer follows my lead and sometimes we get into a decent groove, other times I get a block and resort to playing songs I've been learning. I enjoy it and...

So I'm most likely about to form a new band with some old bandmates. It's not for certain, but it seems likely that it's gonna be the three of us. It's basically my old band without the singer, the guitarist knows how to sing, I can sing (too shy atm) and the drummer. Here's my concern. I'm not...

We bass players are sociable and for the most part nice to be around people. We hardly have tendencies to rant for attention on stage and mostly like to just be the guys giving the foundation to the music or dragging along a drummer with bad pace ect.. In my band we're not professionals. We...

Guitarist & Vocalist Jim Peterik, formerly of Survivor, is known for hit songs like "Eye of the Tiger," as well his work with .38 Special and the Ides of March. His collection of 193 guitars contains some true rarities. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

What do you think of this guy's playing? On this song it's mainly little fills and things.

Hey Everybody, I'm in a bit of a predicament. My 3-piece band recently played a show. We have about an hour of material and for the show we played around 45 minutes of it. I noticed for the first half of the gig the audience wasn't really paying attention to the music, but towards the last...

John Warren Geils Jr., better known as J. Geils, the guitarist of the the J. Geils Band, was found dead in his home in Groton, Massachusetts Tuesday. He was 71. Rolling Stone has confirmed Geils’ death. According to Groton Police, “a preliminary investigation indicates that Geils died of natural...

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I’m the band leader, vocalist, rhythm guitar, and songwriter in an originals project I started up over the summer. It started out as a minor commitment, just for fun, hangout with friends kinda band. Recently we’ve been trying to get some decent recordings done and get out booking shows. It’s...

I am a 16 year old guitar player in Houston. Looking to start a band with a bassist and drummer. I am a serious musician so I am looking for other serious musicians. I would like to play RnB, blues, funk, rock, etc. Below are videos of me playing. Thanks for considering! I am the young one in...

My situation is weird but not unique as I'm pretty sure at least one or more person(s) have encountered people like this (could be a drummer, keyboard player, horn player, vocalist, percussionist and what not). This band that I'm currently playing in has this guitar player who is rather lazy...

I've played guitar since the 70s but I've always had a bass to add basslines to recordings. I've also played bass in a few bands. I always considered myself a guitarist, though. Lately I have decided to just focus on being a bass player since nobody needs guitar players and I have found out...

Hello, So our Bandleader is scared to book a gig without the Guitarist. He sings BGs a little, nothing major. We play Top40 songs. Not Rock. I really don't get it. It's a +$200 gig. I'm frustrated. :banghead:

Hi folks, I've been playing guitar for a couple years and I want to try out bass too.

Hello guys I am long time guitarist, but I will be playing the bass guitar in my new band. The problem is, I have no idea about bass guitars. Guitarist in the band is playing with 8string guitars, so I think that I need 6 string bass or 5 string bass (with 6 string set). Am I right? I am...

Did you ever hear of Serbian Blues Guitarist Ana Popovic?

Have you ever heard that the guitarist on Welcome Back Kotter theme was the guy from the Lovin' Spoonful, the singer's original band? There is a rumor that the song was actually written about the guitarist and for the guitarist, after being shunned by the music community for several years. He...

A couple of recent threads got me thinking of T-bone. It's sort of an insult to put him in a "bassists" thread but there is no "guitarists" thread so my apologies to him, his family and his fans. RIP, Tom. Famous for being just the bass player of SNL and Hall and Oates: Tom celebrating with...

Hey All, I've been working on an EP/LP with a 4-piece rock band for about a year. We finally got to the point of booking gigs, and we have three on the calendar for next month. I get a call Friday that our lead guitar player had a medical event and passed away. Totally unexpected. He was...

Has anyone here read this book? I found a good deal for $12.95 shipped on a brand new copy so I took the chance. He gets good reviews on all his guitar books, and the table of contents in this one had the topics I was looking to explore. Any thoughts or input on this book?

I joined my first originals band last year and things are going fine. We're not professionals, but I'd say we're more than just hobbyists. We had a gig, we recorded songs, we're slowly building an album... My problem is with one of the 2 guitarists, who thinks he's the alpha male - very bossy...

Motörhead and Fastway Guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke R.I.P. Eddie Clarke, the last surviving member of Motorhead's classic line-up, has died at the age of 67. The band's Facebook page announced that the guitarist died in hospital after being admitted with pneumonia. Clarke, whose nickname was...

gotta luv still being able to uncover monumental music and musicians all these decades of hard core search later. the name rings a bell but this guy sure flew under my extensive radar. The Running Man - The Running Man | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic

Apparently I am lacking a sense of humility because he doesn't like how I assert myself. He thinks, since I am the new guy, I should be more agreeable and open minded, and said because I'm not, to him, that I am coming across as (unintentionally) arrogant. He didn't really point out specifically...

I first heard this excellent guitar player 10-15 years ago with Curtis Salgado. I think he was around 19 then. A google search doesn't show that he's been playing with anyone since. Anyone heard of him?

So I had this idea to start a Pretenders Tribute band, I play Bass. I placed an ad, found a husband and wife duo, (she Sings/ plays guitar, he plays Keys). She mentioned a Lead Guitar player, someone I had dealings with a cpl yrs ago. To say the least, I wasn't crazy about the idea, he has an...

Are you a bassist that writes songs with your bass? Do you have a guitarist who is willing to write to your basslines? Could you share some of the songs you've written? I'd like to hear how the guitarist is approaching writing to basslines. I ask this because I love to write music, but sense...

I get a followup call today after this weekends gig. Lead singer, (and sound man) complaining about the guitarists volume. Not only that but even moreso the tone. I have heard this a lot from him. He says its all these low mids that just make squash, and he plays loud enough where whiles hes...

Hello everyone, as stated I've been opted to play bass while still performing vocals, I will admit I do enjoy playing bass and singing way more than I did trying to coordinate a guitar riff and sing. I play in a post hardcore/pop punk band, either way I wanted to make the most out of becoming...

"Why did the bassist cross the road?"... "To get some more gear to load in for the show." Recently heard that one from a guitarist...shocked I am sure.

So the group im currently with that has mainly been a cover band has (finally) started to look at original tunes. I'm super pumped and excited because its something i've always wanted to do. I mean who doesn't like creating something thats "theirs"? the first attempt is at a song my guitarist...

I just wanted to introduce myself. I have been a guitarist for 20 years and the extent of my bass playing for 18 of those years was simply doubling the guitar thinking I could play bass too. I took a larger interest in actually playing bass and started playing with the worship band in my church...