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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1431712534' post='2774297'] If he has applied to your advert then something is not quite right with the ridiculously good thing...IMO People generally gravitate to their perceived level as things are just so much easier that way and you have less chance of someone getting peed off...either trying too hard to keep up or the other guys trying too hard to pull you along... By all means meet and see what common ground you have... but novice and ridiculously good don't generally mix, tbh.. Good luck tho.. [/quote] In terms of ridiculously good by my definition, he's well rounded in the realm of Jazz whereas I'm a guy who has come from a contemporary background. I think 'ridiculously' good might be a bit of an exaggeration by me but I'm a Jazz novice and this guy certainly isn't. I've been upfront about it all but I'm curious to see if anyone has had similar experiences. Thanks on the good luck notion. [quote name='Gottastopbuyinggear' timestamp='1431713806' post='2774314'] My questions would be whether your advert, and his response, were clear (and honest) about ability levels? Are you a complete novice, in which case it might be a bit odd that he replied, or are you a Jazz novice, which is a different thing? At the end of the day the honesty thing is important. If they're really good, and happy to play with people who aren't so good (and do so in a "nice" way) then great. My experience is of going for a try out with a band who I thought were probably a bit too good for me. I was honest about my experience and ability, and I think I gave a pretty good account of myself. They went with someone else, but said "no" to me in a pretty positive way, so all round a good experience. But even if they'd been knobs about it, who cares - you move on and find something/someone more appropriate, and they're still the knobs. [/quote] I've been completely honest in the advert and the correspondences, it's just a bit intimidating going from being able to play most pop things with relative ease to being absolutely floored on something like 'Autumn Leaves' as an example. It's a completely different level and ballgame but it's getting there, though!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1431709101' post='2774230'] I refuse to play any 12 bar blues - how many times can you play the same riff over and over (and over again). Another hate is "Hey Joe" - was one of the first things I learned to play - done it to death... [/quote] Even the Jazz variety?

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I used to utterly detest playing 'Signed, Sealed and Delivered' until I saw a video of James Jamerson Jr. ripping into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR9dppCuUBU

I put a GumTree advert out in my area for Jazz musicians as I'm a completely novice but I got a response which suggests this guitarist is ridiculously good. I'm a bit nervous, to say the least. Who else has had some interesting experiences with this sort of thing? Done a gig that was way beyond your reach but still gave it a shot nonetheless?

If I can get up there, I'll bring my Musicman Bongo 5Hs for everyone to have a whirl on.

My old Musicman Bongo 4HH. What a monstrous sound but I had to survive somehow after being made redundant.

Up for grabs are two straps. The Fender one had been used a bit whereas the Levy's has been used a couple of times. Since I'm a Mono convert, I don't have use for them and I'm sure someone else might like them. For the sake of fairness, I'd much rather one person gets a strap each. As I'm broke as heck at the moment, I'd appreciate it if you could cover shipping. Fender Comfort wide strap. One on the left; [url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fFXMFUW1g9A/TFg0t0hkXJI/AAAAAAAAAIY/xkdMkXcwmxA/s1600/01.gif"]http://2.bp.blogspot...xA/s1600/01.gif[/url] Levy's suede strap. Again, on the left; [url="http://www.levysleathers.com/img/prod/4cf687a7691b2.jpg"]http://www.levysleat...f687a7691b2.jpg[/url] Let me know!

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1431109199' post='2767955'] I've been curious about these since I saw this youtube video: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjhGanOoS0Y[/media] It doesn't sound too bad to me. But when I tried out a Kala U-Bass, I was disappointed with both the sound and feel. Not that I'm saying that others might not like them, but I didn't feel any particular GAS. The Tanglewood Traveller is bigger, and I'm hoping that it would have a more impressive acoustic sound. [/quote] MUCH nicer!

Though I have positively no experience running one of these, I had such great fun at the Littlehampton one, I'd love to see what would go on in order to get one running. Is anyone thinking of setting up another bash?

I thoroughly recommend the GenzBenz!

I'm in the Brighton area and would LOVE these! If possible, would you like a pack of DR's in return as a goodwill gesture?

[quote name='Drax' timestamp='1423831552' post='2689468'] Do you have this gig lined up, or are you auditioning ? [/quote] Auditioning through an agency. Or agencies, rather!

Hey, Ambient! Thanks for replying so quickly. Could I message you privately at all, please?

Has anyone here done cruise ship gigs? I've been practicing like absolute crazy and I'm a bit concerned I'm wearing myself out trying to make sure I'm good enough for the gig. Any help, insight or advice would be massively appreciated! Thanks so much for reading and take care.

I was under the impression that for a lot of the pit work, it was would economical in terms of space to have an EUB but if not, I'm going for an upright.

Anyone had experience in the pits or anything like a musical theatre? The only benefit I could think of regarding an EUB would be for portability and size (I'm in a studio flat, there's that to consider too). I'm leaning towards a bona-fide and actual upright by a country mile. Thanks for all of the answers so far, everyone.

I take it'll be a case of just trying the two out first up? Though I'm not particularly phased by what people (and other musicians) would make of the visuals, how would it be perceived if I were to roll up to a Jazz jam with an EUB?

I've got around £700 to play around with and I really want to be able to learn upright and play live. The main situations I can think of would be for either musical theatre or playing live (in a jazz context, for example) and naturally, I'm tied between the two. I'm either looking at an acoustic upright or an NS EUB with an endpin. How would the two compare? The two have their inevitable advantages but I'd honestly really like to hear what everyone else thinks on the matter. Thanks for reading!