My First Gig: Part 2 :D

[The_Fender_Bender]

So, it gets to the night, I haven't had time to change strings, but not to worry, a colleage has bought in his own amp, with a perfect tone. The college teacher has decided we play last. We had some hard acts to follow, so I was pretty much bricking it by the time I was plugging in my Jazz. We were all in suits, we looked the business, and on the night we sounded the business aswell.

We opened the set with hey joe, our guitarist played the first notes and the crowd (all of about 50-60 people) went wild, all my nerves completely dissapeared. During our heavy metal version of cry me a river, the drummer broke his stick, but my fender jazz and I kept the rest going :D. The suits were hot, but I played on! During the Finale "Flying Without Wings" (once again another rock cover) the huge powerballad everyone had their lighters out! We played so well, even for my first gig (and the drummers). All in all a great night. Then it was off to the pub. Much booze and merriment had by all :)

[trumpeter]

awesome man....congrats.

[muthafunkabass]

wow, sounds awesome man. happen to have any recordings of ur version of cry me a river?

[The_Fender_Bender]

Not yet. Its really good. I didn't even mess the rythm up at the point when our drummer decided to up the tempo to a steve harris speed :). I do have a really big blister on my middle finger. I knew I should of got better strings!!! O well hehe. I almost fogot it was a college assignment. We were with all the other bands on our college course. We upstaged them all, which is good seeing as we headlined. Still got to evaluate the gig and get some feedback but hey!! Was the most fun piece of homework haha.

Now we gotta write a 500 word essay on Led Zeppelin :D

[muthafunkabass]

Not yet. Its really good. I didn't even mess the rythm up at the point when our drummer decided to up the tempo to a steve harris speed :). I do have a really big blister on my middle finger. I knew I should of got better strings!!! O well hehe. I almost fogot it was a college assignment. We were with all the other bands on our college course. We upstaged them all, which is good seeing as we headlined. Still got to evaluate the gig and get some feedback but hey!! Was the most fun piece of homework haha.

Now we gotta write a 500 word essay on Led Zeppelin :D
wow, what college are you going, too?:naughty:


*really wants to have to do a gig and write an essay on Led Zeppelin*

[trumpeter]

wow


i wish i could write an essay on zep.

[The_Fender_Bender]

Hahahaha its all good because Zeppelin are my favourite band. I go to North Herts College in England. Its opposite my house which is nice. I could do a recording, we have those facilites at our college. I'll see what I can do

[trumpeter]

what is the subject of the zep essay?

[muthafunkabass]

Hahahaha its all good because Zeppelin are my favourite band. I go to North Herts College in England. Its opposite my house which is nice. I could do a recording, we have those facilites at our college. I'll see what I can do
cool. i really want to go to college in England. that would be awesome. what classes are you majoring in?

[The_Fender_Bender]

what is the subject of the zep essay?

Well, we have to pick a sixties band (I know zeppelin = very latre sixties but hey he said we could do it if we really wanted) and comment on how the blues influenced it, and the social, economic and polictal factors bringing it about. Then in the bands we played in for the gig we have to cover a British 60's blues band, so we're either doing Cream, Zeppelin or The Yardbirds :D

[trumpeter]

haha early zep is so bluesey....lucky man.

good luck with that.

[muthafunkabass]

Well, we have to pick a sixties band (I know zeppelin = very latre sixties but hey he said we could do it if we really wanted) and comment on how the blues influenced it, and the social, economic and polictal factors bringing it about. Then in the bands we played in for the gig we have to cover a British 60's blues band, so we're either doing Cream, Zeppelin or The Yardbirds :D
damn, that is so ****ing awesome!

[The_Fender_Bender]

Yeh it is. Best educational choice. My basslines were very simple, but effective (except for hey joe and message in a bottle) but effective. Sounded awesome. We blew everyone before us away, which is good, seeing as we headlined. That was my main cincern, was that everyone else was going to be better than us, but nope :D. We're playing an Xmas gig with the college, and our own gig in December at a major Hertfordshire club, where bands such as NHOI (supported bowling for soup, US Band), Queen Adrena and Adequate 7. And couple of other college assignments and maybe one or two other gigs

[muthafunkabass]

just wow.

[trumpeter]

nice....i miss gigging so much, my band broke it off like 2 weeks ago

26

[elbassio]

I go to a college like that one, the Acadmey of Music And Sound in Birmingham. We do performances at the end of every term, and we've had to put our knowledge of the music industry to use and organise the last two ourselves with no help.
Congrats on upstaging everyone else man! :thumb:

[I play that funky music]

I hope my collage classes are like that.

I hope my first gig goes like that too.

[neatobassman]

Damn it reading about these shows makes me need even greater. I'M GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF I DON'T PLAY A SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[:amaze:]

I love playing in suits.




:amaze:

[The_Fender_Bender]

Playing in suits is hot, in more ways than one haha

[The_Red_Death]

Glad to hear it went so well. I'm just starting a band, and I can't wait for my first gig. Can't play for a while though. Damn sore wrist... :upset:

[The_Fender_Bender]

RSI? Or over wanking?

