are you/ have you been in a band?

[b i o n i c]

Originally Posted by Freebasser

I play bass (the clue's in the screen name) but I've never been in a band.

Well... I turned one band down to be an another, except that the band I 'joined' never started and the one I turned down went into the studio :/

i always thought freebasser referred to cookin drugs.. what did you have?

i had a shitty ibanez bass and a black les paul, both of which are completely wrecked.. the bass i had to tune with a wrench and the guitar has the knobs smashed into the body and a crack in the body (which actually my dad did when he threw my guitar when i came home late or something)

eric, we listen to completely different music! do you remember band fights?? haha

caribou, doesnt she bang on the drums or something?

[Caribou]

Originally Posted by b i o n i c

caribou, doesnt she bang on the drums or something?

Yeah, which is what I did.

I was at first supposed to be the bass-player, though I didn't really have any bass skillz and then I asked the drummer (who was absolutely shite) if I could have a go and I turned out to be better than him, so I became the new drummer.

Oh and I once had to play bass on stage for a school thing. We played 'gay bar' and my (male) friends were all dressed in really tight outfits and leather and fishnets and all that. It was traumatic.

[b i o n i c]

Originally Posted by Caribou

Yeah, which is what I did.

I was at first supposed to be the bass-player, though I didn't really have any bass skillz and then I asked the drummer (who was absolutely shite) if I could have a go and I turned out to be better than him, so I became the new drummer.

Oh and I once had to play bass on stage for a school thing. We played 'gay bar' and my (male) friends were all dressed in really tight outfits and leather and fishnets and all that. It was traumatic.

so you play the drums! i can see you playing drums and being all meg white. i saw a tama drum set on craigslist for like $250, the whole kit and even an extra high hat... and i want it BAD, but dont have the space >

[ericlee]

yeah, we had a few band fights but most of the musicians aren't all on the same sheet of music. That's how different ideas of material gets done.

I mean, the guitarist of the band I was in while in Cincinnati had a mullet but he could fucking lay some solos down!

[Echewta]

no, but i have played instruments: trombone, saxophone, snare, baritone, bass guitar, and currently learning piano.

[jabumbo]

i have been on a slow conquest to learn just about everything.


looking to get a guitar now.

[b i o n i c]

Originally Posted by jabumbo

i have been on a slow conquest to learn just about everything. looking to get a guitar now.

if youre gonna go cheap, i always tell my friend i think a used better brand is better than a new crap brand.

[jabumbo]

Originally Posted by b i o n i c

if youre gonna go cheap, i always tell my friend i think a used better brand is better than a new crap brand.

yeah, i was lookng at a fender telecaster on craigslist the other day. they were real ambiguous on their posting, so im not sure how i want to word it. they stated a price but also said they are open to reasonable cash offers.

i think i might cut their suggested price back just a bit and see what they say.

[yeahwho]

I play triangle, I'm thinking of auditioning for Pearl Jam, their music really lacks triangle.

[hpdrifter]

Originally Posted by jabumbo

yeah, i was lookng at a fender telecaster on craigslist the other day. they were real ambiguous on their posting, so im not sure how i want to word it. they stated a price but also said they are open to reasonable cash offers.

i think i might cut their suggested price back just a bit and see what they say.

Oooh, get the tele. Loves 'em.

I was also the singer in a coupla bands. Played a bit of keyboard and some guitar but like super minimal.

Also, why is everyone so hung up on Fender and Gibson? There are tons of other companies out there that make great stuff.

Schecter, Ibanez, ESP, PRS

[b i o n i c]

Originally Posted by Echewta

no, but i have played instruments: trombone, saxophone, snare, baritone, bass guitar, and currently learning piano.

can you play all of them now or are you rusty? how's your trombone

id love to learn to play the trumpet! i couldnt even make a sound last time i picked one up

[Ty Webb]

i played guitar/screamed in this band for like 3 years: http://www.myspace.com/abbeydowns

starting up something again next week.

[b i o n i c]

you guys sound fucking great, dude - - 'best laid plans'

how often did you guys play out? tight

[Ty Webb]

Originally Posted by b i o n i c

you guys sound fucking great, dude - - 'best laid plans'

how often did you guys play out? tight

thanks. we played a shit-ton of shows, never really toured though.

stoked on starting something new this wednesday night with new dudes.

[abcdefz]

I was in a band many years ago. Lead singer. Being onstage in front of people who paid to see us is one of the best feelings I've ever had.

[easy 3]

I was a scratch DJ for a London-based Hip Hop band called 29 from 2005 until it kind of fell apart some time last year. It was live bass, Drums, Guitar/Keyboard, 2 MCs, and me on the cut. I had a wicked time and miss it if I'm honest. At our peak we put on a pretty good live show, even if I do say so myself. We had all sorts of technical issues musically, but the group dynamic was interesting and there was a lot of energy in the band. We had plenty of shortcomings but we built up a reasonable chunk of material, and I think we all developed as musicians and performers over the course of the band's history. I think we never really quite managed to do the group justice in terms of recordings unfortunately, but some of the memories are priceless.

Like eric (I'm still down with the frequent flyer stuff man!, - That Abbey Downs stuff is wicked BTW Ty), I'm kind of doing my own thing now and have done for years, but would love to find the right people to work with. I work a bit with session musicians for my beats and stuff, but it's not the same as sharing and developing ideas, and then performing them together.

Otherwise I've been in a few other hip hop things, only one of which involved live instruments and could therefore be considered a band in the traditional sense ("Run DMC first said a DJ could be a band...."?). In 94-97 I had a group called Midnight Product (with my long-time friend B-boy Slamski) and for a while we worked with live bass and guitar, with programmed drums and live turntables, but the guitarist from that group has sadly died since. Probably the most successful thing I've been involved in was a hip hop thing called 360 Physicals with beatbox Killa Kela and a whole bunch of other people back in 98-99.

I'm really not a great musician at all, but I'm fascinated by fiddling around with sound and recording, and enjoy crafting tracks together and the whole learning curve.

If you do buy the guitar bionic, I doubt you'll really regret it in the long run

[b i o n i c]

the worst part about being in a band was the logistics.. too bad about your guitarist friend. all i could find was koaste, sounds good

i dont think i will regret getting it. ill probably check out some music stores downtown, i was thinking of bargaining online for a minute but its better to play it before you buy it

Originally Posted by abcdefz

I was in a band many years ago. Lead singer..

[b i o n i c]

i think im going to definately go the P-Bass route. i was looking at this butterscotch (yellow) 1951 reissue one with the chrome metal bridges over the strumming part of the strings. i went back yesterday after posting and almost bought it..

basically i liked the bridges, i think theyd be really handy for playing a long set.. i have slight arthritis... but the dude told me i could buy those bridges and put them on everything. the bass sounded NICE... the high strings sound less twangy and more rich.

i want to find one with a nice deep full sound all around the fretboard (1), i think i prefer a fender (2) and some interesting color would be nice

Originally Posted by ericlee

I mean, the guitarist of the band I was in while in Cincinnati had a mullet but he could fucking lay some solos down!

im considering starting a jazz band that dresses up like a metal band

[Freebasser]

Originally Posted by b i o n i c

i always thought freebasser referred to cookin drugs.. what did you have?

Crack and PCP... oh, um, you mean instrument wise?

Back then I was learning and only had a Squier P-Bass. Piece of shit that it was. Now I have a Fender Mexican Precision Bass (Only slightly shit) and a Fender Jaguar Bass (shit-hot).

I want a Gibson bass at some point in time, but I can't afford one right now.

Alas, I have no guitar playing, drum playing, or singing fweinds :(