Gareth Hughes Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) 29 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: must admit I find it annoying when people don't reply, even if it's a "thanks for getting in touch" etc For sure I agree that it’s annoying, but you never know what’s going on in someone’s life that causes them to not reply as quick as you’d like, so to instantly jump to “this guy is so rude for not replying that I’ll give him some grief on Facebook” makes me more than happy that I didn’t reply to him. Edited November 17, 2017 by Gareth Hughes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I must admit it would annoy me a bit too, just a "I'm really busy but I'll get back to you asap thanks", if something life and death is going on what you doing messing around on Facebook? That said I wouldn't have sent a sarky message, just a "sorry position now filled" once you'd had your think about it and messaged back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said: Nobody here would bother joining if the singer "wasn't interested in what the bass was doing" In fact, why is he bothering to recruit at all? There's always going to be players that are not as experienced that need guiding along (see the River boat song fingering thread ) , for someone that can play but not really write their own parts they might gel, the band might sound worse but that's another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: There's always going to be players that are not as experienced that need guiding along (see the River boat song fingering thread ) , for someone that can play but not really write their own parts they might gel, the band might sound worse but that's another matter. I've always thought, with an originals band, writing decent bass lines is more important than technical prowess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 There's nothing to say they can't be good bass lines written by the guitarist and taught to the bassist though is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 22 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: There's nothing to say they can't be good bass lines written by the guitarist and taught to the bassist though is there? This is very true. Kinda all sounds a bit soulless tho doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, stingrayPete1977 said: I must admit it would annoy me a bit too, just a "I'm really busy but I'll get back to you asap thanks", if something life and death is going on what you doing messing around on Facebook? That said I wouldn't have sent a sarky message, just a "sorry position now filled" once you'd had your think about it and messaged back. no me neither, I'd have said something like "Sorry, when you didn't reply we assumed you weren't interested and got somebody else" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 39 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: This is very true. Kinda all sounds a bit soulless tho doesn't it? It happens. I dropped a contact with a chap who's main thing was keyboards and MIDI. He answered the JMB ad I had up a couple of years ago. He'd looked for bass to go with his guitar and singing. Right from the off his attitude was both patronising and stifling. I suppose he thought he was being hospitable but I couldn't wait to get out of the session. It's right what they say - auditions and interviews cut two-ways. I rejected his application for me to play with him. Heeheehee. Of course I didn't say that to him. Rather I claimed that his set list was too much for my feeble ability and that he'd be better looking elsewhere while I stuck to my humble set. I sometimes wish I had stuck it out but I didn't feel there was any level on which we'd ever click, if you get my meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said: This is very true. Kinda all sounds a bit soulless tho doesn't it? Snow patrol, cold play and a whole host of other dreary bands do alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyP Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 He would wait a long time to get a reply from me via Face-ache because I very rarely use it. I don't post anything on it and check it about once a fortnight as I 'follow' one or two performers and organizations who put notices on the site. I also get so much Spam email that I have a very high security setting on my 'In Box'. If your email details are not in my address book your communication will go direct to my 'Junk Mail' folder - along with the invitations from Anastasia to "enjoy" her Russian lady friends! There seems to be a expectation that everyone is hovering over their computers 24/7. What is wrong with a 'phone call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 22:05, dmccombe7 said: Think its annoying when people leave a band and can't make up their minds like that Hear hear. Reminds me of a certain drummer, who having been the subject of intense discussion and heartache about whether his commitment was up to scratch, was confronted in a band meeting and said he'd rather be moving to Australia to be with his girlfriend. Cue a week later, his girlfriend's dumped him and he wants back in... Surprised people in this thread seem to be having most trouble with their guitarists; for us, drummers have always been hardest to find and usually flakes, nutters or egomaniacs. Sometimes all three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Recent years i've found it more difficult to get guitarists that wanted to play some good old classic rock material rather than metal or blues. Dave Edited November 18, 2017 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 11 hours ago, LeftyP said: He would wait a long time to get a reply from me via Face-ache because I very rarely use it. I don't post anything on it and check it about once a fortnight as I 'follow' one or two performers and organizations who put notices on the site. I also get so much Spam email that I have a very high security setting on my 'In Box'. If your email details are not in my address book your communication will go direct to my 'Junk Mail' folder - along with the invitations from Anastasia to "enjoy" her Russian lady friends! There seems to be a expectation that everyone is hovering over their computers 24/7. What is wrong with a 'phone call? I'm not on there but I'd imagine there's a 'message read' notification? so the sender would know it had been read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Let's not get started on band communication ... PLEASE! It's not been a good couple of weeks for me in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Let's not get started on band communication ... PLEASE! Sorry Jack, I answered this as quickly as I could... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bridgehouse Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 17 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Snow patrol, cold play and a whole host of other dreary bands do alright. Ah but one of the reasons I enjoy being in a band is the creative input. I don't think I could cope with a dreary band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) If the studio actually HAVE wiped your bass parts, good.. They may not interfere with a recording (unless you are really matey with them). Did you co-write the songs? You can block their use. Was the Nancy Johnson name your idea? You can block the use of that too. Edited November 20, 2017 by 12stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Or let them keep the name and you then go out as The Artist Formerly Known As Nancy ... Why not send some tree surgeons round to the studio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 30 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Or let them keep the name and you then go out as The Artist Formerly Known As Nancy ... Why not send some tree surgeons round to the studio? I saw what you did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 17/11/2017 at 16:50, PaulWarning said: must admit I find it annoying when people don't reply, even if it's a "thanks for getting in touch" etc yeah, this, and both ways - the amount of singers I've auditioned (or tried to) who make some initial contact, you send a reply, and that's the last you hear from the. Even a "sorry, I'm not interested any more" would be better than no reply at all. A few months ago i was told about a friend of a friend's band that was looking for a bass player and my mate gave me their contact details, for which I had to set up Messenger. I was not happy at having to expand my social media (though I now use it a bit more than I had thought i would, and actually mostly for another band who only seem to communicate that way). I send a message "Hi, I'm the bass player that your mate knows..." No response. At all. I wasn't hugely fussed at not joining the band, but felt it was a bit rude to not even say "thanks but we've found somebody else" Then at a festival a few months ago I get introduced to someone as being the guitarist from said band. Turns out he's a nice enough bloke, and seemed genuinely awkward about it all - they'd got an audition lined up with someone else when my message arrived so didn't want to respond until they'd seen how that went, hired that bass player and then put off going back to me until they forgot about it (or more likely, assumed I'd gone away) So imagine my surprise when I finally get a response a couple of weeks ago telling me that their bass player has quit and would I be up for trying out? i would love to be able to tell you that I haven't replied. But I'm just not that bloke, especially now that I know the guitarist. It hasn't come to anything yet, but if it does I may try and take over they keys to the social media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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