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There seems to be a lot of this about.  ;D

Hmmm....
Drummer....In a band, with a guitarist, and a bass player....Nope, "none of the above!"

I play guitar, bass and drums. I'm in sort of a sometimes twosome in which I play drums and the other guy plays bass. Not sure where I fit in.

Drummer, in school with incomplete equipment, getting there very soon.
Bassist, won't respond to communications attempts.
Singer, who the fuck knows?!
Me, buying a home with practice space writing songs right fucking now, assembling pedal board.

I'm a guitarist/bassist/drummer that had to can all his hack friends because they're all broke.

Bassist looking.  Got an audition tomorrow though thats meh close enough to what I want to do.  I work nights so its hard to find a band that can practice when I can or wants to do the kind of music I want to do.
 
I'm slowly learning guitar to write my own stuff its going ok but taking awhile.  Thats probably my best bet of actually getting to do anything with music.

Guitarist who has been trying to form my current project for about 3 years now. Started with myself and a bassist (who said some of my stuff was too fast for him). Then myself and a guitarist...who split was soon as a promising drummer came in to try out. A drummer I had to toss yesterday because he couldn't pay the rent. Now it's just me with tons of gear, a practice space, 8 songs, a pile of riffs, and my thumb up my ass.

At least I'm playing drums in another band right now. Heh, or I should say 'learning drums' since I think I suck. I can also play bass, but don't own one. My hands are really fucking small so it's hard to play most of them. That and I've grown very weary of guys assuming I play bass. *sigh*

im a bassist without a drummer or a guitar player, but thats because my bands line up consists of bass, synth, sax. so im good. however i did sub on bass last night for a guitar player and drummer who didnt have a bassist at a show. so i stepped in and jammed..

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 03, 2011, 09:19:23 AM
I can also play bass, but don't own one. My hands are really fucking small so it's hard to play most of them. That and I've grown very weary of guys assuming I play bass. *sigh*

There's no shame in playing a short scale bass, some of the greats do it, for speed, I played one for the punk outfit I was in. That little less distance to stretch makes life much easier.

I have been a guitarist with out a bassist for 3 years now! AND my old drummer hung it up last spring and i decided to switch over to bass i hopes of finding work!

Currently I am in the process of re forming a "classic" lineup (me and beardofchutulu have jamming on and off for about 15 years or more) .Our roles are reversed - I am playing bass and he is on guitar(it was always the other way around). Time change ya know? We have been drummer-less for a month or so.

As of  yesterday, We may have found a drummer finally....only thing is that we are in our mid 30's and this "kid" is just turning 18 and graduating
high school. BUT he is F'N good! Does this make us pedophiles?

No. One of my old punk bands, we hqd the son of a buddy of mine play drums for us, he was almost 16 when he started playing gigs with us.

You just had to get his dad's permission to have him come out play gigs :)

I started playing shows at about 14 under the same rules - parents had to be there, I only go into a bar to set up, play, and tear down.

guitar and bass 2 piece in search of a drummer  :'(

Quote from: yesca on April 03, 2011, 06:20:31 PM
guitar and bass 2 piece in search of a drummer  :'(

stupid thought, but have you ever seen one of those one man band things that play everything? say like Joe Buck, the guitarist and I in one of my punk bands, once did an acoustic set like that, when the drummer and other guitarist couldn't make it. one took kick the other snare, but I've seen a single guy do both kick and snare, so you could maybe do 4 drums, or one does kick snare, the other hihat and some kind of ride?

don't know how well that would translate to your genre, but might be a laugh, or a hook for your band :)

We need a "Band classifieds" category here. The forum of the lost stoner metal souls in need of bandmates.

This board has always served that purpose, really. On SRbombedout.com there was one that saw little use... so I guess it didn't get carried over...

We need to do like the Libertarians tried to do, and all move into one state. Take it over, set the rules, legalise things  :)

Or at least a compound like Waco...we'd have to keep the bradley tanks and stormtroopers out somehow though.

yeah..you must avoid any imperial entanglements..

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 03, 2011, 09:03:36 PM
We need to do like the Libertarians tried to do, and all move into one state. Take it over, set the rules, legalise things  :)

Is there room for a militant atheist NPA guy? If so, I'm down.

I swore off party affiliations a long time ago, especially in arguments. If someone identifies with "I'M A DEMOCRAT, SO..." I immediately write those people off as sheep.

I play guitar in a band w/ a drum machine and drums in a different band.

