pete.young Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 The American Old-Time band I play in is looking for a double bass player, or an experienced bass guitarist who wants to learn upright. Our fiddle player has retired from playing and I've moved from double bass to mandolin, lap steel and other instruments to fill out the sound. I'd prefer to find someone who is already playing upright, but I can show someone the basics and temporarily loan my student bass to soneone looking to take up upright. The band has members in Clacton, Colchester and Ipswich, and we usually rehearse in Colchester. We have a couple of bookings in the diary for the summer and would like to build back up to 10-15 gigs a year, where we were before Covid and other things intervened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy White Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Hi are you still looking for a double bassist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Andy White said: Hi are you still looking for a double bassist? Hi Andy, Yes we are . Thanks for getting in touch, I'll send you a personal message (PM). Kind regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingbassman Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Are you dtill looking for a double bass player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 On 13/05/2023 at 17:01, pete.young said: The American Old-Time band I play in is looking for a double bass player, or an experienced bass guitarist who wants to learn upright. Our fiddle player has retired from playing and I've moved from double bass to mandolin, lap steel and other instruments to fill out the sound. I'd prefer to find someone who is already playing upright, but I can show someone the basics and temporarily loan my student bass to soneone looking to take up upright. The band has members in Clacton, Colchester and Ipswich, and we usually rehearse in Colchester. We have a couple of bookings in the diary for the summer and would like to build back up to 10-15 gigs a year, where we were before Covid and other things intervened. Damn, would have loved this @pete.young, until relatively recently I was commuting to Colchester from Kent as well. Bit too far now i'm not Hope you find the right person soon 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Flyingbassman said: Are you dtill looking for a double bass player Yes, we're still looking. I'm on holiday for the next couple of weeks so I won't be on basschat much but you can reach me through email to [email protected] And we're playing at Folk East on Sunday 20th, in the main bar during the afternoon. If anyone is there please come up and say hello. Edited August 10, 2023 by pete.young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Beedster said: Damn, would have loved this @pete.young, until relatively recently I was commuting to Colchester from Kent as well. Bit too far now i'm not Hope you find the right person soon 👍 Damn @Beedster you would have been the perfect person! Here's a clip from a recent acoustic showcase set we did at Coda in Colchester, recorded on someone's phone so the sound isn't great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Morris Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I don't know if you ever need a dep upright bass player? I'm from Colchester and I'm back down there quite often. I've picked up a few one-off drop-ins to bands whose regular upright player can't make a specific gig. Let me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 16/09/2023 at 23:55, Paddy Morris said: I don't know if you ever need a dep upright bass player? I'm from Colchester and I'm back down there quite often. I've picked up a few one-off drop-ins to bands whose regular upright player can't make a specific gig. Let me now. Thanks Paddy, I'll let you know. I was hoping to find someone full time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingbassman Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Are you still looking as I’m available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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