It doesn’t really make much difference, social distancing will apply to all venues. A place that usually holds 100 people might only be allowed to admit 30, allowing for space around the audience members, toilets, getting served at the bar etc. If they’ve only got a third of the takings, would they bother, or change and do something else?
You can set it so they can donate, I believe you can do it so the viewer has to pay; though making a donation is probably better. If there’s a link to your Bandcamp page too, then that might generate some sales. This all obviously mainly applies to original artists.
There’s a friend of mine organises a weekly jazz club. He’s not booking anyone until next year, he’s not expecting the venue to be allowed to hold events until then
People are making a lot of money from what’s going on, I suspect there are property developers rubbing their hands together with glee, at the thought of the various properties they’ll be able to get their hands on at a knockdown price.
I’m guessing amp manufacturers are panicking. The guy who told me owns a musical distribution company. I know that electronic music equipment in particular is selling well.
Like someone said to me on Facebook a few days ago. Apparently the sales of instruments are soaring, he said that musicians need to adapt. Lots of people I know are doing streamed gigs, that might be the future for a lot of artists. It’s certainly an avenue to explore until there’s any semblance of normality.
Depends on the crowd and what the pay is. I’ve done a lot with various jazz ensembles, usually on a Sunday lunchtime. They’re usually nice affairs, abc generally pay OK.
This is my fingering for a dominant 7, the 7th has just dropped down one fret, I’m playing it with my 2nd finger rather than 3rd. Root is still the lowest note, the major 3rd is the highest note still.
Hopefully you can make this out. It’s my voicing for a major chord. The lowest note is the root, then the 7th, I put the 3rd on top which makes it sound clear and open. Bass chords can sound muddy if the notes are too close together.
You can move this anywhere, the lowest note like I say is the root.
Have a look at Steve Lawson’s Instagram page. He’s been doing a series of tuition videos, one of them was based on chords. He taught me a lot of the chord shapes that I use. If you’re playing a 6 string then they shouldn’t be too difficult, certainly not as difficult as on a 4 string. I voice chords quite differently on a 6 than I would on a 4.
You’ve probably already done so, but check the battery in the bass. The number of times I’ve worried something is wrong my amp, only to then realise my stupidity and it’s the battery that’s gone.
Set the VLE and VPF controls to off, then set the other controls to flat, and start from there. I’ve been using MB for years, it seriously shouldn’t sound dull.
Then this is for you.
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I have to say, it’s got to be the ugliest thing I’ve seen.
The 4ths is basically the notes on the first fret on your bass starting on the E string, going up and continuing, so F, Bb, Eb, Ab etc. The circle of 5ths is it in reverse, starting on the G string.
It’s fourths ascending, fifths descending, or returning.