Bassist - either it is a metal guitarist with no tone or a guy who slaps/pops his way through. Thinking of just getting a beater bass and learn it myself as I know what I want.

Drummer - drum machine for me, most guys my age are more double bass than carrying a solid beat.

Singer - don't care

Me, other guitarist - writing and improving rhythm and lead. Realizing how I want to sound, my problems are I still am not versatile enough and I hit road blocks easily when writing songs as I don't want it to sound contrived. Wouldn't mind another guitarist provided our rhythm is tight enough, we can feed off each other, and just get along.

Quote from: Instant Dan on April 04, 2011, 11:52:19 AM
Bassist - either it is a metal guitarist with no tone or a guy who slaps/pops his way through. Thinking of just getting a beater bass and learn it myself as I know what I want.

Came across this last night, just find 9 other people who want a bass ;)

http://www.dhgate.com/black-export-confi-gurati-onelec-tricity/p-ff8080812e7a8cbd012e8f4d59387ca5.html (http://www.dhgate.com/black-export-confi-gurati-onelec-tricity/p-ff8080812e7a8cbd012e8f4d59387ca5.html)
(http://image.dhgate.com/albu_104355553_00/1.0x0.jpg)

Getting majorly frustrated, this was going to be my last serious run at a band, and I've already wasted 3 years just trying to put it together personnel-wise. Ready to fucking quit and sell all my gear.

What's up for grabs?

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 04, 2011, 01:22:53 PM
What's up for grabs?

Thats so funny! In reference to the thread, if you quit that frees up potential musicians.

Patience. It will happen when the time is right.

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 04, 2011, 01:21:19 PM
Getting majorly frustrated, this was going to be my last serious run at a band, and I've already wasted 3 years just trying to put it together personnel-wise. Ready to fucking quit and sell all my gear.

Like Lumpy said - come to Brooklyn. There's a ton of people out here that would work with you.


Me, for example. Heh.

Quote from: hayseed on April 04, 2011, 02:42:40 PM

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 04, 2011, 01:22:53 PM
What's up for grabs?

Thats so funny! In reference to the thread, if you quit that frees up potential musicians.

Patience. It will happen when the time is right.

It does? how so?

I'm done being patient, I need to quit or move, there's no one here apparently and I'm literally wasting my life waiting around for something to happen.  

Thanks for the offer, but sorry guys, you couldn't pay me to live in NYC. Ever. I hate visiting that place as it is. I think there's too many people and too much concrete around here, that place is downright claustrophobic.

V4's are mine  ;D

In all seriousness, man, if you have all this pent up creativity and you want to play music/have the skills, the solo band route isn't all bad. You have 100% creative and financial control of the band. Shit, a looper pedal and a drum set + lots of amps will do it for you...

Ok, that was awesome...but would not work at all for my song arrangements/style. It would work for the band I play drums in, slow and simplistic like Om. But try doing Mastodon/Thin Lizzy type stuff yourself. 

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 04, 2011, 03:17:42 PM

Quote from: hayseed on April 04, 2011, 02:42:40 PM

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 04, 2011, 01:22:53 PM
What's up for grabs?

Thats so funny! In reference to the thread, if you quit that frees up potential musicians.

Patience. It will happen when the time is right.

It does? how so?

I'm done being patient, I need to quit or move, there's no one here apparently and I'm literally wasting my life waiting around for something to happen.  

Sorry guys, you couldn't pay me to live in NYC. Ever. I hate visiting that place as it is.

I've been here for 5 months. The people are great, the food's great, and if you're ever bored, it's your own fault.  Not saying you have to come here but a change of scenery may be a more positive alternative than giving up music entirely.

A change of scenery is definitely in order...but how many 2BR apartments in Brooklyn have hardwood floors and a big backyard for $800/month or less? And I can't legally grow pot in NY, major bummer there.

I'm at my jaded and pessimistic best right now, sorry for the downer. I don't mean to be a drag but there's a drummer I've been chasing/trying to poach and I'm getting totally cunt-blocked on a jam session. And no bass player. Holy fucking frustrating.

Quote from: SunnO))) on April 04, 2011, 03:19:07 PM
V4's are mine  ;D

In all seriousness, man, if you have all this pent up creativity and you want to play music/have the skills, the solo band route isn't all bad. You have 100% creative and financial control of the band. Shit, a looper pedal and a drum set + lots of amps will do it for you...

and to think I've watched Doom bands with up to 5 people do less. I'm thinking more and more it's a genre dedicated solely to the purpose of showing off amplifier collections. Eh... anyway...

