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Not a complete disaster, but close. We've always been challenged when the bar is in another room or distanced from the band. Blue

G30, "Don't Leave Home Without One" I wrap an elastic band around the sender to secure that weird battery cap design. Blue

It was worse. Blue

My story is from a Wednesday night gig. Another untraditional gig night. We we're called last minute to fill in for a band that cancelled. No big deal, right. Thing is, it was a country music venue that books national country headliners. We're a local, regional at best 70s style hard rock band. These crowd if you could call it a crowd we're folks that wanted to line dance and show off their nifty hats, jeans and boots How can I put this? Got it! They hated us.Very embarrassing. But the pay was nice. Blue

Not a complete disaster. I've had pretty good luck with Sunday afternoon biker bar gigs, 3:00-7:00. Sunday nights kind of scare me. It's not a traditional gig night for bar gigs. Not in the States, not now. However it used to be. Sunday night gigs were not uncommon. Back in the 60s even 70s you could gig 7 nights a week. If you busted your butt you could make 18k on the side. Blue

Chuck and Rocco have always been in my top five. Blue

As much as I've said I'd entertain any opportunities with bands with work, I'd have to pass on this one. 1.I don't think I'd fit in. 2.Didn't see or understand who was fronting the band. 3.Musically nothing turned me on. 4. My vocals are probably not good enough. I could be wrong Blue

I haven't posted one of these in a while, so here goes. Review the ad and the web site. Would this be an opportunity for you, do you feel your a match for them. If yes why, if no why not? I would think it's a great opportunity for some and not so much for others. The search is on for Cowboy Up’s next bass player! Contact us with details about yourself. Pics/audio/video/experience/etc. Prefer someone that can sing harmony vocals. http://www.cowboyupcountry.com/ Blue

In the spirit of fun share a few stories about gigs for whatever reason went bad. Could be poor communication between the band and the venue, bad night, equipment failures, wrong venue or crowd for your band. Blue

I don't see much difference between my Early 2000s MIJ 1952 Fender P Reissue and a Squier Vintage Series P Blue

Come to think of it I am pretty good at making those decisions. Blue

Makes sense Dave. I guess I was thinking about my band. We just don't pay that much attention to those kinds of details. We should but we don't. Blue

I guess it would depend on the level of the band. If it was a super good paying band I guess I wouldn't mind. Blue

I'm a Yankee and I've learned that culturally we're a bit different, so here goes; You'd have to be paying me a lot if you want to dictate what bass I should be playing. Blue

There's only a few things going on with me at gigs. A clear head, positive attitude and making sure everyone involved in the show is having a good time. I can leave anything else alone for 4 hours Blue

You gotta be kidding me. Blue

Here another question, could you perform your role on a Harley Benton? I don't know. Blue

YES MIJ Squires are some of the nicest basses out there. Wish I had one from the Vintage series. Blue

I know what you mean. Blue

I love MIJ Ibanez. Can those settings be heard in the house or only on stage? Blue

Tone comes from our fingers. Sounds like you had a less than desireable sound from a questionable amp. I'm always concerned with sound dynamics from backlined bass amps. Blue

That's a tube pre-amp in the 550. Yeah I look into that. I've been thinking about returning to an all valve amp. But not an SVT because it would never compare to the SVT I purchased new in 1973. I'm not sure who makes Kick derrière bass tube amp today.

Can't debate your list. However, it seems like some bands were swapping out members from day 1. Blue

Nice move, .Sounds like they were lazy and don't understand there are certain things bands are responsible for. Like showing up with your tools. Blue

Ronnie Wood replacing Mick Taylor (actually Brian in my book) sort of worked. Actually it really did work quite well. Blue