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Once it was enough to be a really good bassist.

Then you had to be a really good bassist in a particular age range.

Now you have to be a really good bassist in a particular age range who stands over 6' tall ...

https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/serious-rocknroll-bass-guitarist-needed-inquiries-only-t1245035.html

 

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On 07/08/2020 at 16:56, fleabag said:

Why didnt he insist on odd socks and must have a sister in the WRAF  ?   

They will supply the socks and expect you to be adpoted by a family who already have a daughter in the WRAF? (Hate to break it to you but it's just the RAF now, hasn't been a WRAF for a bit)

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  • 4 months later...

Back in the day, if you could offer OT you could get all the work, especially if you were a bass player. OT? It stood for own transport. These days everyone has a car, but not back then.

Helped to be terribly good looking, of course. 😌

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25 minutes ago, bassace said:

Back in the day, if you could offer OT you could get all the work, especially if you were a bass player. OT? It stood for own transport. These days everyone has a car, but not back then.

You have clearly met fewer drummers than I would have expected, Roger.

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A few years ago, about 30, when Loot and cards in music shop windows was the internet, many bassist ads were for Radiohead bands. I had no idea what that meant. It took me 6 months to find a band with a repertoire I understood.

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