ubit Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 14 minutes ago, chris_b said: We did the first set without our drummer. He was stuck on the M25. IMO we sounded pretty good. He arrived just before the second set and only had time to set up the bass drum, snare , hi-hat and 1 cymbal. With fewer things to hit, it was the best gig he played during his time with the band. I used to know a band that regularly played up here. The drummer had a tiny bass drum, a snare and a hi hat, with one tom. That was all, and he was excellent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo.gwillim Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 On 06/12/2024 at 15:03, gjones said: I played a whole song once in the key of C. It should have been played in the key of B. Nobody noticed (not even me). Although the drummer did give me a funny look. Done that a couple of times , mortifying. Many funny looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 5 hours ago, ubit said: I used to know a band that regularly played up here. The drummer had a tiny bass drum, a snare and a hi hat, with one tom. That was all, and he was excellent. 'Jazz Kit' I was asked to play one for a jam session. The host looked at my technique and asked me 'are you left-handed?' 'No', I replied, 'I just haven't got an effin' clue what I'm doing!' People assume that because a bass player has rhythm they can play drums. I can play ONE drum at a time. Or boom-tish at a push. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin8708 Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 If I play the first few songs of the set note perfect , I start to get really nervous . Once I have fluffed a note ( or two ) I can relax and get into the gig , I suppose it’s just the expectation that I’m I’m going to make a mistake at some time or another . Only one major episode of total brain freeze ( David Bowies Space Oddity) , great song , but never played it since . Were all human , it’s how you recover from mistakes that matters . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julietgreen Posted December 15 Share Posted December 15 On 06/12/2024 at 14:53, FretsOnFire said: I've noticed that when I play I very rarely if ever can get through songs (covers) with 100% of the notes hit. I seem to be unable to play a song without the odd mistake (not that anybody but me would notice unless you played the song yourself) I've read that even the pros have this issue but it's still in the back of my mind that I've made the mistake and I'm sure I'm not the only one here with the issue. My question is.... How the heck do you get along with this problem? 😬😁 It's gratifying to read this. At my last outing, I realised I'd gotten to the end of a short set and hadn't made any mistakes. It was a remarkable moment. It's rare. Usually there are a few and it's always about lapses in concentration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 15 Share Posted December 15 Last weekend the two guitarists actually remembered to stop playing after the third verse of Socks on Fire(place). I was so surprised they got it right I did that little slide down a bar late! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted December 16 Share Posted December 16 Cant say Ive ever sufferd from 'missing notes', but duff notes?... sure, loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted Monday at 11:14 Share Posted Monday at 11:14 (edited) Just get good at staying relaxed and masking your errors, sometimes I play a perfect gig and sometimes not. Turn a fail into a fill! Edited Monday at 11:44 by lemmywinks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonK Posted Monday at 14:16 Share Posted Monday at 14:16 I was following the pipe organ bass line in "Joy to the World" at a carol service last night. Screwed up part of it in the first verse, played it fine in the second, then got to wondering how I could have screwed it up first time round and messed it up again in the third verse! Of course being the bass player no one else in the band said they noticed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo.gwillim Posted Monday at 15:14 Share Posted Monday at 15:14 18 hours ago, julietgreen said: It's gratifying to read this. At my last outing, I realised I'd gotten to the end of a short set and hadn't made any mistakes. It was a remarkable moment. It's rare. Usually there are a few and it's always about lapses in concentration. Really hard isn't it. Concentrate too hard and i sound robotic. Not enough and make mistakes. Start enjoying the moment too much and forget where you are in the song, get too critical about the last mistake and play too safe. Very subtle balance that like you said nobody will really notice anyway! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted Tuesday at 19:08 Share Posted Tuesday at 19:08 (edited) Edited Tuesday at 19:11 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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