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Well the audience liked it, but I felt really bad anyway

I play bass guitar and I hadn't practised much, because we hadn't rehearsed for 3 months. We played 2 sets of an hour and halfway the first set I got blisters on the tips of my index and middle finger.

So I played a few songs with my ring finger only, which caused another blister on that one.

The entire 2nd set I played with a pick.....And I never play with picks. I just can't handle them too well. It was the fifth time or so I played with a pick and I played an entire hour with it. I missed so many notes and at times I just had to finger the strings. The pain. The pain.

I totally forgot to put on a show and run around and do other silly stuff. For the last song I actually forgot to retune (the song before was played in drop C#) because I was just feeling bad about fucking up so many times.

Bah. :(

Sounds like ya got lazy, and your calluses got soft.

Tsk tsk.

Try rehearsing Pink Floyd's "The Wall", in its entirety, for two and a half months.

Buy a helium balloon. Inhale it. Have a joygasm. Yay! All better.

i need help... i want to know how to make a new thread???
because people are not very helpfull around here... so please help!!

i need help... i want to know how to make a new thread???
because people are not very helpfull around here... so please help!!
When you see the list of threads there's a button "new post" where the "reply" button is now

(upper right)

thanks alot guys..

That stinks. I just recently joined a band playing bass, the other night was our first practice actually. I haven't played a show myself, but I think our first one will be alright.. The first one with me, anyway. Haha.

Just play more, your fingers will roughen up a bit and it won't be nothing anymore.


But yeah, go Bass! Woooh.

That stinks. I just recently joined a band playing bass, the other night was our first practice actually. I haven't played a show myself, but I think our first one will be alright.. The first one with me, anyway. Haha.

Just play more, your fingers will roughen up a bit and it won't be nothing anymore.


But yeah, go Bass! Woooh.
I know that. I've played for 5 years or so now.

Anyway: go you! :fluffle:

Heh, now you know how it was for the Sex Pistols!

You'll get over it. *hands you a cookie*

Heh, now you know how it was for the Sex Pistols!

You'll get over it. *hands you a cookie*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I actually compared my playing to Sid Vicious' :D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I actually compared my playing to Sid Vicious' :D


If you had your arm chopped off at the elbow....maybe.

I still say having to do "the Wall"for two months or so, was worse.

All you gotta do is make fun of your mistakes in between song dialogue and all will be well. Use some swearing and the crowd probably will still love ya.

We've all had shows like that. Hell one night I had a label showcase and I forgot 1/2 the songs.

Try rehearsing Pink Floyd's "The Wall", in its entirety, for two and a half months.

You win!

Well the audience liked it, but I felt really bad anyway

I play bass guitar and I hadn't practised much, because we hadn't rehearsed for 3 months. We played 2 sets of an hour and halfway the first set I got blisters on the tips of my index and middle finger.

So I played a few songs with my ring finger only, which caused another blister on that one.

The entire 2nd set I played with a pick.....And I never play with picks. I just can't handle them too well. It was the fifth time or so I played with a pick and I played an entire hour with it. I missed so many notes and at times I just had to finger the strings. The pain. The pain.

I totally forgot to put on a show and run around and do other silly stuff. For the last song I actually forgot to retune (the song before was played in drop C#) because I was just feeling bad about fucking up so many times.

Bah. :(
ah well everyone has bad days... you still rock http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/musik/music-smiley-006.gif

You win!


Even the ones you wont hear on the album!

I'm not going to get into a lot of advice because 1) you probably know what I'd tell you and 2) I don't play with a band and have never done so. Hell, I don't even think I can sing and one of my musician friends disagrees with me, but that's another matter.

But I'd think playing a musical instrument such as guitar or bass is like any repetitive motion skill. If you get away from playing, whether it's with your band or on your own, you're going to need to get back into shape before you play live. That's why NFL teams play preseason games: To get themselves back into game shape after not playing for several months. College and high school teams usually do scrimmages for that reason. They don't just jump in off the street and play a regular season game.

