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tegs07

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  1. I haven’t played live since I was a teenager so yes at home.
  2. Sandberg make very nice basses. Compared to my Fender P the Sandberg is nicer in every aspect other than how it sounds! It’s lighter, better made, better in terms of ergonomics, the finish is better, it’s nicer to play … but when I plug the Fender in I just prefer it.
  3. Im not so sure. I don’t think anyone, anywhere, ever said I really fancy getting a plumber round tonight. It’s something people pay for only when they really have to. Similarly I can’t imagine there are many plumbers who do the work for the creative joy of installing radiators. I think there are ways for musicians to make money but many of them would involve thinking more like a plumber than a creative. Edit: Going to expand on this. Most of us if we practice enough can learn to play an instrument. A few of us can get very good at playing an instrument. In my experience far fewer of us can write songs that people want to hear. Even fewer can write really catchy songs that many people want to hear. This is a big part of why musicians don’t always make money. If you can’t write songs you need a top notch songwriter, or you need to play other peoples music. If you’re excellent this can be jazz, classical etc where the audience is often older and more affluent. There is an established (but limited audience) out there, Mass market is a little more tricky. There is a lot of competition and shrinking venues. Other avenues are function bands, tribute bands, musicals, cruises etc. I’ve seen some shocking musicians with some decent tunes get better and get a decent following. I’ve seen plenty of decent musician’s with plenty of integrity but no songs go nowhere.
  4. Having not played in a band since I was a teenager I can’t offer many pearls of wisdom other than when I ran a small business I sold stuff that other people would want to buy rather than what I loved. I expect that there is still money to be made in playing live following this philosophy. Whether it would be rewarding or creatively appealing is another matter. My first bass teacher played in a buddy holly tribute band (he loathed buddy holly) but it paid the large part of his mortgage. His originals band never made much cash but was a creatively rewarding experience.
  5. surely every wife wants another bass hanging in the living room! no worries. i am sure it’s going to sell
  6. i have a hercules wall hanger going spare 😂
  7. no probs earlpilanz https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/earlpilanz?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=_pj1oDotRNG&sssrc=3418065&ssuid=o8ireNu4Tim&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY on ebay is always worth contacting..
  8. pretty sure i have a white one somewhere that you can have
  9. having witnessed his charms live that is probably a more accurate description.
  10. bone machine - pixies
  11. these boots are made for walkin’ - nancy sinatra
  12. This is absurdly cheap. If you lived close by I would buy it off you with the option of buying it back for the same price later on as you might regret this. I have one already (though with a status graphite neck) but try as much as I like I just don’t get on with Jazz basses.
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