stewblack

I too suffer an anxiety disorder which has me in knots right now thinking about a gig in 3 weeks time. I know I can do it, I know I'll be properly rehearsed and I have tools from talking therapy sessions to minimise the problem. But I can think myself into a right state if I let my head get in a spin. Interestingly enough I never actually know if I will get nervous or not but when it strikes it paralyses my brain. Songs which I have to start disappear from my head, my hands turn to leaden unresponsive inanimate lumps and I tremble uncontrollably. Other times I can't wait to get on stage. Size of venue or audience is utterly immaterial. But the real oddity is that it's most likely to happen in the soundcheck and not the actual performance.

Thank you so much for this. I have never bothered learning slap but sadly for me I have to for a couple tunes in a new band. Your videos are super helpful, clearly explained and you have an engaging, natural style. Fonts and titles serve their purpose, the actual style of the fonts is entirely irrelevant.

Sounds perfect to me. In fact where are you and the band based?

Noice!

Hi Jack. The Diago is available on Amazon but the site says it's Chinese rather than British. Their mistake?

Thank you, I shall definitely have a look at that too.

Hey Basschatters and fellow GAS victims, let me take this opportunity to tell you that Happy jack is an honourable, knowledgeable, trustworthy and above all damn good decent guy. He just drove no small distance to meet me and pass on a bunch of bass and PA stuff I'd bought from him. You can deal with absolute confidence with Jack, knowing he won't rip you off, the stuff he sells you will be as he describes it, and above all you'll get to meet a fellow bassman of the highest pedigree. Stew ps If you're lucky you might even get to meet his missus! I did

I don't hate anyone I've never met nor got to know personally.

Thank you. Another pedal turned up in the post yesterday so I know the nano won't be big enough!

I ran a live music venue out in the sticks and once a month we hosted a comedy night. Believe me after the first six or seven comedians had run through their ooh-aaar sheep shagging jokes the routines became more than a little wearing.

Ultimately everything we experience is learning. Good and bad, painful and joyful all we can do is take the knowledge we gain forward into new adventures and use that which we learn to benefit others. Edit: try to benefit others.

That is a fantastic response, thank you. Any ideas about flight cases?

I've always had a love hate relationship with pedals. I GAS for them, buy them, trip over them and sell them on. Never really bothered to spend time learning how best to use them. Lately I've been accumulating pedals for the sound requirements of the different bands I'm in and they're cluttering my bits box so I think I need a pedal board. I'd also like it to be in a hard case and I suspect I'll need a decent power supply too. I suppose really I'm asking for recommendations for everything except the pedals. I have two basic boss sized pedals one fatter one and a zoom b1 so I don't need anything enormous but it's probably wise to assume I'll add a couple more. Oh best leads to link them all too. Is that a job for OBBM? Thanks folks.

The spark between musicians is where the magic lives. Playing without it is like being in a loveless marriage.

That's the problem with humour. I often think I'm being really funny only to discover no one is laughing. I guess he's trying to get noticed.

Yep, that's the road I'm on.

Wow that Peddlers track is amazing. Thank you for sharing. See the drummer play a fill right round the kit with one hand while twirling a stick in the other. And the bassist, just wow.

Yep. I had zero gas till I returned here now I can't stop it.

If only olives played bass!

You see I know nothing of this JK of whom you speak. When I first heard them I just didn't like the noise so I never paid them no nevermind. The bands I'm in now play songs by bands I previously detested but what I find is the bassline is the only thing that matters to me. If it's a cool line I'm on it. Obviously if it's a great tune and a cool line I'm in heaven. The only downers in the set are a couple of turgid rock throwaways with plodding bass parts. YAWN!

Wait, what? Developing bass player? I've been doing this like forever. Does this mean I'm still only starting out?

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