Perhaps if you started out small and built up knowing when your first gig is, that might get you used to the rigours of playing.

I once played an acoustic guitar at a karaoke venue since they had it there. I think it was a steel guitar IIRC. Anyway, I got terrible blisters because I was trying to play without a pick (like I carry a pick around every day). I finally resorted to using a quarter as a substitute for a pick.

I've been playing for quite a while. Gigs too. I just hadn't practised much the last 3 months.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I actually compared my playing to Sid Vicious' :D

Mid-1977 Sid, or late-1977 to early 1978 Sid? :p

Mid-1977 Sid, or late-1977 to early 1978 Sid? :p
There's a differnce? :confused:

There's a differnce? :confused:


No difference.

I love dem 'Pistols....but Sid couldnt play worth poo.

No difference.

I love dem 'Pistols....but Sid couldnt play worth poo.

Actually, there is a difference. In mid-1977, he could actually carry a few tunes (listen to their Live in Trondheim CD from the Kiss This double album). That was before he could really fund his addiction.

No difference.

I love dem 'Pistols....but Sid couldnt play worth poo.
Hahaha. Indeed. That's what you get when you ask fans to play and for get to ask if they can actually play an instrument

Hahaha. Indeed. That's what you get when you ask fans to play and for get to ask if they can actually play an instrument

Well, he was a very good friend of John's, not just some fan. They all thought he'd actually learn to play very well, but they didn't think he'd become such a junkie. Sucks, eh?

Actually, there is a difference. In mid-1977, he could actually carry a few tunes (listen to their Live in Trondheim CD from the Kiss This double album). That was before he could really fund his addiction.
Are you sure it was him playing? Have you seen 'Filth and the Fury' doco? In it they said alot of the time Steve Jones would play both his and Sid's lines. Jonesy was/is a pretty damn good guitarist - one who's quite under-rated.


Anyway, back to Legless:
Did you take the opportunity at the end of a song to yell out in a fake Liverpudlian accent: "I've got blisters on my fingers!!!". If not, shame on you.

Anyway, back to Legless:
Did you take the opportunity at the end of a song to yell out in a fake Liverpudlian accent: "I've got blisters on my fingers!!!". If not, shame on you.
*stands in a corner*

Are you sure it was him playing? Have you seen 'Filth and the Fury' doco? In it they said alot of the time Steve Jones would play both his and Sid's lines. Jonesy was/is a pretty damn good guitarist - one who's quite under-rated.


Anyway, back to Legless:
Did you take the opportunity at the end of a song to yell out in a fake Liverpudlian accent: "I've got blisters on my fingers!!!". If not, shame on you.

Nah --- I'm talking about their live shows, not their recordings. Jonesy did play all the basslines, but were later taken out in favor of Glen Matlock's (much better) ones.

And to LP: Do an easy song to loosen up... Blitzkrieg Bop and Where Eagles Dare are great for that.

And to LP: Do an easy song to loosen up... Blitzkrieg Bop and Where Eagles Dare are great for that.
I'll let them rest a bit before. I don't want blisters on my blisters

I'll let them rest a bit before. I don't want blisters on my blisters

Pfff, be a man.

*throws chair*

Pfff, be a man.

*throws chair*
*deflects the chair with his big cohones*

:p

*deflects the chair with his big cohones*

:p

*destroys cojones with pocket nuke*

Nyah!

By the way... Have you ever played any Husker Du covers?

*destroys cojones with pocket nuke*

Nyah!

By the way... Have you ever played any Husker Du covers?
No. I've never even heard any songs from them. I'll download some. Any favs?

Well the audience liked it, but I felt really bad anyway

I play bass guitar and I hadn't practised much, because we hadn't rehearsed for 3 months. We played 2 sets of an hour and halfway the first set I got blisters on the tips of my index and middle finger.

So I played a few songs with my ring finger only, which caused another blister on that one.

