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Survey for Gigging Bass Players

bayles

bayles

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Dec 21, 2011
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#1
Hi Guys

Im hoping some of you nice folks might be able to help me with something.

I have a survey below that is aimed at "Gigging Bass players". This forms part of my degree and is also for a product I am trying to bring to market through college. It is only 9 questions long. The results will form part of my final report and will also be included when i do my pitch at the end of my degree to the funding board, where i hope to get funding to develop it further. The product is geared more towards Bass players (like myself) but with a few tweeks i am hoping to roll it out for guitar players also. I really appreciate your feedback on this and thanks a million.


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Done, and I think I qualified as a former gigging bassist (and a guitarist).

Might skew you data a little, but I didn't know which instrument to chose so I chose electric guitar. If it was possible to have multiple polling options, that might be better.

Also, I do have a road case that I bring with me (too keep everything organized and have my spares and maintenance kit always with me), but I don't keep it on stage with me.
 
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Done...... Would like to address a few to give you some extra input:

3. Instrument Played
Bass

Other (please specify) - Also play synth bass and synth bass (L Hand)/ extra keys (R. hand)

5. Have you ever had to perform on a stage where your movement was restricted due to equipment being in the way

9. Would you be prepared to invest in a piece of equipment that would generate more space on stage while protecting your instruments and accessories.

For me, Questions 3, 5, and 9 are related - It seems that the higher paying the gig, the bigger/better stage Im on. Its not an exact science with some anomolies here and there, but its a general rule of thumb. With the Function Band, which gets better money than the average bar band gig, the stages are typically bigger and better so I usually have a lot of room (and this is coming from a working bass player with a larger stage footprint than most because I also set up a keyboard rig as well as a bass rig)
 
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Taking a second upright bass to a gig would require owing more than one. It ain't happening! When playing bass guitar, I take a backup, but have never used it. The stuff I take is already organized into bags/a backpack/ cases/ etc.

Good luck with your project, but I can tell you that I already have a system that works. Not much will change it.
 
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Gaolee said:
The stuff I take is already organized into bags/a backpack/ cases/ etc... but I can tell you that I already have a system that works. Not much will change it.
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I did the survey, but didn't answer the last question because I too am very well organized and very compact with a sub-short scale bass and either a very compact battery operated Phil Jones Double Four I use for small gigs, and a very compact and light Carvin MB15 15" combo amp for larger gigs, with an extension 15" box for even larger gigs. I load them into an old lady shopping cart that doubles as a music stand and instrument hanger with the amp right in front of me. Super fast roll on stage, roll off.

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Thanks for all the replies and your contributions guys they have been a HUGE help, i shall be revealing all soon hopefully .. The design has to go for copywrite and protection first (college requirements) but yes more room on stage and guaranteed instrument protection. What i might do as soon as i get the protection in place is publish the whole design up here (if its OK with ADMINS) and let you pull it apart and ask questions etc , your input is very important as you guys are the potential customers. You may be interested to know that the survey is actually going the way i thought it would and im very pleased with the result so far.

Also huge thanks to "Talk Bass" for letting me use their platform for the survey, i did ask first and they said it would be cool.

Thanks again folks
 
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bayles said:
Hi Guys

Im hoping some of you nice folks might be able to help me with something.

I have a survey below that is aimed at "Gigging Bass players". This forms part of my degree and is also for a product I am trying to bring to market through college. It is only 9 questions long. The results will form part of my final report and will also be included when i do my pitch at the end of my degree to the funding board, where i hope to get funding to develop it further. The product is geared more towards Bass players (like myself) but with a few tweeks i am hoping to roll it out for guitar players also. I really appreciate your feedback on this and thanks a million.


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Done bro: I hope you're gonna be a future competitor for present cases and stuff
my best wishes

Cheers,
Wallace
 
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jaybones said:
Done, and I think I qualified as a former gigging bassist (and a guitarist).

Might skew you data a little, but I didn't know which instrument to chose so I chose electric guitar. If it was possible to have multiple polling options, that might be better.

Also, I do have a road case that I bring with me (too keep everything organized and have my spares and maintenance kit always with me), but I don't keep it on stage with me.
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Thanks for taking the time to do it buddy , you wont skew any results . All information gathered is relevant thats the nature of the beast.
 
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bayles said:
Hi Guys

Im hoping some of you nice folks might be able to help me with something.

I have a survey below that is aimed at "Gigging Bass players". This forms part of my degree and is also for a product I am trying to bring to market through college. It is only 9 questions long. The results will form part of my final report and will also be included when i do my pitch at the end of my degree to the funding board, where i hope to get funding to develop it further. The product is geared more towards Bass players (like myself) but with a few tweeks i am hoping to roll it out for guitar players also. I really appreciate your feedback on this and thanks a million.


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Done. :thumbsup:

You forgot to ask where the drink should go while on stage.
 
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Gaolee said:
Good luck with your project, but I can tell you that I already have a system that works. Not much will change it.
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This is probably true for a lot of veterans. There might even be folks already employing the same basic ideas that might be behind the OP's new concept. When I play with Uncorked the Band, I use a wooden wine crate to carry my supplies (has a sliding cover, to keep the stuff in). When the setup is complete, the crate then serves as an amp or monitor elevator, depending on the venue and gear used. If used as a monitor elevator, it serves to tie in with the whole wine schtick of the band, where the tip jar is an oversized plastic wine glass placed atop a mini barrel, and the other front line monitors are also on wine boxes. The band never did implement my idea of taking decorative half-barrels, and placing them atop the subs (and below the mains), but there may come a big enough gig that they'll want to get a good video from, and it might happen, then.
 
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