[bassistuvdoom731]

Damn it reading about these shows makes me need even greater. I'M GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF I DON'T PLAY A SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
123

[muthafunkabass]

RSI? Or over wanking?
yeah, the amp busted at mine but i was so nervous i had the amp turned down far enough so nobody would notice if i screwed-up. nobody noticed that the amp blew because of that.

[The_Fender_Bender]

I didn't **** up to much :D and the amp didn't blow, which was good seeing as it were'nt mine

[muthafunkabass]

I didn't **** up to much :D and the amp didn't blow, which was good seeing as it were'nt mine
always a good thing.:D

[The_Fender_Bender]

:D
*still buzzing over gig*

I WANA DO IT AGAIN!!!!!

[muthafunkabass]

:D
*still buzzing over gig*

I WANA DO IT AGAIN!!!!!
:lol:, how much more gigs do you get to do as assignments?

[The_Fender_Bender]

3 or four, but its a two year course, so maybe more ...

[muthafunkabass]

3 or four, but its a two year course, so maybe more ...
very cool!;) wish i was taking ur class.:rolleyes:

[The_Fender_Bender]

I'd only been playing 10mnths before my interview?audition for the course :D go me!!
only a few colleges in the land accomadte the course so I get a headstart hahaha. Its awesome. We have tutors who have:
1. Been the subject of questions on Mastermind
2. written scores for the star wars movies
3. Played Reading
4.Played Glastonbury
5. Seen Zeppelin Live :D
And a whole loada other cool stuff!

[The_Red_Death]

RSI? Or over wanking?

Bit of both.


Actually no, it's just a repetitive strain injury over top of a damn annoying minor sprain.

[The_Fender_Bender]

O, and did i mention we tour amsterdam as part of our course :D

[Riouken]

WHOAH!! LET'S PULL THAT PUMP OUT OF THE HEAD SHALL WE?


Nah I'm joking.

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[Riouken]

P.S. you are doing the eact same course as me. I dropped my A levels to do this course purely because the travel to do A levels was annoying me.

[The_Fender_Bender]

ERm who are you?
Do you mean like same college or just same course?

[Cil]

Way to be completely arrogant, threadstarter.

[Riouken]

Same course. BTEC national diploma? Music practice? We had to tour amsterdam, do gigs, write crpapy easy as 500 word essays.



It's an easy course, the experience is great but I'm not leanring much at all as far as theory goes etc. Yeah, almost anyone can get on the course as well! there's this girl who can't evne sing that wlel but she got on the course as a singer! Ah well. It's fun and everything!


So that whole 10month audition thing is no suprise! :)

[The_Fender_Bender]

Do u live in the hertfordshire area?
Hahaha it could even be the same college

[Riouken]

No I assur eyou it'snot. We only really have one arrogant kid in our course and it's in Bristol.

Oh... whoops!

[The_Fender_Bender]

hahaha ok then
Nah, it sjust it was the awesome experience of my life
And we were better than every1 else....

[Riouken]

Haha... sure you were! :)

[katana_manatee]

Learn some modesty young man. *Puts on old man mask*

Heh, I need to perform three times a week where I study :p

[The_Fender_Bender]

Lucky Git, and guys "CAN I PLEASE HAVE MY MOMENT?!"
hehe

[Misanthropic]

How many people here study music? Like... everyone?

(I don't)

[Riouken]

:lol: Not if it makesyou an arrogant tosspot! :thumb:


JOKE!!!

[Cil]

hahaha ok then
Nah, it sjust it was the awesome experience of my life
And we were better than every1 else....

Congratulations, you're now the kings of medocrity.

[katana_manatee]

Lucky Git, and guys "CAN I PLEASE HAVE MY MOMENT?!"
hehe

Oh, ok then... *Gives you back the cookie*

Misanthropic: I study at the Bass Institute in London. Exams in two weeks! Erk. *Goes back to fretboard skills practise*

[Cil]

Oh, ok then... *Gives you back the cookie*

Misanthropic: I study at the Bass Institute in London. Exams in two weeks! Erk. *Goes back to fretboard skills practise*

You know what your problem is?

You know what modesty and humility are.

Tsk tsk tsk.

You're so stupid, acting all "realistic" about being an acomplished musician. Shame.

[katana_manatee]

You know what your problem is?

You know what modesty and humility are.

Tsk tsk tsk.

You're so stupid, acting all "realistic" about being an acomplished musician. Shame.

:lol:

[kilian]

I love playing in suits.
:amaze:
It rocks, especially whith sunglasses.

A little story:
We had guitar, bass, drums and piano and started with heavey distorted rock. After the last chords, the pianist continued with this jazzy piece and we relax, calm down and swing with a jazz influenced piece we wrote. Everybody really, really liked it and we played it twice for the school. :D

And threadstarter: nice that everything went well! Are you still going to change the strings now?

O, and did i mention we tour amsterdam as part of our course
AMSTERDAM?

Hé! Tell me when you get there! I will hook up with you, if you're still active at the boards then :D

I live 80 km south of the city :thumb:

[The_Fender_Bender]

Sounds cool!
Never been there before, and if you did come, you can watch us play!

I will do, when i get money. I'm going to customize my jazz aswell