Geek99

Just do it

I totally corpsed it at jam night last night but I learned a few things i have two nights a month agreed with partner as acceptable. We have a lot on to do but she accepts that I WFH full time and need to get out of the house. I have to be back by 10 as the dogs barking will wake the kids. No issue with that. I don’t get much if any practice time but managed to play through and chart Johnny b Goode in B the usual drummer there knows I have a curfew and promised to get me on early but got distracted and another band went on at 9. The singer kept telling them to slow down and he was visibly struggling to keep up. They spotted me and my bass two minutes before I had to leave and I felt pressured to go on, conflicted as I had to get going, slightly nervous anyway plus also wary of the speed thing. They spent ages arguing about whether to do it in A or B, settling on B and then telling me my starting note was A. I knew that was wrong. The guitarist then took off at breakneck speed before stopping, and waiting for everyone else before going off at breakneck speed again. I realised it was all going to pot and then lost my place. At the end I apologised for losing the plot and they said they hadn’t realised I had a curfew. I told them I’d come back better next time I learned that 1. I cannot see the position clearly if I’m not lit. The stage looked bright from out in the room but I realised it wasn’t when I got there. More than once I realised that I was a fret out 2. I’ll never buy a dark wood f board for that reason 3. there’s no guarantee that a band will stick to the original speed, or arrangement 4. I’ve played successfully with other solo players but never a band, I need to practice with a drummer, perhaps I can ask the usual drummer if he can spare some time 5. I need more practice 6. it was shockingly loud and I could not hear the drummer

That’s only part of what I was saying, I was noting that a Kay might not be referred to as “vintage” by some people due to a kind of snobbery about perceived quality, whereas most people would not question calling a 30 year old Fender or Gibson “vintage”. Example “japcr ap” is often bandied around as a term that is claimed to be affectionate

I think vintage is about years but there’s also an unspoken expectation of “quality item” back then also. Kay’s are as old as a same year fender but I’m not sure that people would look at them the same way

He does refer to you as The Maestro I would imagine

I would not worry too much about the latter. Just think of the former criteria as channelling your inner Alan partridge and embrace middle age by using a notebook to capture your thoughts about “ great full English experiences” that you have had

Still a dab hand at the one-room dump and rat skin loincloth though. Mr Stig?

She sounds fcuking fabulous :thumbsup

Yes he could retro fit the light up keys and midi

I think we found our organiser @petecarlton @Frank Blank 👍

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I used to be (though not the lady part) if you’re on Facebook I recommend you join this group https://www.facebook.com/share/r3fWbWP4RPyuTCQU/?mibextid=K35XfP the one I go to is in Ashby on m42. It is raucous and organic. Literally anything can happen next is feb8th

Basically someone brings food, everyone a selection of their bass gear, amps, and you chat and try each others things. Raffle, sometimes also sometimes builders and Luthiers attend also and sometimes there are demonstrations generally 20-30 people in a village hall

Hello, so am I. I can possibly help you out with the jams. where are you approximately? The midlands bass bash has been in Nottingham last year but was previously in Doveridges and Leicester

https://reverb.com/uk/item/28913650-secondhand-spider-electro-acoustic-bass-natural

I liked a short scale “spider” bass, very loud for its size

If it’s a device packed up in a box, rather than a bass that just needs to be taped back into its box, I can totally see why they don’t check thimgs like midi controllers and just rely on the tiny failure rate

Yes would be acceptable if it was an acoustic bass, naturally

Mine was a German musima p bass copy in white/white/maple it got a jazz bass pickup added, quite badly. I regret all of this as I didn’t know quality when I saw it

I’m just saying that I can see how someone could get into a pickle, I’m not saying it has been handled well or fairly or quickly by him. I honestly regret posting anything now