Quotehow many 2BR apartments in Brooklyn have hardwood floors and a big backyard for $800/month or less? And I can't legally grow pot in NY, major bummer there.

Not many, but what it does have is opportunity. Shit tons.

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 04, 2011, 03:42:52 PM
A change of scenery is definitely in order...but how many 2BR apartments in Brooklyn have hardwood floors and a big backyard for $800/month or less? And I can't legally grow pot in NY, major bummer there.

Shit, I pay less than that for my house, houses in rural IL are stupid cheap, like under $30K for 3 bedroom with space. Mine has this for a jam space.

(http://dub.greboguru.org/the_shed.jpg)

Then again, there's nobody to play with, unless you like piss-poor coverbands, all the bars want to book, all the people want to hear :(

Yeah but who's gotta mow that lawn?  ^^^


Weskogan, once you get the band together, is there any local places for you to play?

3.5 acres, takes me about 5 hours. :-\

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 04, 2011, 05:44:31 PM
Shit, I pay less than that for my house, houses in rural IL are stupid cheap, like under $30K for 3 bedroom with space. Mine has this for a jam space.

(http://dub.greboguru.org/the_shed.jpg)

That's badass. But it does involve being landlocked in IL.

Quote from: Lumpy on April 04, 2011, 05:51:16 PM

Weskogan, once you get the band together, is there any local places for you to play?

Yep, there's clubs in Providence 10 mins away, Actually, Weedeater played 3 blocks from my space last month. Worcester, MA 40 mins away, Boston an hour away, the south shore, CT is less than an hour away I think, Western MA, and NH is an hour and a half. I'm in the middle of New England, I'd say there's a fuckload of places to play. And a music scene with bands getting signed left and right...and no one to jam with. Come on down!

you can grow weed legally in New England?

dude that's awesome.

oh and c'mon guys: Doom has always been a genre dedicated to showing off amp collections.  i thought that became apparent when a band called SUNNO))) became hugely successful (for a doom band).

oh and uhm to be on topic:

i am a guitarist / bassist who plays punky bluesy metal

all the blues guys i play with think i'm too sloppy
all the punks i play with think i'm too technical
all the metal guys i play with just think i suck

so i spend a lot of time practicing

I always think it's funny when bands try so hard to be technical and precise when the reality is most people ,outside of other guys intentionally looking for it, don't notice it.

As Sunn 0))) beat me to the punch. I'll say that recording software is so cheap now that you can be a one man band easily.  That stupid Day by day song on my site was a midi file that I was helping a friend out with and done completely in Reason. (I hate mixing in Reason.) you are only limited to HD space.

Quote from: Instant Dan on April 04, 2011, 07:57:34 PM
I always think it's funny when bands try so hard to be technical and precise when the reality is most people ,outside of other guys intentionally looking for it, don't notice it.

Quote from: xander face on April 04, 2011, 07:45:26 PM
you can grow weed legally in New England?

dude that's awesome.

oh and c'mon guys: Doom has always been a genre dedicated to showing off amp collections.  i thought that became apparent when a band called SUNNO))) became hugely successful (for a doom band).

RI, VT, and ME...3 of the 15 medical marijuana states are in New England

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 04, 2011, 05:44:31 PM

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 04, 2011, 03:42:52 PM
A change of scenery is definitely in order...but how many 2BR apartments in Brooklyn have hardwood floors and a big backyard for $800/month or less? And I can't legally grow pot in NY, major bummer there.

Shit, I pay less than that for my house, houses in rural IL are stupid cheap, like under $30K for 3 bedroom with space. Mine has this for a jam space.

(http://dub.greboguru.org/the_shed.jpg)

Then again, there's nobody to play with, unless you like piss-poor coverbands, all the bars want to book, all the people want to hear :(

Yeah rural IL is crazy cheap.  I'll say this though the people down there are awfully nice.  My great aunt just passed away down in Ziegler IL and no one wants her house I've been debating whether to move down there and get a job in Marion or Carbondale.  I think the house is valued at like 15k or something and its a 2 bedroom.  The Shawnee national forest is absolutely badass for hiking too.

Yeah man, it's nice down there, and you got your own personal luthier just up the road. Zuni Guitars up in Alto Pass.

Finding a band however will be a bitch :(

I got stiffed at band (other band) practice tonight, no one else showed up. I feel a total meltdown coming on...

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 06, 2011, 11:45:24 PM
I got stiffed at band (other band) practice tonight, no one else showed up. I feel a total meltdown coming on...

