I get more nervous the smaller the group of people watching me. When you have a big crowd, they tend to become more impersonal. But I'm sure you'll be fine. Should be fun!
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Well, this is kinda' different than what you're talking about. This is a private party and most, if not all, the people there will all know each other and the band members, and they'll be "fans of the band" before they even start playing.
It's totally different when it's "strangers" where you feel like you have to prove yourself (like at clubs and concert halls or festivals). Then, yeah, a really small group would add a bit of tension from that kind of under the microscope feeling compared to a larger group where you get less of that.
Don't be girl, you will kill em after you get that first song out the way. Stay calm play with feeling and you will rock. Have a very small glass of wine, and I mean small like 1/4 of glass to take the edge off and go get em. Most of all have fun, I bet when you start having fun you will forget about how nervous you WERE.
Got a sign up for the wall....
Wow! Bluesy, The 'wall of fame' looks impressive! I don't know if I'd be able to work much with all that eye candy to stare at.
By the way, congrats on your first gig, you'll want more afterwards. Just do your thing and smile when you hit a wrong note
, nobody will notice.
One of these days I'll find a good song to do an overdub w/both sets of strings w/the same bass & preamp settings & not tell y'all which is which & let you comment on the sound of the strings.
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I found a good song from a movie soundtrack CD I had & did an overdub of it with 3 sets of strings. I had to use this hosting site & it should be fine for an evaluation. Would love to hear what your thoughts are about the strings. I'll reserve comment till after the weekend so anyone interested can have a chance to assess
Take a guess at the 3rd set of strings. I'll tell you which is the Sadowsky flats later so you can save a sample of how they sound for your iPod if you like. I really enjoyed doing this song! Great for P /flats & at a nice tempo for listening to tone.(320kbps mp3's)The Sadowsky (NYC V.P4 w/PJ's) ash/rw bass settings & ME-1NV preamp setting was identical on all 3 overdubs. Bass Vol. full up, Pan @ P pup favoured, VTC full on, Bass Preamp on & flat.
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I'm listening to these tracks at the moment; great tone and playing on all of them, need more time to guess what is what...and fail to get it right 
I'm listening to these tracks at the moment; great tone and playing on all of them, need more time to guess what is what...and fail to get it right
Thanks Fran. You have an unfair advantage at guessing.
For the non flats guys my post #218 should help. I keep wanting to explain some stuff but I'll wait. I will say that the Sadowsky SBF45's are gonna STAY on the bass!!! I came out the winner here. Anyone need chromes?
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nice place to work !Wow! Bluesy, The 'wall of fame' looks impressive! I don't know if I'd be able to work much with all that eye candy to stare at.
By the way, congrats on your first gig, you'll want more afterwards. Just do your thing and smile when you hit a wrong note
love the Sad flats , have them on my old P , have not put them on my new Sad P bass , having trouble taking off the rounds , that darn Sad P, sounds so cool and gritty grindy , have not ever had a bass that comes close to that tone , absolutely love it , i will get pics up someday , probably will try the flats on it someday , I know they will sound good , will seeThanks Fran. You have an unfair advantage at guessing.
For the non flats guys my post #218 should help. I keep wanting to explain some stuff but I'll wait. I will say that the Sadowsky SBF45's are gonna STAY on the bass!!! I came out the winner here. Anyone need chromes?
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That is an awesome comparison. With all things being equal, I'd take the first example in a heartbeat. It had the most focused sound, the most smoothness, and girth. The second left me underwhelmed. There was a wooly quality to them I couldn't get past. The third was also quite nice, but still didn't grab me as much as the first. Maybe they were a tad thinner.
Well, that's not it, either... at least for me.See, I'm different. I get more nervous when it's a small group of people I know. Unless they've been to band rehearsals or something regularly. I guess I "care" more about what my friends think than faceless strangers.
I ALWAYS care GREATLY about my performance... even if I'm playing super simple stuff. It's not at all a matter of caring, but rather, a matter of "comfort".
It's just always easier when you don't feel as much like you're being judged. When I'm with friends, I don't feel as much of the sense of judgment as I do with folks I don't know.
If we're true musicians, we always care a LOT. What changes is, and where stage fright can come from, is our comfort level.
IMHO/IME anyway.
Chef
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"Just doing it" is going to erase a lot of your fear factor.
When you guys go out and nail your material, and the crowd likes it-as I'm sure they will-you'll move right from scared to completely high before you even realize it, and then you're addicted.............
When you guys go out and nail your material, and the crowd likes it-as I'm sure they will-you'll move right from scared to completely high before you even realize it, and then you're addicted.............
BluesyCat said:
Don't worry, you will do fine... Just do what I tell my son, think of it as a rehersal with a couple of guest... Plus, you have the support of your Sadowsky brothers...
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Congrats!
Others have had great advice... prepare as best you can, then go out and have fun.
My two cents: groove is more important than perfection. If you do happen drop a note: don't worry, just keep groovin'. It's a rookie mistake to think that if you screw up, everyone's gonna stop what they're doing and stare at you in horror.
To get that to happen, you'd have to whack someone in the head with your bass. 
Which could actually happen if it's a really intimate house party, but that's beside the point. 
Just got my first Sadowsky. MV4 Trans Black! Very cool Bass! Can't wait to get it home and plug it in!
Oh sure, I wasn't saying I didn't care about my performance, I always do that, regardless of who I'm playing for. I was just saying that I feel more comfortable playing for a large faceless crowd than I do for a small intimate group made up of people I know well. That is my comfort level. Not that I don't get a bit nervous doing both things.
Yeah, I must admit it took me a long time to get past those initial jitters even once official stage fright was a thing of the past, but my situation these days is not really pushing myself (which I guess is good and bad) so my comfort level is pretty solid no matter what, and simply look forward to each gig....Not that I don't get a bit nervous doing both things.
Now, one of these days, I want to get back into doing a lot more Jazz, which, with the state of bass players in my area, probably means I'll end up playing with people much better than I (like I did in the 80's), so I may be going back down the fear factor road again. We'll see.
