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So, a long time ago, in a state of mind far, far away, I was the front man for two different signed metal bands. Played piles of shows, toured, recorded in real studios, all that. It ended a long time ago, but I never stopped wanting to create music. That led to all the stuff I do on my own as seen in the TGF Challenge threads.
Late in 2021, as my life was falling apart all around me, I started two new "online" bands, cause that's what ya did during COVID.
Now, I'm single again, life is on the upswing and I've had more than one person tell me I need to get back into a real band. Most recently a really awesome lady I just met who is really plugged into the local scene, of which I know nothing cause I moved here with my ex-wife during the pandemic and essentially have no social life at all these days (also as seen in the TGF threads... lol), pushed me to get into another band.
I mentioned it to one of the bass players of one of my old signed bands yesterday and he told me to do it. Then pointed out how he and one of our old guitar players just got into a band together in DC and are having a blast.
Wheels started turning. Do I go back to singing? Do I just play guitar? Bass? I struggle to sing and play guitar at the same time, so this is likely out for live applications... but playing bass and singing... maybe...
Then I sat today listening to some of the local metal bands and decided I'd rather just start a new band as none of them are doing what I'd want to do.
Which led me to the same question above: just vocals, just guitar, just bass or bass and vocals... if I write most of the music, I can write the bass line and vocals lines in such a way that I can likely pull it off.
This, of course, ignites the GAS of "well, I'll need another bass... and a bass amp... and pedals... and..."![ROFL :rofl :rofl](/data/assets/smilies/rotflmao.gif)
This is where YOU come in. Is this idea crazy? Or, more importantly, is it bad crazy instead of hell yeah crazy? Next: I've never played bass in a live band, much less in a band in the modern era so, what exactly would I need gear-wise? I already have two basses (a 4 & a 5-string) but I didn't get either with stage presence in mind, so that's as good an excuse as any to buy another bass, right?
Ok, lay it on me... thoughts?
Late in 2021, as my life was falling apart all around me, I started two new "online" bands, cause that's what ya did during COVID.
Now, I'm single again, life is on the upswing and I've had more than one person tell me I need to get back into a real band. Most recently a really awesome lady I just met who is really plugged into the local scene, of which I know nothing cause I moved here with my ex-wife during the pandemic and essentially have no social life at all these days (also as seen in the TGF threads... lol), pushed me to get into another band.
I mentioned it to one of the bass players of one of my old signed bands yesterday and he told me to do it. Then pointed out how he and one of our old guitar players just got into a band together in DC and are having a blast.
Wheels started turning. Do I go back to singing? Do I just play guitar? Bass? I struggle to sing and play guitar at the same time, so this is likely out for live applications... but playing bass and singing... maybe...
Then I sat today listening to some of the local metal bands and decided I'd rather just start a new band as none of them are doing what I'd want to do.
Which led me to the same question above: just vocals, just guitar, just bass or bass and vocals... if I write most of the music, I can write the bass line and vocals lines in such a way that I can likely pull it off.
This, of course, ignites the GAS of "well, I'll need another bass... and a bass amp... and pedals... and..."
![ROFL :rofl :rofl](/data/assets/smilies/rotflmao.gif)
This is where YOU come in. Is this idea crazy? Or, more importantly, is it bad crazy instead of hell yeah crazy? Next: I've never played bass in a live band, much less in a band in the modern era so, what exactly would I need gear-wise? I already have two basses (a 4 & a 5-string) but I didn't get either with stage presence in mind, so that's as good an excuse as any to buy another bass, right?
Ok, lay it on me... thoughts?
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