pierreganseman

Nothing to do in Denmark street .... boring useless shops with bad service for most of them (wunjo people are nice but have the same boring stuff) go to the gallery! best shop in london by very far... and by very very very far best luthiers / tech people. I've changed country 3 times since then, could not find some one i'd trust equally as martin P

Great transaction , paid when he said he would. Hassle free ! Cheers

Even if the building does look ok I don't understand the part where a custom builder goes his own route and puts unrequested things into a build. Not sure what went on with letts , I was in contact with him and chose to pull out when reading quite a few bad stories from his customers.

yes you do... you don't wanna be the one stuck on stage with a broken strings / none working bass.... end up being "that guy" and its basically the end

Depends on pay , cash pay thing could mean that its all "undercover" but if gigs are official and paid with invoice and the whole thing. I seriously suspect you will need a working visa. Played some invoiced gigs there last year and as far as i know we had work visa which cost. You don't wanna get into trouble with the US admin in case they discover you are working , selling merch' and the whole thing and you only have a tourist visa. You are likely to get into very serious trouble and on the first plane out of the USA.

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1417954985' post='2625353'] Not too sure of that. You see any number of huge gigs where there is a monitor feeding lyrics etc to band members - mainly the singer but technology like that is present everywhere. You may not see it but it's often there. Nathan East plummeted in my estimation when I saw him reading a 12 bar. [/quote] Of course I fully agree , its often there... I meant bands clearly reading charts , with a random music stand set on stage and clearly obvious to every one else.. now that's highly unprofessional and doesn't look good at all. Unless its a reading gig of course.... that's another debate...

Unless being called 3 hours ahead as a very last minute depping. Music stands on stage Make the difference between pro and amateur bands. What would you say if you were at a theater play with some one going "hmmmmm" and looking at his paper to make sure he says the right words.

Precision is the best bass for Heavy metal. With jazz you'll probably become a good jazzer as you know.... jazz written on headstock.

As a full time pro player I feel The band should not accept £150 to start with. This is the main reason the business is as bad as it is as it just brings the whole market way down. On the other hand if you'd said no , the place would probably have found some one ready to play for £100 or even for free ... A beer and a kebab. So its a loose loose for many people. Just my personal thoughts, not intending towards anyone.