Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 ... And I'm really looking forward to it. It's actually a wedding, so we've got some extra pressure to be good, but it's the guitarist's friend so they shouldn't be too hostile a crowd. The setlist isn't too shoddy, there's a couple of stinkers on there that are painful to play but I know they get the crowd moving so they stay. We have dropped Brown Eyed Girl though. After playing in semi-pro originals bands for over a decade, it feels good to be able to get up and play songs that people wnat to hear for a change! The only question now is which bass to take. Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Good luck matey I am playing a wedding tomorrow too....with a band I have never met before ...they got my number off a band I depped for about two years ago!...I don't normally do depping and i am frantically trying to learn their set list now....I am trying to learn jets' are you gonna be my girl through crappy pc speakers as I don't have it on cd!....I must get off Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Take all of em Ben!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Good luck! I'm sure you will nail 'em all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxblues Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Good luck mate, I have been a covers player for years and your point is spot on, its all about giving the public what they want. Go give em hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 It'll be fun and if you can relax you can do all the normal wedding gig things like "tackle the buffet" and "oggle the bridesmaids". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Enjoy. You'll slay them with the cheese they want and you'll love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Well in a nutshell - success! We played two 40 minute sets, and pretty much had them by the middle of the first. As expected, we laid on extra cheese and they went down a storm, with lots of singalongs and crowd participation. I even got two bass solos! One expected, one off the cuff. I took the Blazer in the end, it's my workhorse. Amp-wise, I borrowed a friend's Ashdown half stack as my GK is being repaired. THe venue was 'interesting', to say the least - a medieval banquet hall with comically high ceiling, suits of armour and wall-mounted deer heads. Sound check was less than promising, and the DB meter set to 97 was a worry but once the place was full we sounded much better. We also craftily turned up a bit and nobody complained. I'm still buzzing, can't wait for the next one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulconnolly Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Nice one. I'm looking forward to the day my fledgling covers bind finally leaves the nest (this year hopefully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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