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[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='670800' date='Dec 1 2009, 09:50 AM']Yes, I did feel better for making my feelings clear on this. Though I did feel a bit bad for being the one who let the side down. The overall result was "we can't do this gig because SP doesn't want to" whereas I would have preferred it to have been "we can't do this gig because SP makes a compelling argument why we should not." Not for want of trying. S.P.[/quote] MB1. If the singer had said that to me!..it would have been we cant do this gig because the singers wearing a Fender Jazz!..Cheeky Bastards making it out to be your fault youre not doing the poxy gig as well!...hes obviously not listening to you or anybody else!

[quote name='maxrossell' post='670591' date='Nov 30 2009, 11:40 PM']Seems fairly clear to me. Playing gigs for fun instead of money gives you the luxury of picking and choosing the gigs you want to play, because there's no point in doing a sh*t gig if you're not even getting cash for it. The fact that your band leader still takes any toilet gig he's offered, to the extent that he'll do it with half the band if he has to, indicates that he's sort of missed the above point. You mentioned fifteen other reasons for wanting to leave the band, but frankly the one above would be enough for me.[/quote] MB1. I know a drummer who had the same problem...traveling miles to play to no more than 5 people!...the worst thing about this was 3 of them were the Barstaff!...i kid you not!

[quote name='phatkat' post='670593' date='Nov 30 2009, 11:41 PM']Played a gig at an airforce base in Scotland many many years ago, it was in the seargents mess and was on three floors with a disco and c&w band on the other floors, it was their anual xmas bash and the wives were in evening dress and the men were in full dress uniforms with cumberbuns... We went on to play to about 10 people, and they didnt take any notice, so we entertained ourselves by playing Deep Purple and Uriah Heep until our break, after being fed and wattered by HMG we came back on to about 200 people... they got well into it.. they ended up paying off the c&w band and the dj and had a whip round to pay us to play longer... bonus!![/quote] MB1. Air force Base??? This sounded like it was gonna be a Tap Moment I Gather you werent using your wireless packs then?....

MB1. Kris bought an amp off me!... Great guy!..kept me informed while he sold some of his own bass gear!...A pleasure to sell to!....Great Transaction! All The Best! Martin.

[quote name='maxrossell' post='668169' date='Nov 28 2009, 12:05 PM']That's a better deal than a lot I've encountered. On the pay-to-play circuit you're expected to turn up with thirty people (which is really realistic if you're playing out of town), having sold them tickets which you usually get a 25% cut of. So if the tickets are four quid each band stands to make thirty quid for travelling for miles and shifting a tonne of gear and playing a set, and you don't get any petrol money or free beer. Meanwhile the "promoter" gets ninety quid per band and all they've done is make a few phone calls. Worst one was where we were booked in Manchester, we had to pay to put on a minibus to get the required amount of people to come down, we managed to sell the thirty tickets, we turned up for the show, played our set, and watched the other two bands play to our audience and no-one else. We got paid our thirty quid, and then the other two bands got thirty quid each despite the fact that they hadn't sold any tickets even though they were both local bands. It later turned out that they were mates with the "promoter", who was getting paid quite handsomely by the venue to put on the gig anyway, so he just used the cash he made from our ticket sales to pay the other bands - and still came out thirty quid ahead, while we made a net loss of about forty quid. Needless to say, we've long since stopped doing pay-to-play. So, have we ever been paid to not play? No. But we have in the past been told that we can't play because we didn't bring enough people to the show, and of course we've played gigs and then been told that we're not getting paid what was agreed for a variety of stupid reasons.[/quote] MB1. Sounds like the Manchester Academys unsigned nights?

MB1. ...Ashdown Tourbus 10 Less than £50 and has a headphone and Mp3 input...smaller and lighter than a peavey!

MB1. ...If this is the classic C115 it would have had a Neo 15 in it Originally...Its made in the U.K...LOCAL!

MB1. Try contacting Aria U.K ltd on 01483 238 722 and ask for Lee if anyone can help he can!

MB1. ..A steel Grey limited Edition Namm Musicman Stingray..Carbon Graphite neck (marked Musicman Stingray not status on the front) 3band eq through body stringing...i have photos which i'll have to dig out!...This is definately one i Miss!... got it from Mr Sshorepunk ...Mr Clutterbuck also had one at one stage..which he also sold on!...either or Either would be nice!

MB1. ....A quick Bump!...This is on this Sunday!...if your interested!

MB1. I too have known Mr Clutterbuck for many moons and he has always inspired me.. he is a very talented Bassist (not just slap bass either!)....although he does put them rotosounds through there paces! ...The problem came from too many basses playing slap at the same time in too small an area.... and Too Loudly!

MB1. Squiel Bianci! ....ibsolete Borgin Kate?

MB1. Bank Vault Basses Present!..... ...Not Gigged!...Not Rehearsed!...Not Even Looked at!...Aye you!...Yeah!...You with the Glasses!...Don't Even...Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrghhhhh ...Can you hear that Sustain??...

MB1. Might be an idea to treat Slapping like Smoking next year!... and send them outside to do it!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='663739' date='Nov 24 2009, 02:01 PM']Martin, did we meet? Sean, nice avatar, I'm jealous.[/quote] MB1. I was the only one there with an Ashdown T shirt on!...having strings thrown at him...(probably from those guys on the Markbass Stand! )

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='662401' date='Nov 23 2009, 09:35 AM']Great day, got a bit of an hangover this morning, I was in the vicinity of MB1 for most of the day, we had a few beers! We were in an area where stevie threw a set of strings, it hit MB1's pint and drowned me! Got some GAS, which I will be moving on today, could go in one of two directions, still mulling it over T[/quote] MB1. I didnt pick a bass up all day!..I actually felt Guilty i might play something that wasnt Slap on it! ...Nobody Mentioned there'd be Flying Strings!....Nobody Expects Flying Strings?...Sorry about that Tony! .....Whats this Bassday Thing your on about!

MB1. I really felt sorry for Yolanda!...People were beating the living daylights out of basses while she was playing!.Whose idea was it to set her gear up in what was a Shop atmosphere/Slap Tournament. I couldnt hear her vocals at all...i actually told her to turn em up!.

[quote name='Bass Culture' post='658725' date='Nov 18 2009, 11:19 PM']Is there a website? I may deign to pop over from Chester...[/quote] MB1. ...Northern Guitar Shows .com i think...

MB1. ...."It's not Exactly Kerry Katona.... but it could be as worrying in the long Run!"...

MB1. ...Nice One!