Musician wanted ads - the kiss of death!

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='inthedoghouse' timestamp='1412614306' post='2570409']

Oooh, that would suit me then!
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Have you checked the ads on this very site?

[leschirons]

I used to laugh at "World class lead guitarist wanted, ideally 14 -17 years old" I've stopped laughing now as there actually are some out there these days.

If I look at the ads now, I find myself muttering an optimistic "oooh" when the ad reads, bass player for 60 + old farts pub rock band [size=4] [/size]

[BILL POSTERS]

Bad taste I spose, but I like this one...

Must have own kit and stick !

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[Cameronj279]

This guy has been looking for a bassist for close to a year now. I wonder why...

http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/ex-versace-smile-keyboardist-seeks-bassist-t680772.html

[Annoying Twit]

I had a quick look, and up popped this local duo wishing to recruit a 'rest of the band'.

It somehow puts a whole new meaning to the term 'the kiss of death'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s5DnwlzNbQ

Edited October 6, 2014 by Annoying Twit

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1412621264' post='2570522']
This guy has been looking for a bassist for close to a year now. I wonder why...

[url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/ex-versace-smile-keyboardist-seeks-bassist-t680772.html"]http://www.joinmyban...st-t680772.html[/url]
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Just looked up the band, they have less likes on Facebook than my band and we broke up 3 years ago and were sh*te, why are they arguing over worthless songs?

[Kiwi]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1409340014' post='2538880']
Management and label interest brings the cynic out in me!
[/quote]
Oh yes. And the manager then ask us to play for free in exchange for royalties...only for the singer to be signed and dump their manager along with the royalties agreement.

[dincz]

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words - even in a language I can understand:

http://www.midi.cz/inzerat/115431/baskytaristu/

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1412625795' post='2570595']
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words - even in a language I can understand:

http://www.midi.cz/inzerat/115431/baskytaristu/
[/quote]

Czech him out.

[Dom in Dorset]

" I've been playing guitar as a singer songwriter for X years and now I'm looking to form a band"

[TheRev]

Anything with bad spelling and punctuation.

[Freddy Le Cragg]

To paraphrase Groucho Marx,
" I don't to be a part of any band that would have me as a bass player"

[scoobystig]

I think more annoying that all that, is the adverts put on by someone who makes out they are so desperate to be in a band
But then doesn't reply to any of their messages

We are desperately looking for a singer at the moment and so are trawling these sites daily but to no avail

We have had a couple of replies, one from a singer who lived over 20 miles away but had no transport and so assumed that one of us would go and pick them up !!!!!!!

Another replied and said they had no kit (jeez how many singers have a PA) but they literally had nothing, but was willing to buy a mic if it worked out !!! FFS are these people serious

Anyway. Any one know a good rock singer in Swindon, who can strum a few chords if needed but not essential

[Grangur]

I'm probably a daft noob, but is there something wrong with lending a mic to someone who is starting out as a vocalist?
Besides, if it turns out that thwy learn that they're no good ir would save them buying a mic.

[blue]

For me it's;[list]
[*]Were a start up project
[*]Where are all the good bass players? ( when it's a start up project with nothing to offer and they want everything from you )
[*]We plan on gigging no more than once a month
[/list]

Blue

[tom1946]

"Label interest"=
Send us a flash drive with your 'demo' on it, great source of free drives? could have a sideline selling them.......

Sorry I'm an incorrigble cynic.

[scoobystig]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1412640249' post='2570743']
I'm probably a daft noob, but is there something wrong with lending a mic to someone who is starting out as a vocalist?
Besides, if it turns out that thwy learn that they're no good ir would save them buying a mic.
[/quote]

I'm not talking about people starting out, these are singers who claim to have gigged for many years in bands

And in my opinion yes, no one lent me a bass guitar to find out if I was any good, if you want to do a job you buy the tools to do that job

http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Shure-SM58-Dynamic-Vocal-Microphone-with-Boom-Mic-Stand-and-6m-Cable/C39

Certainly was a lot cheaper that I what I had to invest in when I first started

Edited October 7, 2014 by scoobystig

[HMX]

Frustrated chasing leads, meeting a couple of times, almost getting a rehearsal sorted, only for someone to say they can't actually make it to the studio. Even more chasing up and it all goes quiet.

Edited October 7, 2014 by HMX