SpaceChick Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 What's the best way? I jam with my OH (who plays guitar) but he won't play as much as I want to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Ooh errm... Check your locals to see if there's anywhere does a Jam/open mic/folk night or try the local music shoppe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Put an ad on Gumtree? I'm sure there's plenty of people out there that just want to jam out some tunes! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 joinmyband.co.uk is pretty good and free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChick Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Didn't think about asking my local music shop! I'm nervous of join my band and gum tree, being a beginner and a girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1339614953' post='1691617'] ...being a beginner and a girl [/quote] Everybody was a beginner once - even Jimi Hendrix..and he did alright for himself.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Just do it. If you're capable of playing along with your OH then you're good enough to play along with others - and if you're not, the adrenaline and determination to succeed will kick in and you will very quickly be good enough (then be looking around for your next challenge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChick Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1339664387' post='1692085'] Just do it. If you're capable of playing along with your OH then you're good enough to play along with others - and if you're not, the adrenaline and determination to succeed will kick in and you will very quickly be good enough (then be looking around for your next challenge). [/quote] maybe I should just take the plunge then In fairness, with OH I tend to start with root notes, then build a few arpeggios, maybe with a few passing notes to take me from one chord to another, but I'm certainly not quick, although I am good at keeping time with the basslines I do create. We had a fab playing session yesterday, where I did impress him with some of my bass embellishments. I just don't want to make a tit of myself by playing with more experienced players who think "well I don't want to play with her, she's crap!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1339668873' post='1692214'] maybe I should just take the plunge then In fairness, with OH I tend to start with root notes, then build a few arpeggios, maybe with a few passing notes to take me from one chord to another, but I'm certainly not quick, although I am good at keeping time with the basslines I do create. We had a fab playing session yesterday, where I did impress him with some of my bass embellishments. I just don't want to make a tit of myself by playing with more experienced players who think "well I don't want to play with her, she's crap!" [/quote] Sounds like you're keeping it simple, you'll probably get more gigs then those of us who like to show off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Matching abilities is one of the most difficult things when finding people to play with - temperament being the other! I've always found it best to play with people better than me but not too good that I'm obviously holding them back. The urge to improve to match the other players is a great incentive to improve your own playing. Generally, I've found other players pretty forgiving, even if things haven't worked out, because they might be miles better than you but they all realise they were at that stage once, so a parting of the ways is amicable - in my limited experience anyway. Anyway, if others do get arsey about your playing then they're probably not the sort you'd want to play with anyway. So, yes, go for it, but just be prepared to have to try a few different situations before finding something that really works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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