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OK, that's a little harsh and while it may very well hold water for some players and some styles, it doesn't for all. Not by a long shot. I've spent the bulk of my career in that environment. There is nothing purposely irresponsible about it. It is the result of learning your craft responsibly. If you get past a certain point in your career and you can't walk onstage and perform 5 sets of local bar standard music without a bunch of rehearsal and drama..you really need to get past that point IMHO
It ain't that hard and players walk into rooms and onto stages every day and say, "Nice to meet you." and then sit down and make it happen. Those are the guys you want to be not the ones you throw rocks at. I wouldn't trade the guys I work with who can do that at will for nuthin'
So, it would be good to be a good chromatic walker arounder guy. Maybe
lol I think Victor meant it as in you'll have more confidence once you realize you're always a fret away from a right note
I made it through. The gig was pretty free form (that's the way they want it.) After I loosened up it was fun. They want me to do other gigs with them, so I must have been at least "X" amount ok. I saw a video clip of sound check. They had the bass rockin'!
It was stuff I like. I've just never sat down and played a lot of it. It would be nice to have a list so I could listen to stuff I'm not familiar with.
I sang harmony on a couple of things. Without knowing where the guy singing was headed it went ok.
I've been gigging with them pretty regularly since I first posted. Every time is a new adventure. No two gigs have been alike and there is always new stuff thrown on me. In spite of that, people like us and we continue to get bookings.
I have been introduced as ''the bass playing human songbook of every song ever written''. That is not true in the faintest but I frequently do ok jumping in the deep end at open mic sessions where they generally play stuff you heard before or their originals ain't all that original.
I would be very slow to jump into OP's situation but did save NYE one time. The bassist took off and the lead guitar took over bass. Not good. I was sober and volunteered as they were doing all classic stuff I knew. Of course then they started into stuff I only heard on the radio but the jam practice held up. What a rush, it was a P bass, no idea what the amp was I just took the bass off the guitarist and cranked it.
I would be very slow to jump into OP's situation but did save NYE one time. The bassist took off and the lead guitar took over bass. Not good. I was sober and volunteered as they were doing all classic stuff I knew. Of course then they started into stuff I only heard on the radio but the jam practice held up. What a rush, it was a P bass, no idea what the amp was I just took the bass off the guitarist and cranked it.
No, but it did have a tort pickguard. I love how type predict served up pickguard after tort.
I've done many gigs with people I'd never even seen before. You'd be surprised at how common it is.
I did a tour out of Nashville in the mid 70s and didn't even know the drummer's name until I got on the bus. If you know your genre and have an ear, it isn't as hard as you might think.
