Are you a Pro?

[carlos840]

Hi everyone
So, dont know if this has been done before, but im wondering what kind of players compose this lovely forum...
How many of you actually earn a living with their fingers, how many are bedroom players!?!

Im not doing that to make the bedroom players feel bad about it or the Professionals feel good about it, just genuinely curious!

I know that this isnt the right place to post a thread like this, but i also know from experience that it wouldnt touch as many people if it was posted anywhere else and i really hope we can get a lot of people to join in...

Cheers

PS: I earn a living playing in function bands...

 

[michael_atw]

I play out often, but usually don't get paid for it.

How does that count?

 

[carlos840]

Well that counts as i play in bands but i have a day job i guess!

 

[Flatty Banks]

Can I vote for 'pro' and 'sandwich' at the same time?

 

[carlos840]

Can I vote for 'pro' and 'sandwich' at the same time?

Nop, sandwich is only for the Anarchists out there!

And its meant to be Bacon, not Bavon!!!

 

[countrybass007]

I'm retired, and my band is my only source of "new" income.

 

[Flatty Banks]

Nop, sandwich is only for the Anarchists out there!

And its meant to be Bacon, not Bavon!!!

Damn. I love me a good Bavon sandwich. Especially after playing some Nusic at a show.

 

[korchm]

I play with bands on the side, either paid or not but I have a day job. I wonder if that is considered semi pro?

 

[Flatty Banks]

I play with bands on the side, either paid or not but I have a day job. I wonder if that is considered semi pro?

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[SJLee]

How about for the in between category, for those in between projects/bands. I'm in the middle of forming a new band, but used to play out ever week.

 

[korchm]

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lol i kinda saw that coming.

 

[Brattbugg]

Im a weekend Pro...but a weekday Diemaker...

 

[snyderz]

Day job/night pro

 

[GARGOIL]

Yep i have a day job! Rarely get paid for gigs. My wife has no job and sits on the couch and watches gameshows. Life is good struggling for that dollar.

 

[smogg]

Weekend warrior here. I always get payed to play, so I guess that would be semi-pro?
Hate my day job so I'm also a late life college student at night. So I guess that means I'm semi-educated as well?

 

[john turner]

please post in the correct forum.

 

[blueyes]

the equipment doesn't leave the house if I haven't already
received something in writing and at least travel expenses
to the gig... that does depend on how far away it is...
studio gigs in muscle shoals area or nashvegas, gimmie
gas money at least.. it's not cheap even driving this old
vw van back and forth... ya know? I should've stuck with
being a vocalist.. it's not even easy carrying me around.. I
do weigh a small ton!! lol..

my studio is my day job.. and my night job...



it's not easy being weezy!!

 

[Gunstringer]

well... we're on the path toward professionalism.
does that count?

 

[pierreganseman]

teaching... and not playing gigs atm... where does that stand?

 

[pbass6811]

Not sure where I fit...I have a good paying day job, which I complain about, but I'll try to keep it until I get fired AND I get paid really well to play bass 4 nights a week! What does that make me?