Too Soon To Put My Foot Down?

[DONZI97]

Dude, you mean I peed all over my drummer's hi-hat for nothing?

another sig worthy quote out of this thread.

 

[Marko 1]

What did the previous bassist do?

 

[jmattbassplaya]

Well, maybe in the eyes of some. But me, no never the new Guy.

He meant that this is why you'll never last longer than a few months in a band. Sometimes you have to let go of the 'I have more experience than these guys' nonsense and just go with the flow.

 

[Colonel Monk]

Well, I have an extra GK RBX 2 10 cab that I don't use.
Another viable option.

Thanks

Right. Don't be thick, give the drummer his own speaker problem solved, no discussion necessary.

Do this and you are a man of action and not a whiner.

 

[Teknoman]

Don't blink on this. If you want to play lead bass instead of background bass, it's all about establishing dominance, position and boundaries early on. It's good that you let them know it wouldn't work for you. I say pee on something in the room to boot, so you really lay the law down.

Yep!I concur,and drink beer first preferably a 40.

 

[bluewine]

He meant that this is why you'll never last longer than a few months in a band. Sometimes you have to let go of the 'I have more experience than these guys' nonsense and just go with the flow.

Well, I don't have a history of not lasting more than a few months in bands.

I do go with the flow and never being the new Guy is just how I look at things it's nothing I share with the band.

 

[bluewine]

What did the previous bassist do?

Who knows, he's gone.

 

[drpepper]

Well, I don't have a history of not lasting more than a few months in bands.

I do go with the flow and never being the new Guy is just how I look at things it's nothing I share with the band.

You do have a history though. It's a history with a written record here, for the past 3 years or so, of not being in a stable situation for any significant period of time and being out of a band for several months at a time, frustrated with numerous auditions.

Your reception with people and frustration could have a lot to do with your attitude.

You DON'T go with the flow, and your attitude IS something you share with the band. You share it when you make a point of moving your amp so that the band will know you have no intention of being relegated to the role of a "background type player." You share that attitude when moving your amp causes a problem and you respond to the request to move it back where it was with "Moving the amp back would not work for me."

 

[pgullo64]

I always set my amp up where the drummer can hear it. Always.

 

[bluewine]

You do have a history though. It's a history with a written record here, for the past 3 years or so, of not being in a stable situation for any significant period of time and being out of a band for several months at a time, frustrated with numerous auditions.


Your reception with people and frustration could have a lot to do with your attitude.

You DON'T go with the flow, and your attitude IS something you share with the band. You share it when you make a point of moving your amp so that the band will know you have no intention of being relegated to the role of a "background type player." You share that attitude when moving your amp causes a problem and you respond to the request to move it back where it was with "Moving the amp back would not work for me."

All of my band situations have been stable, my last two bands each lasted a year which is tipical for originals bands.

Auditions, yes they are frustrating for me and many other TBers

I have no issues with receptions with people and no attitudes either.

The amp placement issue is do minor it's not worth anymore discussion.

Overall your perception of me and bands is all wrong.I suggest you read my threads a little closer. You seem to be missing the point.

 

[JimmyThunder]

I suggest you read my threads a little closer. You seem to be missing the point.

Perhaps you and the other TBer's just have a different definition of "the point".





sorry, i try so hard to resist posting in BW threads but i couldn't resist​

 

[Febs]

All of my band situations have been stable, my last two bands each lasted a year which is tipical for originals bands.

Even if we were to accept the dubious premise that bands lasting less than a year are "stable," you joined your last band in January 2011. It broke up in August 2011. Is that a year? (I ask because I don't know how long it takes whatever planet you live on to orbit its sun.)

 

[bluewine]

Even if we were to accept the dubious premise that bands lasting less than a year are "stable," you joined your last band in January 2011. It broke up in August 2011. Is that a year? (I ask because I don't know how long it takes whatever planet you live on to orbit its sun.)

I am sorry but you have a lot of bad data. I really have no idea what your talking about.

How is your situation going, perhaps that's where the problem is, cause I'm cool on all fronts

 

[5StringBlues]

Wow.

 

[Tampabass]

tail wags dog: Which is the driver here, living the drama or glorying in its retelling on TB?

 

[bassbully]

FWIW I have no issue staying in the background as a bass player. IMO unless you are doing vocals you should be by the drummer.Its not a diss its really to make each hear better and work together. A band needs to work like a team and yes you do need to hear yourself but the drummer also needs to hear..work it out..as a team.

 

[Febs]

I am sorry but you have a lot of bad data. I really have no idea what your talking about.

Let me refresh your recollection.

Posted January 16, 2011

I got a call tonight from the lead singer and front man.

They liked my playing, my sensibility to their style, what their doing, my efforts, me as a person and asked me to join.

And then:

For those that know my history,it's no secret that when my originals Pop Rock band broke up in August I was out of work for around 2 months before finding and joining a new band.

I was thinking about this, I know my band broke up in August and I have only found 2 opportunities to audition.

The 2 guitarist from the band that broke up in August

We are at the point, my band broke up on August.

 

[Marko 1]

What did the previous bassist do?

Who knows, he's gone.

Oh, maybe… everyone else in the rehearsal space?

 

[shaggy45]

maybe you should change your handle to bluewhine.

 

[bluewine]

Oh, maybe... everyone else in the rehearsal space?

I don't think they had this minor issue with him.

We have a full rehearsal Wednesday day night. I will let you know how we resolve this.