WWBayonet Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Text reads"Have you ever played a bass guitar?Do you know what a bass guitar looks like?Ok - Do you know how to spell "bass guitar"?If you answered 'yes' to any of the above questions, you need to get in touch with us.Reply to this Ad for a chance to play some classic rock and blues.Do NOTreply to this Ad if you're a guitarist, singer or drummer - we already have too many of those. We're looking for a bass player.If you're a bass player who can sing - that's even better.You should call us if you can play keyboards, too. We're looking for a keyboardist, too.But, we'd really like to find a bass player first.If you can play bass on keys, that would be ok for a while, but we'll still be looking for a bass player.So, Bass Player? Call us.Keyboardist? Call us.Anything else? Don't call us.Do you know a bass player? Call us.Is your boy/girlfriend a bass player? Call us.If you saw someone with, what looks like a bass guitar? Don' t call us - if you're not sure what a bass guitar looks like (see photo)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWBayonet Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 We chatted via email and it turns out they really low-balled the ad. They're a bunch of 40-ish guys who have been playing together since University. He did give me a 10 song setlist to work on, and an open invitation to audition, whenever I felt ready. I need a garage band that sucks. I do have an offer to play along at my local Legion's "Friday Night Jam" from 6-8 pm. Old Country tunes, Hank Snow etc. I work with a couple of them and have met others while at the Legion. I have no gripes about the music, it's that their Jam Session has evolved into a Grand Ole Opry with attendance pushing 70 in the 70-80 yr old age group. It's a nice Seniors' Friday Night Dance. And I don't want to break it. I'll have to see if they ever rehearse, and do a couple months of rehearsals first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVarg Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 And...?You playing at the Grand Ole Opry yet? Nashville here he comes! /applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=%7BSMILIES_PATH%7D/icon_weee.gif&key=ec75657588bc2e03edcbe7a61cb8a4d99ec632a87416777e96410d4947f95f6f"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWBayonet Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 So I did my first gig tonight. It was the first time I had ever interacted with other musicians. Ever. In a live setting. It was at my Local Legion as a part of a "Jam session" band consisting of 5 electric acoustics, an accordion, and myself on Bass performing very old C+W and Newfie jigs. The crowd of 40-50 seniors greatly appreciated our "performance". I surprised both myself and a couple of friends in the audience who said I did very well. A couple of widows asked if I would be back next Friday, so groupies are a go! Luckily, so did the band. Thank you Rocksmith Session Mode for teaching me Root Scales. I knew none of the songs but was able to jump in with a "waltz beat" that fit well thanks to having played session mode and understanding the scale patterns. Apparently, the road to being a Bass Metal God often takes unlikely paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spardog Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Congrats on a successful opening gig, Bayo. /applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=%7BSMILIES_PATH%7D/toast.gif&key=f562d31034c7cf7ca2012f6cbe0726d9d6a712935f921e6eef253e7b87fa9916"> You live anywhere close to Tharn? Could not find the video he posted on our forum of one of his gigs as a guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVarg Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 When they start stuffing dollar bills down your trousers, then you've got groupies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWDubya Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 No man, groupies is hangers-on, with bennies. What your are describing, Varg, is dirty old men, like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWBayonet Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 Tharn is like an Olympic 100m Gold medallist compared to my 1 yr old, learning to walk, comparing Musician skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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