stewblack

Please add Dino G to your list Mike and I'll sort his ticket with you.

Cheers!

Thank you.

Interestingly the main thing they were worried about was me being in other bands, the things most in my favour were the drummer felt he and I clicked (I agree) and the shitty amp we used (provided by the rehearsal room) sounded horrible and I was the only one who tried to get a decent sound out of it. The others seemed not to notice or care. So what I take from this is: obviously be thorough and do your homework, but more importantly pay attention to any and every detail, you never know what might sway someone.

I got the gig!

Thank you

I know, I'm only being tongue in cheek. I have in fact no idea how many people they saw nor whether they liked me as a person, I really would like the gig because although they don't play that often not for a great deal of money I love the set list, liked the drummer and the singer has a belting voice.

Well it's 9.30 and they still haven't called. This is like one of those trials which seems cut and dried and yet the jury, for some inexplicable reason, are still out debating their verdict days later.

cheers!

Ha! Yep almost certainly.

So I've been learning some rather nice tunes for an audition and if I say so myself I absolutely smashed it. Fecked up in a couple of places but only another bass player would have noticed. Rather surprised they went on to audition anyone else if I'm honest, perhaps they want someone less modest and good looking. It was at the grand old age of 54 my first ever audition, I've always either been asked or set up bands with mates in the past and I was strangely nervous as I drove over, which perhaps contributed to me messing up in a couple of places. Anyway, they were nice people and I'm hopeful I might get the call today. Fingers crossed

This forum really is full of the best people. I can't help at all I'm afraid, I just don't have the skills, but I'll be cheering from the sidelines. All you offering your time, experience and practical support, I take my hat off to you.

Bass heaven: backing up to a wide roller door which opens to reveal the back of the stage and willing helpers waiting to lift your 8 X 10 from the back of your car Bass hell: Narrow door miles from the carpark. Stairs.

Yeah a lot of love from me. Spent many years in a Specials tribute. Great band great times.

Excellent. It was small but perfectly formed 😮

Talking Heads. The Stop Making Sense gig which was made into a film. Anything with Jamerson on bass. Anything with Norman Watt-Roy on bass. Anything with Bruce Thomas on bass.

Reg's Wine Bar when the gig in question was on but we changed it to the Wunder Bar when we took over back in '96

Top top man to deal with. Excellent comms, reasonable pricing, very fair, honest, prompt and reliable. Buy and sell with absolute confidence. Seriously Mike is the man!

A small cellar bar in Midsomer Norton which years later I would go on to own. What made the gig special? We played a set of all original material we'd written together as a band, the place was rammed and people were standing on the tables around the edges of the room the whole crowd singing my own lyrics back at us so loud they were competing with the band. It was spine tingling.