Hehe rightly so.

it took me over a year to put my current band together..and i was fortunate to have managed to pull it off at all. kind of in the right place at the right time when i found the missing piece to the puzzle..i dont think relocation is the answer, but you may have to be willing to travel for it..

I'm thinking Sweden looks pretty good right about now...If I'm not playing shows and recording by this fall I'm outta here. Not sure where yet, but I'm not wasting any more of my time here.

Quote from: giantchris on April 05, 2011, 01:44:25 PM

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 04, 2011, 05:44:31 PM

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 04, 2011, 03:42:52 PM
A change of scenery is definitely in order...but how many 2BR apartments in Brooklyn have hardwood floors and a big backyard for $800/month or less? And I can't legally grow pot in NY, major bummer there.

Shit, I pay less than that for my house, houses in rural IL are stupid cheap, like under $30K for 3 bedroom with space. Mine has this for a jam space.

(http://dub.greboguru.org/the_shed.jpg)

Then again, there's nobody to play with, unless you like piss-poor coverbands, all the bars want to book, all the people want to hear :(

Yeah rural IL is crazy cheap.  I'll say this though the people down there are awfully nice.  My great aunt just passed away down in Ziegler IL and no one wants her house I've been debating whether to move down there and get a job in Marion or Carbondale.  I think the house is valued at like 15k or something and its a 2 bedroom.  The Shawnee national forest is absolutely badass for hiking too.

yeah, i live by champaign urbana (home to the University of Illinois). stuff up here isn't AS cheap as that, but it is definetly cheaper than places like chicago, indy, and so forth. a 3 bedroom house up here in town is going to cost you a minimum of $100k for a 1100 square foot place (still NOT a bad price).

houses in the country are so much more because farmland up here is expensive as shit. my wife/i actually rent our house off my brother (it's a 100 year old farm house, rickity as hell) but we get it for a stupid cheap price, but the utilities are $300 a month on it. but, i'm never at a loss for people to play with, just a short drive to champaign (half hour).

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 07, 2011, 12:39:22 PM
I'm thinking Sweden looks pretty good right about now...If I'm not playing shows and recording by this fall I'm outta here. Not sure where yet, but I'm not wasting any more of my time here.

Sweden's an excellent choice.

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 06, 2011, 11:45:24 PM
I got stiffed at band (other band) practice tonight, no one else showed up. I feel a total meltdown coming on...

Get the lineup settled, then rent a room IMO. Not vice-versa. Same thing happened to me, I was paying and the freeloader would call in sick, or show up and act bored, or be drunk. Rent hourly instead. Everybody pays at the same time. You're not on the hook for monthly. Write songs at home.

Or move to Sweden, or Brooklyn.

Or that Arkansas place.

In Sweden, you'll have to compete with big-breasted blondes, for the beardos.

I am a bit down in the dumps just now, and realise it is partly my own fault  :'(

My band has dissolved, the drummer and the bassist have both finally said they are too busy with other projects so can't commit to this band anymore.  This comes after 2 months of constantly being fobbed off via text messages with excuses of varying degrees of credability.

I had a knee operation in November, so didnt practice at all until January - last practice we had was in Jan so can only assume they had lost interest by then.  Shame, as we were starting to sound really good and from the 1 gig we did we got most postitive reactions.  Still, I am grateful they asked me to join the band in the first place and really enjoyed all that did happen - have a hunger to play live again now. 

That was the first band I had played in since I was 18, and the first ever as a lead vocalist.  A few people have told they think I have a pretty decent voice, which came as a surprise as I never considered myself a singer at all in the past.

Trouble is, I live in a group of islands off the north coast of Scotland with a population of abour 20,000 so finding other people to play with is going to be near impossible.  Still, the other guitarist in the band is keen on keeping writing stuff until we find people - just kinda feel this will be me back to being a drunk on a saturday night, pod and headphones guitarist :(

Bitch moan over!

Whereabouts was the gig? I have memories of Skye Gathering Hall back in the nineties. Tennents Lager tour.

We need to create "Stoneropolis"

We should pick a city in the USA for all Stoner Rockers who are with out bands to migrate towards.  We could create a Super Stoner Scene with a huge Stoner Festival every year!

SPOOK FOR MAYOR!

Quote from: spookstrickland on April 07, 2011, 08:00:17 PM
We need to create "Stoneropolis"

We should pick a city in the USA for all Stoner Rockers who are with out bands to migrate towards.  We could create a Super Stoner Scene with a huge Stoner Festival every year!

