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I was suffering with sciatica and a bad cold, hence the scarf. Blue

As long as your lines are funky and they sound good I don't think it matters. However , I can't imagine much coming of anything without putting in some level of effort. Blue

Great room, pay and a great crowd for New Year's Eve. You guys seem to value food, the owner also gave each memer a $75.00 gift certificate for their restaurant. Blue

Agreed, I get concerned when our band leader calls multiple 12 bar blues tunes. Thing is we have so much other material . However it's not my call. Blue PS: I'm in New Jersey over the holidays and had a chance to jam with my close childhood friend Doug. We started our first band when we were both 12 years old.

All it takes is one good gig to get the band confidence up again. Blue

We're a small dance hall band. Vocals ,guitars and drums. We can't afford that kind of technology. Blue

CT, my guys! Blue

I'm giving Macca a pass. When I saw him a few years ago he used backing tracks for the orchestration in "Live And Let Die" but that was it. Blue

That's sort of the way KISS had it. Their fans don't care. Blue

If I'm payingvbig bucks to see a big band like KISS, I want to hear real singing even if it's bad. KISS was probably a bad example because I don't think their fans care one way or the other. Motley Crew openly admits to using multiple layers of pre-recorded guitar tracks. Blue

How do you feel about big bands like KISS lip syncing and useing multiple backing tracks live? Take a position and support it. Blue

I still say the only true amp demo is live with your band in the venues you play. Not a YouTube clip in an ideal environment. Blue

It's good that you went out and played in front of people. That's the story here. Blue

I'm retired or what you guys call a pensioner? I have way too much free time.☺️ Blue

Very cool, then I have at least 10 gigging years left. I started gigging at age 12. Blue

Great story, unfortunately at 65, my band is probably my swan song to any type of gigging. My plan is to take up fishing when I finally "age out" of the gigging scene. Blue

Nice commentary Pete. Out BL and front person is a 34 year old female lead guitarist. No heels or short dresses. Blue jeans , t-shirts and barefoot is her thing. The rest of us, I'm 65 our other guitarist, harp and vocalist also 65 and our drummer is 50. Knowing your audience is key. We do great and have so much fun with a 60 plus crowd. Thing is we can't pick and choose our gigs, we have to take what's out there and who will pay our fee in order to keep working. But as you can imagine when were playing Robin Trower, early Fleetwood Mac, Savoy Brown, Jeff Beck Group at loud volume the 20 somethings in my part of the Midwest are lost and have no reference point to what we're doing. To be honest they seem to struggle with the concept of people playing electric guitars. I always tell them to tell their grandparents about us. I'm not kidding. Blue

As bass players when do we have to evaluate our age and where our place is in the gigging world. I'd say it depends on who we are, location, abilities. Obviously we're not going to audition for a local band in their 20s. What do we do when we start to " age out"? Is this issue worth a thread? Blue

Remember , unlike my generation, I'm 65, no longer is every kid in the neighborhood buying a guitar and starting a band. There aren't that many guys in their 20s & 30s interested in bands or gigging. But there's a ton of us older guys not willing to give up our rock & roll spot light quite yet I'm not Blue

I can't say I've ever seen a demo clip where volume was demoed. Blue

Guys isn't the best demo the one that can simulate how, when and where your going to using the amp? Blue

That's too bad, gigging has always been fantastic for me and my band members are great people, not the greatest musicians but great people to work with. The gigging experience is different for all of us. Blue

I think the only way you can demo an amp is in the types of venues you play up against guitars, keys and drums. What will your sound be coming through the PA as oposed to what you hear from your speaker on stage or your monitor. All things I consider. Demos are done in an ideal environment, a little different from playing live with a band with a lot of variables. My sound can be great one night and crap the next with no setting changed. I haven't been following new amps much. Are there bass connos that can really address high volume? Blue

I really hope the OP finds what he's looking for. It's not going to be easy. I could easily be in the same position in the not to distant future. It's been said many times on BC, opportunities with established working bands are never advertised publically. Blue

Spinal Tap, yes one of the best in my book too. Blue