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My take away, if your on tour with a major star playing 20,000 seaters the deals for side men is still awesome. $5,000.00 for playing 1.5 hours is still crazy money after taxes where I come from. My other take away, how do you make any money as a sideman if your on tour playing 100 seats in small clubs. For example John Mayall played our Shank Hall here in Milwaukee last year. Shank Hall is not a "Hall" it a small bar. How much could his guys been paid. What kind of package can John sell. He sold out,@ $20.00 bucks a head, but Shank can barely hold 100 people. Blue

I found this clip and I've always been interested in this topic. Hope I'm not the only one, so I thought I'd share it. Let's Talk About It. Blue

I've only seen it once, a good DJ is hard to beat. They can play anything and any genre from any time period. And they sound just like the original recordings everytime.😁 Blue

A good wedding band? We're not a wedding band, we're a bar band and that's all we'll ever be. And in this case the people hirering us for the private event did it based on seeing us in action in a bar. They're not musicians and don't understand that a bar show does not necessarily transend to the private event stage. And I've seen good DJ keep a dance floor packed from 8::00 all the till 1:00. Nothing beats live music,agreed, however only when it's the right kind of live music and appropriate for the event. Blue

Does this make any sense. A buddy of mine to me the history of tipping in the USA has roots in slavery. Since slaves weren't paid for their labor some people in order seen more enlightened and superior to other would tip slaves. Is that possible, seems highly unlikely to me Blue

Nice! Interesting, I go to Starbucks everyday and the tip jar at the point of sale is always full. Huge tip culture at Starbucks. They teach those young ladies to be so nice to you, you feel guilty if you don't tip. Blue

"Close" not immensely close. Plus it's IMO. Blue

Remember I said " close" which is relative. Blue

It's amazing how a fan of a band doesn't get that there's a high probability their guests will not share their appreciation. And we have tried to educate some of these folks their guests are probably more interested in the food and socializing And while we know how these events can be a disaster it's hard to turn down the money. Blue

I'd venture to say in the States bands at weddings are slowly becoming a thing of the past. DJs are more effective IMO and cheaper. Blue

Yeah completely different over here. I recently found out from a woman whose daughter cuts hair if a guy gets a $14 00 haircut they get angry if you tip less than $5.00. Say your shopping and you buy a big flat screen TV and an employee from the store helps you get the TV into your car, they expect to be tipped. I was in NYC a long time ago and remember seeing a cab driver get out of his cab after he had let his passenger out. And threw a coin at him and said " keep your flipping quarter". So yeah tipping is no joke over here. Our tip jar is always on the merch table. When a gig is hot it's not unusual to see people dropping 5s, 10s, even 20s into the tip jar. Punters will at some gigs pick up the tip jar and pass it around the room. Now these are bar gigs, at private events we do not employ the tip jar. Once a couple cane in and tipped everybody in the band including our sound tech $100.00 a piece. Here's the real kicker, a few months later they came to another gig and did the same thing. I wonder how we became a society where tipping is expected for so many services. And why it's frowned on in the UK? Blue

Isn't the 12 really more like a 4 than a 5 or 6 string. It's still EADG. I look at it as a 4 . I'd really like to own a White Falcon 12 one day. Blue Blue

You can doubt it, however I'm maintaing my position. I can get pretty close to Tom's sound. Blue

I travel with 2 bass guitars, a pedal board 2 750 watt GK Heads ( one is a backup and stays in my car ) and that's about it. Cables, batteries and other misc stuff fits fine in my guitar case and pedal board soft case. Blue

I think Tom Petterson commissioned Hammer for his 12 string bass back in the 70s. I'm pretty sure he mentioned it in the right run down clip. Blue

For my part, I put BR above the others. He was way ahead of his time who's abilty backed up his mouth. Blue

Hagstrom has an inexpensive 8 string. But it's not cool looking like the basses Tom Petterson plays. Blue

See, there's that cultural difference. You will not find one bar band performing in Milwaukee without a tip jar out. Blue

I wonder how the folks that hire a live band band feel when they realize their guests don't share the same enthusiasm and appreciation for the band as they do. I guess it's similar to the bar or pub owner that out of nowhere wants Timo try a swing at bringing be in live bands not realizing the work and time involved in being known as a music venue. In some cases live bands alienate the existing clientel. Blue

Interesting comment as you guys look at tips a little different in the UK then we do in the States. We love tips and we have a tip jar out at every bar gig. Tips on a good night can be an extra $25.00 per man. However we absolutely will not put a tip jar out at a private event. We're already being paid a premium rate. Plus were not going to hold up their guests for extra money. Make sense? Blue

What do you guys think about private event gigs? I'm hot and cold on them. Our regular bar gigs are bars that feature live bands every week. The people come there to see live bands their favorite local and regional bands. Private events are different, they can be hit or miss for us. Many times were hired by someone who was really turned on by our bar show. Our hard rock and blues bar show does not always tranlate to the ' private event". Many times your playing to and uninformed crowd that hasn't seen a live band in years. Many are there for food and conversation and can be annoyed by any type of live music. On the plus side you can name your price because there is usually a generous budget and you can quadruple your normal bar fee. Let's Talk About It. Blue

It wouldn't be Buddy if he didn't mouth off. Buddywas more than a great drummer, he was also a celebrity a personality. People expected and we're entertained by his antics. Blue

I can get close by using light and very bright round wounds, a bass octave pedal, distortion, chorus and overdrive. Blue

I actually like drum solos from artist of this caliber. I also like acoustic jazz bass solos. However I do not like solos on the electric bass guitar. I don't like listening to them or taking them. Blue