I like this idea...in a state where you can grow pot and live in the woods.

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 08, 2011, 12:57:23 PM

Quote from: spookstrickland on April 07, 2011, 08:00:17 PM
We need to create "Stoneropolis"

We should pick a city in the USA for all Stoner Rockers who are with out bands to migrate towards.  We could create a Super Stoner Scene with a huge Stoner Festival every year!

I like this idea...in a state where you can grow pot and live in the woods.

how about oregon?

Certainly has the right kind of weather.

Quote from: SunnO))) on April 07, 2011, 11:22:24 PM
SPOOK FOR MAYOR!

Thanks ;D


I say everyone start converging on the Columbia Rive Gorge Area.  Between Washington and Oregon.  Everything that a Stoner Rocker could want.  We could have a huge out door festival up in Hood River!  We would have several Large Population centers all with in easy driving distance too!

Sweet, hook that shit up...

Bassist Without band, Though not really looking.

What is the etiquette for a bassist without a drivers license? Expect them to pick me up. or Just end up hearing a "nah, we found someone else".

Once I get a real job (construction is slim pick in's) I'm thinking about renting a space (there is a rent place  I could walk too) and then going from there. I would love a place Where I could kick it and play loud at all hours. Then find a drummer.(Fuck it If I play music I'm  gonna play what I want.) A guitarist could join up. I'll handle the vocals and bass parts If that means I have to use a looper. But I don't think I'll need too. I can woodshed like that. It would be like Budgie/Blue Cheer/Pure Ass kickin' Music.

Yeah, having your own practice space is about the best way to get over the no transport hurdle, one band I was in the drummer had no license, so we just jammed at his place, it got real painful when we had to jam elsewhere, picking him up, driving back to our spot, running him home again, and driving back again.

I'd suggest if it's feasible, maybe cycling, with your bass in a gig bag? Mine sits pretty comfy with a 5 string in it, leave your rig at the practice space, or maybe use whatever is there.

^Dude I Got a t 40.  ??? Must figure something else out...

Heard a drummer and what sounded like a keyboard(or something) jamming today. It has been pouring rain all day or I would have went out looking for em.(I'll call it my "Passion" for music) Gonna find em next time. See if they need a bass player or guitar or singer(fuck it, I'll give it a shot).

Sweet fuckin' Sasquatch I might've found a drummer...dude is only 23 but who cares, he had one of my songs down in 5 minutes. Now for the elusive third member...

Quote from: Wesogkan on April 16, 2011, 08:43:44 PM
Sweet fuckin' Sasquatch I might've found a drummer...dude is only 23 but who cares, he had one of my songs down in 5 minutes. Now for the elusive third member...

Age does not matter. We are mid 30's and our drummer is ALMOST 18 and graduating high school soon! BUT he he fuckin' rips and has 10x the musical knowledge our last drummer had(who was the same age and had a degree in percussion). The love of great music transcends age differences.

 

Any time you see a kid in a Suffocation shirt, it's a good thing.  Sammy Destroyer was the best choice for us, Hayseed.  I hope he doesn't go and ruin his life by going off to college....

Quote from: SpaceTrucker on April 16, 2011, 06:38:42 PM
^Dude I Got a t 40.  ??? Must figure something else out...

Heard a drummer and what sounded like a keyboard(or something) jamming today. It has been pouring rain all day or I would have went out looking for em.(I'll call it my "Passion" for music) Gonna find em next time. See if they need a bass player or guitar or singer(fuck it, I'll give it a shot).

C'mon my bass is a tad over 13 lbs, it's not bad.

lower back killer..

$15 Planet Waves strap. http://store.daddario.com/category/154819/Polypropylene_WideBass_Strap (http://store.daddario.com/category/154819/Polypropylene_WideBass_Strap)

Keep moving about during the show, don't stand like an ice sculpture.

The T40's aren't so bad. They are a little heavy but evenly balanced. Try out a Thunderbird for horrible weight and no balance... traded mine for a Pbass after owning it for a very short time.

There's a secret to Gibson and Epiphone basses, it involves going to your local ammo store, or diving shop, and getting bags of lead shot. There's a reason my SG bass balances perfectly but weighs 12.5 lbs ;)

Quote from: Hemisaurus on April 18, 2011, 01:37:25 PM
There's a secret to Gibson and Epiphone basses, it involves going to your local ammo store, or diving shop, and getting bags of lead shot. There's a reason my SG bass balances perfectly but weighs 12.5 lbs ;)

steel sheet control cover did mine right!