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I do try to play Footloose as per the original but only as a challenge to myself and no other reason - even then there's a couple of variations which I gloss over! I try to do the fart slides in I Wish but never in the right places. Fart Slides. Band name, I call it.

This is Basschat at its best. Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, a little bit eccentric and not a snide sarcastic comment in sight. Love it.

Not daft, awesome, well done you! Hope you enjoy every minute of it. And please do share with pics where appropriate.

The only real answer is it depends. I was in a tribute band once and we came from all over so we never rehearsed. It was vital everyone learn and play every part note for note as per the agreed versions. You could have improvised but then how do you know one of the other 8 musicians wasn't taking a cue from the part you changed? However in most other cases it isn't at all important to learn the exact part. Some bands I'm in I improvise everything, never the same twice and no one gives a hoot. In another the band leader is crazy anal about everyone playing precisely what was played on the chart single version, not an album or live version, god forbid. I tried asking if they thought the original artists themselves ever played it like that live but to no avail. Other bands I'm in I do as people here suggest and only recreate those stand out bass parts without which the song would sound unrehearsed. Another band I'm in play almost all originals so they're my bass lines and I can do whatever I want with them. Of course there are covers where I love the bass line and want to learn it for that reason alone, and others where the original was written by someone like James Jamerson and I think to myself if it was good enough for the master who the hell am I to change it? Like I said, it depends.

Congratulations! What an absolute stunner. Is it comfortable to play?

I disable ABP on sites like Basschat.. So I can support them.

I did post that I couldn't make it, sorry if it got lost in the maelstrom.

Trying to tell myself it's a good thing I missed the bash this year because I had too much work on. Couldn't bribe my way into a gig this time last year - but darn it I am gutted to have missed out.

There was an announcement asking us to bear with the admins while this sorted. Doesn't seem too much to ask.

I'm having great fun mixing and matching cabs trying to find the sweet spot for smaller gigs. Just arrived at my hotel after a night with this set up in a pub in Swindon. The TE 210 honking away atop a rumbling MB 115. No idea what it sounded like out front as we didn't have a sound check. Sounded great to me from where I was standing though. My latest idea is to build a flat pack velcro together, dummy TE cab with a Barefaced hidden inside. Genius idea. If I say so myself.

Quick note to those who are troubled by this thread. I know we could cover any song with a trio, I work with a singer who does Bohemian Rhapsody on her own for example. Covering songs only by other three piece bands is just a gimmick. A bit of a fun way to choose a set. Nothing more. I hoped Basschatters would come up with interesting ideas and have fun doing so. This has happened.

Yep.

Looks quite good actually. Handy for self defence if ever you played the Cavern too.

Thanks folks. It's just a sketch of an outline of half an idea at the moment, but myself, drummer friend and guitarist might look to put a 3 piece together and for the fun of it playing only songs by trios. Not only for our fun though got to appeal to the general public.

More the merrier!

Yep. But I am going to be pedantic and stick to trios!

Three piece bands who had hits a pub covers band might please an audience with.. I'm having The Jam, what else have you got? Any style, age genre. Just a well recognised song in their back catalogue - or even two of course. Go hive mind go

Wow! The OP only asked for other examples of songs that don't sit well in the set list. Did not slag any songs off in any way. I joined a soul band and they did an excruciating cover of Michael Jackson's Rock With You which made me want to hide behind a curtain. I'm also in a 70s 80s dance band with the emphasis on disco, funk, electronica - all danceable hit tunes from danceable genres. We open with 20th Century boy which I love but does, to me, stick out like a blind cobbler's thumb. EDIT: OK there is a small dig at Are you Gonna Go My Way but I think we can forgive that - surely?