My band - June 13 - S Windsor

[Jisch]

Hopefully this doesn't come off as too much of a shameless plug... :-[

The band I play bass and sing in, Version Larry, is playing our final gig with our original drummer on Friday June 13th at Mixers in South Windsor, CT.

Its a three band thing - three bucks to get in - can't beat that.

We're playing with The Clams - never heard them before, and Ninth Wave - awesome surf rock band. We go on around 10:00. Introduce yourself - I'll buy you a beer.


You can check out MP3s of Version Larry at:
www.angelfire.com/myband/versionlarry

John

[crapding]

Dude!! I play bass too (4 string).
Is that a Warwick you're playing?
Sorry i missed it, if i could of i would have checked it out.

[Jisch]

Honestly - wasn't our best performance, but that happens sometimes... It was our last with our "old" drummer - know any drummers looking for a band?

The bass I'm playing on all the pics on the web is a Carvin 5 string. What kind do you play?

I'm now playing a bass I built (except the neck). The neck, pickups and electronics I bought from Carvin.

You can see pictures of my bass building adventure at:
http://www.angelfire.com/myband/versionlarry/xb75/album1.html

Here's a pic of the finished bass...

[crapding]

I play a really old Epiphone. It sounds ok, but my amp (Epiphone) is really limited.

I'm sure you guys sounded great. I'm gonna do some gigs w/ my dad and his drummer friend this fall up here in VT. Any tips on performing? It'll be my first time playing for an audience (besides school jazz band, which I quit) I've only been playing for about 5 months and i'm kinda nervous. :-\
What kind of strings do you play?

crapding

[Jisch]

Hmm not sure I'm qualified to give advice about performing... but hey this is the internet, I can give advice about ANYTHING... ;D

- The most important thing is to have fun. If you are having fun, the audience will recognize it.

- If you make a mistake - keep on playing, unless its a doozy, no one will notice it except you.

- Do a sound check before you start playing if you can, and have someone in front tell you how it sounds. What you hear and what they hear is very different.

- This one's kinda up to you, but on stage is probably the one time in life where I really just let go. Whatever the music makes me feel like doing I do. Sometimes that's a pogo, sometimes a spin, sometimes I'll just lay on the floor. I don't worry about what it looks like, what people think etc. I figure I'm there not to make music but to entertain. Much different than my "day job". Folks who see me in both kinda can't believe it.

I don't really have a preferred set of stings, this new bass is a 35 1/4" scale and the strings go through the body, so I have to get extra long scale strings. I just got a boatload of Peavey Cirrus strings because I got them at $5 per set. I think I've got Labella strings on there now.

John

[crapding]

Is the black pickup lookin' thing that's closest to the neck a pickup or a thumb rest?

I know, you're probably getting sick of my questions. I've just never known a bassist that rides.
How wide is the neck at the nut?

crapding

[Jisch]

Hmmm I don't remember. I think its 1.75" (total guess??)

Its got a single coil pickup at the neck and a dual coil at the bridge. I installed a switch so I can turn off one of the coils in the back. I love it.

Two things I talk about ad nauseum, biking and bassing.

John

[snembalen]

Primus42, I didn't know you were playing fat strings, how cool!
Maybe you guys can hook up with Rob M and the Bondville Boys some time. So what is the name of your group up there in the VT on old equipment, the Luddites? Hehe ;D I crack myself up!
See you at the Turkey Burner?

Listening to your tunes now Jisch, very nice! Way cool to build your own rig!

Play on gentlemen!

[Jisch]

Thanks man. We're on the search for a drummer now, if you know anyone in CT looking.

John