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Is he Canadian ?

And The Barenaked Ladies of course.

And a few Rush covers of course.

My apologies for trying to offer a sympathic ear and what i thought were words of encouragement. Yes i have friends aged 60 and 70+ that are still gigging almost every weekend to UK residents and not for the tourist trade. Perhaps we don't have a negative outlook on life. Dave

But its what you do for a living. The travel is a part of gigging. Guys in my band play in other bands and they will travel 3-4 hrs for a gig stay overnight and travel back home following day. They'll be lucky to get paid £500 for that gig minus travel and accomodation expenses they might break even but they love playing. Current band is a bit different for me as they will be aiming at corporate gigs and clubs who have already offered £1k for a first gig. This will be the first band i've been in that will be makng good money. I guess that will be worthwhile and welcomed bonus for me. Might even buy some new gear with it. The better gigs for a lot of tribute bands are usually down south in England so a minimum of 2-3hrs each way is the norm if you want paid more and have a more enthusiastic audience. Dave

Depressing post. I'm 58 and having a great time over here. Since getting back into playing at age 50 i've been in more bands than i ever was in my late teens to early 30's and enjoying it far more too IMO Age is a state of mind. I generally have a positive oulook on life and if there's something i want to do i do my very best to do it. I don't look at the negatives and think its too difficult and drop it. I look at how i can get around the obstacles to get where i want to be. Dave

You don't hear much from the Canadian music scene right enough other than the very famous ones like Rush and Bryan Adams and sure there are a few more. You don't generally hear about the ones just below that level. Is it really that bad in Canada ? Dave

Its such a classic song that everyone seems to know no matter what version you do its instantly remembered for the chorus. Dave

I have relatives in Niagara but loved Niagara on the Lake but also cousin lives in Vancouver Island and has a house in Banff but i've never been to that side of Canada. Liked Niagara on the Lake a lot tho. Its a huge place so plenty of places to choose from i reckon. I just found Canadians in the Niagara area really nice and very friendly and happy. Just seemed like a nice place to live. Dave

Aye we've always been a traditional lot over here Canada aint so bad. Quite fancied living there.

Have to say WoT thread was one of the best reads on BC. Really interesting thread and some cool pics too. Dave

Most people over here prefer a live band at their wedding if they can afford it. Typically bar bands will make anything from £200 to £500 and then moving into larger venues or clubs you are up to the £1k upwards and as you get more noticed on the circuit you can slowly increase your rates. We have been offered £1k for our first gig even tho the venue has only heard a few rehearsal recordings taken on a phone plus they know the singer from his other band. With regards your checklist i recognise most of the things you mention on it and my current band all sat down at first meet in a coffee shop to discuss basically what you had on your list. Mainly everyone's idea or expectation of what they wanted from this band (Glam Rock covers band) other commitments with their other bands all booked a year in advance and everyone accepted the band was more a side project to fit in around other commitments. We discussed the set and songs possible with only gtr, bass, drms and Vox. We did discuss possibility of a 2nd guitarist or kys but would wait until we had a few rehearsals under the belt to see how we sounded. Eventually we had the opportunity of a kys player with similar attitude that singer new from other bands. We each took a list of songs we thought would work as a 4 piece and the main point was that we all got along on a more social level hence the coffee shop meet. It al went really well altho the other commitments has meant slow progress on the rehearsal front. The guys that play in other bands have now realised that this band could potentially make some good money as well as having lots of fun and are now leaning towards this band being their priority band. We have been offered good money for our first gig which will be a in the New Year due to delays in rehearsals but we all knew that from the first meet that it would be an issue. Altho you post is long i did read all of it and it makes a lot of sense. As you say we really should make up a checklist for any audition. Dave

Only caught the 1st two acts last night Jungle and Robyn i think they were and i thought they were pretty good. I'll watch the rest of the show on catch up today at some point but that was the best start to a show in a long time for me anyways. Dave

Still a great song when you hear that more recent live version. Its never aged. Dave

That was weird but brilliant version. What a voice that guy has.

The more i listen to the original the more i like it over the Buggles version. Its more musical to me. More modern sounding too.

Gorgeous bass. Hope it gets fixed to your satisfaction. Bit worrying that a 1/4 turn did this to an expensive bass like this. Something wasn't quite right with it to start with i would think. Dave

I've never heard the original but its good in its own right. The Buggles version is much more commercialised but both are versions of a fantastic song. Like both of them. Bass line in original is better IMO. Dave

Remind me never to buy a bass from some of you guys 😕

I bought those singles as well and always liked his music and of course his image played a big part of that too. I remember watching him on a TV series where i'm sure he lived on a canal boat. He was / is a great actor too. Might just have a look at his albums now. What do you recommend ? Dave The River was the canal boat series

My Overwater i use Pledge or equivelant on a duster for the body and back of neck and use a little teak oil on the fretboard as instructed by Overwater. My warwick i used to use the Warwick beeswax but was told about Briwax by luthier Chris McIntyre and now use that on Warwick. It doesn't leave any stickiness or feel greasy like Beeswax. Goes on the same but polishes off a lot easier. On my other lacquered basses i use Gibson lacquer polish. On fretted basses i'll use Duraglit to give a very light clean on the frets but only just to remove tarnished stains. Usually the polish will clean the fets I think i need to invest in some new cleaner for my lacquered basses as the Gibson one is getting a little watery looking so this thread will be interesting to see what's most popular. I always polish the full bass when changing strings. In between string changes its just a quick clean with a duster to remove finger marks. Great idea for a thread. Dave

ACS 17's for me too altho current band doesn't rehearse too lud and we can talk over it most of the time. However i think i will start using my plugs now before we start gigging. Dave

I'm like you and really take a lot of care with my gear when its just me that's moving it but i've been in bands where others have helped me take gear to either car or van and they just don't take the same care as myself. Dave

I went for the canvas as i tend to find vinyl can scuff quite easy but have to say it does look more professional looking in the vinyl. Dave