are you/ have you been in a band?

[b i o n i c]

just curious how many bbmb'ers are musically inclined..

i havent really LISTENED to rock as much as i used to since i was in college and played in bands. i listen to rock more passively now, but i was ALL about it back then.. everything i'd hear id be thinking about how to play..

playing in bands was a huge part of my life from the age of 14 to about 22, then i put away all my gear, moved and kind of just forgot about it completely.

i was looking around the other day and watched a tape of my last band and its like the floodgates opened up - all this shit started coming back. i completely forgot how much i loved playing music, being in a band.

so i went to the guitar store yesterday and just started looking around. i am in love with a butterscotch pbass and im thiiiiiiiiiiiis close to going to get it now.

i played my acoustic for a little while, god do i suck right now.. i wanna rock the fuck out! *SHRIIIEEEEEEKKK*

[b i o n i c]

id like to point out that my bands, except for the last two, generally sucked. but damn it was so much fun.

fuck it, i think im gonna get that bass.. i dunno.. i can't stop thinking about it! that doesnt happen to me a lot..

im waiting for someone to tell me this is retarded and i shouldnt impulsively spend $700 on a daydream

[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 :/

[Caribou]

I've been in a band, but I don't play an instrument.

I was a bit like the Meg White of the band.

[ericlee]

2 bands actually. One band was with a group of my hometown friends and I and a female singer. The band consisted of 2 bassists- my pal and I, a guitarist, and a drummer. We called ourselves "Skillet" because all of us had worked at a mexican restaurant and the dishes were served on skillets. The singer's uncle worked at a radio station in Cleveland and he actually gave us some airtime on a keep or lose type deal where the listeners could vote whether they want to hear us make it and 89% voted yes. We didn't do much after that because everyone started moving away.

The second band was a group of friends that I have met while in Cincinnati and we were called "House of Usher." Again, I was the bassist and there was a singer, guitarist and drummer. We played a lot around Cincinnati, mostly at small clubs and such. We had a very similar sound to Black Sabbath but it was all original material. We broke it off because I had joined the military.

I'm kinda in a one man band right now but it's a little boring doing all the shit myself and I would like to have fellow musicians to play with to hear their ideas. Been trying to get a band together but craigslist hasn't been working out.

B, get that bass and play with me yo!

[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.

[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 :(