jramm Posted April 3, 2024 Posted April 3, 2024 Hi I'm James, an Englishman based in France. I am primarily a guitarist but have been seriously playing bass for the past 2 years. Just recently upgraded to a Sire V8. I primarily play funk, jazz and soul and am a member of a 15 piece big band outfit that plays concerts about once a month on average. I was on another US-centric forum which seems to ignore a lot of UK/, EU made gear and obviously they do not have the same prices over there... So I came here to scour for info on upgrading my head! Quote
itsmedunc Posted April 3, 2024 Posted April 3, 2024 (edited) Hi James and welcome to Basschat! The big band element caught my eye. There’s a young chap called George Barnes doing the same over here and is doing a tour of ski resorts over in France /Switzerland in the summer I believe. I can’t remember their name off hand but it does look like great fun. A whole different experience. You’ll find plenty of gear for sale on here! It becomes addictive though😂 Edit - They are called Hot Piece of Brass. Instagram Hot Piece Of Brass_Bristol Edited April 3, 2024 by itsmedunc Quote
jramm Posted April 3, 2024 Author Posted April 3, 2024 2 hours ago, itsmedunc said: Hi James and welcome to Basschat! The big band element caught my eye. There’s a young chap called George Barnes doing the same over here and is doing a tour of ski resorts over in France /Switzerland in the summer I believe. I can’t remember their name off hand but it does look like great fun. A whole different experience. You’ll find plenty of gear for sale on here! It becomes addictive though😂 Edit - They are called Hot Piece of Brass. Instagram Hot Piece Of Brass_Bristol Thanks for the welcome! Looks cool; didnt know touring ski resorts was a thing! So far we have generally just played around our region (Loire/Rhone-Alpes) but planning for more concerts next year... Being a 15-piece outfit, finding places capable (& willing) of putting us on is tricky! Quote
itsmedunc Posted April 3, 2024 Posted April 3, 2024 1 hour ago, jramm said: Thanks for the welcome! Looks cool; didnt know touring ski resorts was a thing! So far we have generally just played around our region (Loire/Rhone-Alpes) but planning for more concerts next year... Being a 15-piece outfit, finding places capable (& willing) of putting us on is tricky! I didn't know resorts were a thing either or how it came about? How does a 15 piece manage to find a stage big enough to play on! I don't think they care about a stage. They seem to stand on tables and wander about the venue with the audience Quote
Richard R Posted April 3, 2024 Posted April 3, 2024 Welcome aboard! The other site is very US-centric, which is fair enough as it's a big place. But we're friendlier. 😉 Quote
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