The entire 2nd set I played with a pick.....And I never play with picks. I just can't handle them too well. It was the fifth time or so I played with a pick and I played an entire hour with it. I missed so many notes and at times I just had to finger the strings. The pain. The pain.

I totally forgot to put on a show and run around and do other silly stuff. For the last song I actually forgot to retune (the song before was played in drop C#) because I was just feeling bad about fucking up so many times.

Bah. :(

You would have felt better if you went to the microphone and screamed in pain.

No. I've never even heard any songs from them. I'll download some. Any favs?

Real World, In A Free Land, Something I Learned Today, Newest Industry, Turn On The News, Celebrated Summer, Terms of Psychic Warfare, Books About UFO's, Makes No Sense At All, I Don't Know For Sure, Eiffel Tower High, These Important Years, Could You Be The One, and Ice Cold Ice.

Those are their best, in my opinion.

No. I've never even heard any songs from them. I'll download some. Any favs?
Ohhh....my respect for you has dropped a tad there, LP. Not heard any Husker Du? Double Shame!

Top of my head, good ones to hear:
I Apologise
Don't want to know if you're lonely
Makes no sense at all
Eight miles high

If I think of some more I'll let you know.

Ohhh....my respect for you has dropped a tad there, LP. Not heard any Husker Du? Double Shame!

Top of my head, good ones to hear:
I Apologise
Don't want to know if you're lonely
Makes no sense at all
Eight miles high

If I think of some more I'll let you know.

These, too.

Ohhh....my respect for you has dropped a tad there, LP. Not heard any Husker Du? Double Shame!
Pffft. I bet there's tons of good bands you've never heard of. So there :p

I don't really like the voice :(

I don't really like the voice :(

You mean Bob Mould's voice? I suppose you have to get used to it, but it's about the best Hardcore/Progressive Punk Rock voice there is.

You mean Bob Mould's voice? I suppose you have to get used to it, but it's about the best Hardcore/Progressive Punk Rock voice there is.
I've heard so many better..... You might be biased cause you're a big fan of them

I've heard so many better..... You might be biased cause you're a big fan of them

Hm, possibly. But, it just fits. They have a really eclectic sound, and his voice just goes with it.

I like Grant Hart's (he's the drummer) voice more, though.

I like Grant Hart's (he's the drummer) voice more, though.

The first side of Nova Mob's LP Last Days Of Pompeii is worth a listen or two, but despite some great tunes it is a very uneven album.

Pffft. I bet there's tons of good bands you've never heard of. So there :p
Tons of Dutch bands, I'll give you that. But I bet (say this in high sanctimonious tones) that I know lots of good Kiwi bands you've never heard of. So double there with a boosucks thrown in for good measure. ;)

Speaking of which, do yourself a favour and get hold of a copy of AK79 (a compilation of 1970s NZ punk bands) and Toy Love's "Cuts with knives". It's just been released. Toy Love WERE the definitive NZ punk band of the late 70's/early 80's. They only released one album which was crap due to the cheap production. But last year someone found the original masters and redid it, with a much better bass line. Listen to 'Pull down the shades' and dare to say it's not one of the best punk songs ever recorded. I saw the singer (Chris Knox) perform it once and it was even better live.
If you can't find it, pm me and we can set up a time for you to take them off me. I'm on Limewire and Shareaza (though haven't been using either much as of late).

Speaking of which, do yourself a favour and get hold of a copy of AK79 (a compilation of 1970s NZ punk bands) and Toy Love's "Cuts with knives". It's just been released. Toy Love WERE the definitive NZ punk band of the late 70's/early 80's.

The Gordons remain my fave NZ punk band from around that era.

The Gordons remain my fave NZ punk band from around that era.
The Gordons were later, mid 80s. So that still leaves Toy Love as kings of the 70's punk era.
Love the Gords too, btw.

The Gordons were later, mid 80s.

Ah, that's why they released their first 7" in 1980 then... I know New Zealand isn't that far away from the International Date Line, but I didn't realise that they also numbered their years in a different order to everybody else.