Are all basschatters in covers bands?

[Jigster]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1350670256' post='1842179']
The reality is that cover bands gig more. So, there's more to talk about.
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That's debatable. Have met plenty of originals bands who gig whatever they can get week by week.

Originals for me btw - one and a half bands

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1350674330' post='1842266']
That's debatable. Have met plenty of originals bands who gig whatever they can get week by week.
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I don't doubt that there are loads of bass players gigging regularly in original bands. I'm one of them.

But... there'll be far more playing cover gigs, more regularly. I guarantee it.

[Benplaysbass]

I play in both a covers band and now an originals band. The covers band does pay very nicely and we always have a great time with good crowds at almost every gig.
But it is also quite refreshing playing our own stuff in the other band, knowing that its stuff we have written.

[gjones]

I don't play many covers but when I do I enjoy it. Playing covers also helps your own playing as sometimes it means you step outside of your comfort zone to learn lines that can be challenging.

[ChrisB]

Originals bands for me, I'm not a fan of the pub-rock-covers thing....

[lojo]

Covers only

I have many years ago been in a gigging originals band, but don't have time to be involved in anything like that now, just give me a set list to learn of covers at home , that works

[paul_5]

I play in both. My originals 'band' consists of a small pool of very good players to record my compositions, so it's not [i]really[/i] a band, but it's good fun.

[Lozz196]

The Daves - classic punk covers, Pistols, Clash, SLF, Buzzcocks etc

The Tuesday Club - originals, describes as "If Roxy Music did Rocky Horror, this is what it would sound like"

[BASainty]

Currently in an originals band with a few of our own versions of covers thrown in.

[Noisyjon]

Sadly it's been neither for me the last four years due to erratic work hours
I have done mostly originals bands in the past and a smattering of covers more recently but I'm looking to get going again once I've sorted myself out with a car again.

[krysh]

I haven't been in a real covers band for ages, but do also covers and interpretations either in my originals bands or projects.
I prefer to play originals though - never liked to copy anybody.

[Hobbayne]

I actually play in two covers bands. The first one is a cheesy cabaret band where I can be playing old cheese like ' Spanish Eyes' and a rock covers band where I can play stuff like 'Overdose' by AC/DC.
Its good to be versatile.

[crez5150]

Function bands playing covers obviously..... I am 43 after all.

[chris_b]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1350735716' post='1842829']
....cheesy cabaret band where I can be playing old cheese like ' Spanish Eyes'....
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Aaarrgghhhh.

I'd had forgotten Spanish Eyes; and now you've bought it all back!!!!

[RockfordStone]

i pretty much do originals with the odd cover thrown in.

i am currently starting a blues project which is at the moment mostly a covers band but will with luck write original stuff