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On 28/01/2025 at 07:41, Bluewine said:

 

I'm 71. When I arrive at these clubs and the staff are all under 25 it gets to be a little tough. Once, I'm almost sure I overheard heard a young sound lady say to another staffer " oh boy, what are we going to do with this guy"

 

Daryl

 

 

You sir, are a mere youngster. You repost should be, “ I hope they can wait until the break until I have to change a nappy/diaper”

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Posted (edited)
23 minutes ago, casapete said:

Not a gig goes by when I don’t realise how lucky I am to be in the duo,

it really is a joy. When I retired from my gig with a touring tribute band last year, I knew that I’d be

still wanting to keep playing so just hope the duo carries on for many years to come. 😊

 

It sounds like you're being very modest there ( typical bass-player) I'm sure your duo partner would say the same thing about you. The lead sheets would be a great support with some of those odd bass movements favoured by Fagen and Becker and, as you say, you'd definitely need help with the lyrics in general.

Now I think about it, that sounds like it could be a lot of fun.

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8 hours ago, casapete said:

Have just had two really good gigs with the acoustic duo. 
 

Sunday we were back in Scarborough at ‘The Lookout on the Pier’. Usual request based

early evening gig, and we had some great tunes asked for.  Also a few friends in so some

particularly good heckling / interruptions ensued making it very funny. A capacity audience

in this small venue makes for a very intimate atmosphere, with no hiding place when we 

stray too far from our (fairly broad) comfort zone, so have to be quite ‘on it’. Just so 

rewarding when it works well though - got an enquiry for a private gig too.
 

Then tonight we’ve been at a monthly residency at the Anlaby Park pub, on the outskirts of 

Hull. Really busy with all tables reserved, and plenty of folk standing too. Varied requests 

included ‘Do it again’, ‘Strangers in the night’, ‘Fire and rain’, ‘Why does it always rain on me’

‘Penny Lane’ and ‘Highway to Hell’. I used a borrowed Sire U5 short scale for a change,

and enjoyed it immensely - has made me wonder whether it matters if I play electro 

acoustic or not TBH. Going to use it again for our next gig this Sunday to see if it works

for us there. 

 

I turned up at a couple of open mikes with an electro acoustic bass and ended up  playing to a few songs I know and several I don't. I was amazed how many people hadn't seen one before and how excited they got about it.

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23 minutes ago, SICbass said:

 

It sounds like you're being very modest there ( typical bass-player) I'm sure your duo partner would say the same thing about you. The lead sheets would be a great support with some of those odd bass movements favoured by Fagen and Becker and, as you say, you'd definitely need help with the lyrics in general.

Now I think about it, that sounds like it could be a lot of fun.

Thanks, it is a lot of fun. It’s great when we nail stuff, and often great when we don’t! The audiences

appreciate us attempting their requests, and are usually very gracious if we miss the mark slightly.

Also if we get a request for a song that we can’t do, we’ll try and do another by that artist - handy 

when some wag asks for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ etc. Sometimes when people continue to ask for

stuff we’ll give in - some songs we’ve done include ‘Bat out of hell’ , ‘Stairway to heaven’ and 

‘Africa’ which was pretty tricky. Last night the daughter of a couple who are regulars asked for

a song by Ariana Grande, so we’ll have to consider something by her. A good song is a good

song so if it can be done we’ll give it a go! 

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Posted
9 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I turned up at a couple of open mikes with an electro acoustic bass and ended up  playing to a few songs I know and several I don't. I was amazed how many people hadn't seen one before and how excited they got about it.

Me too! I’ve used various basses over the years with the duo - ones that got the most interest were my

Countryman uke bass, Taylor mini bass and Washburn AB20. 

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Posted
16 hours ago, casapete said:

has made me wonder whether it matters if I play electro 

acoustic or not TBH. Going to use it again for our next gig this Sunday to see if it works

for us there. 

I had this for a long time. I use an electric Bass all the time now in my duo. For years I used an electro acoustic (Ortega KT walker) because I felt I had to play acoustic. Then, I got so fed up of changing the strings so regularly on the acoustic I gave up and bought electric. Not a single person has ever mentioned that it’s a shame I use an acoustic bass in the last 2 years. 
 

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