thebrig Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Along with all the time-wasters, Join My Band seems to be full of these sort ads these days, does anyone ever monitor this site? Buy counterfeit money, Buy fake pounds UK, Buy fake dollars https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/buy-counterfeit-moneybuy-fake-pounds-ukbuy-fake-dollars-t1125651.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Ooh thanks for letting me know....I have just sent you an order.😉😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 2 hours ago, thebrig said: Along with all the time-wasters, Join My Band seems to be full of these sort ads these days... As would be Basschat, were it not for the vigilance and diligence of the Mod and Admin team. All sites on t'web are bombarded constantly with stuff of the sort; it's up to their teams to make sure that very little gets through, and what does pass, is swiftly removed. It would appear that jmb are less fortunate, s'all..? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 JMB is like 80% dreamers and time wasters. I sometimes reply to ads just to see what their angle is. Im pretty sure there’s a thread about dreamers on JMB somewhere on bc. The content in that thread is top notch quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Would agree with that. The amount of musos on there who can't drive, don't own an amp, have label 'connections' and are just plain deluded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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musicbassman Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 JMB is really the best of a bad lot, but as others have said, a lot of dreamers and fools on there. The wording of the ads can usually set off alarm bells - for me, anyway. Bandmix is a complete waste of time - half the people advertising on there seem to misunderstand how to use the composition menus, so the search result says they are looking for a bass player, but their page reveals they are actually looking for a girl singer. Find a musician - a waste of time. Starnow - only recently found this, but seems to be the same ads up all the time with nothing new. I'm depping at the moment but have been looking for a decent permanent covers band position for over a year now. Maybe I'm too fussy - I've only chosen to do one audition in all this time. That was fine musically, but the rest of the band were all about 30 years younger, and who would want their Dad playing on stage with them? 😥 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Maybe the Basschat team could set something up and do it properly - would be great to have a well thought out resource to find bands or band mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 48 minutes ago, PJ-Bassist said: Maybe the Basschat team could set something up and do it properly - would be great to have a well thought out resource to find bands or band mates. Thought we had one already: https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/25-musicians-wanted/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 20 hours ago, Dad3353 said: As would be Basschat, were it not for the vigilance and diligence of the Mod and Admin team. All sites on t'web are bombarded constantly with stuff of the sort; it's up to their teams to make sure that very little gets through, and what does pass, is swiftly removed. It would appear that jmb are less fortunate, s'all..? Theyve been extremly slack with this for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I frequently report scam posts like these on JMB. However there is one user who persistently posts misleading ads on JMB that are deigned solely to drive traffic to his YouTube posts - he has no intention of recruiting musicians for his band, which is going to be the next Beatles/Nirvana/whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I could get no response from the site over a log-in issue that required a password reset. Until I changed my email address I couldn't set up a new account. It's not the slickest of sites but then, does it really need to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: I could get no response from the site over a log-in issue that required a password reset.... T'wouldn't happen here. Any log in trouble gets our immediate and full attention, and the case is swiftly closed, to the satisfaction of everyone. It wouldn't do to have such a topic hanging around for too long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: T'wouldn't happen here. Any log in trouble gets our immediate and full attention, and the case is swiftly closed, to the satisfaction of everyone. It wouldn't do to have such a topic hanging around for too long. Stupid question, but if you can't log in then how do you notify the mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Count Bassy said: Stupid question, but if you can't log in then how do you notify the mods? See here; read all of it, from top to bottom ... Log In Trouble ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/22/2018 at 21:43, PJ-Bassist said: Maybe the Basschat team could set something up and do it properly - would be great to have a well thought out resource to find bands or band mates. I misunderstood this as Basschat getting into the counterfeit cash business! Could be a money-spinner! Ker-ching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjb Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 On 22/11/2018 at 11:53, tonyquipment said: JMB is like 80% dreamers and time wasters. I sometimes reply to ads just to see what their angle is. Im pretty sure there’s a thread about dreamers on JMB somewhere on bc. The content in that thread is top notch quality. So you literally go on there to waste peoples time . Funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 You joined up here and raised a 4 yr old thread from the dead just to have a pop at someone you don't know? Wow... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, gjb said: So you literally go on there to waste peoples time . Funny Even funnier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missis sumner Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I actually got in my first band from JMB... and I'm now on band No. 4. There's probably a whole book to be written there. I'm a little bit sad that it's all settling down now. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I've been looking on JMB recently, having moved to a new area earlier in the year. Now I'm settled in the new place, I'm looking to get out and do a bit of playing, so I put an ad' on JMB and have replied to a few. Nothing worth following up on as yet, but am meeting up with some guys who sound quite promising tomorrow evening.. Fingers crossed. I appreciate that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet a handsome prince, but JMB can be handy when you don't know anyone locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I use Bandmix.com. I find that you have people listing the instruments they play so frustrating. Vocalists who play drums and saxophone, guitarists who play everything, including bass. Make your minds up - what are you representing yourself as? If you play everything maybe you should put your time into specialising in one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 46 minutes ago, TheGreek said: I use Bandmix.com. I find that you have people listing the instruments they play so frustrating. Vocalists who play drums and saxophone, guitarists who play everything, including bass. Make your minds up - what are you representing yourself as? If you play everything maybe you should put your time into specialising in one. There have been times when our band is looking to recruit someone, and we've paid for a month's subscription on Bandmix because it's the only way you can message people, because it's not free. Over the past couple of years we have sent out 102 messages to people on there, just FIVE people bothered to reply. At least with JMB you don't have to pay to contact the "time-wasters" that seem to be in abundance on both sites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 None of these sites have any snense of geography. I put in my location and typically specify a 30 mile radius. THen get rocmmendations ranging from London to North Wales. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 21 hours ago, Dan Dare said: I've been looking on JMB recently, having moved to a new area earlier in the year. Now I'm settled in the new place, I'm looking to get out and do a bit of playing, so I put an ad' on JMB and have replied to a few. Nothing worth following up on as yet, but am meeting up with some guys who sound quite promising tomorrow evening.. Fingers crossed. I appreciate that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet a handsome prince, but JMB can be handy when you don't know anyone locally. Good luck - I hope you find something to suit you soon. I think the 'kiss a lot of frogs' approach is the best way to look at it. I've had quite a lot of success on JMB, both my current bands got together there. You sometimes end up down a few dead ends, but that's the way it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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