Members codecontra Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I know this is old hat to most here, but I have never played with a band before let alone tried out for one. Responded to an ad on CL. Established rock band looking for a guitarist. These guys are really good. The singer is {censored}ing sick and the three have been playing together since the mid 80's. Anyway, I am not as good as them. I learned 4 songs for the try out: Judas Priest: Heading out to the highway Sabbath: NIB Foo Fighters: All my life Velvet Revolver: Slither First song we did was Priest. Amazing what nerves will do to you. I knew it cold but {censored}ed up the intro 3 times. They were cool, told me to calm down and have fun. Then we nailed it. The singer did Halford proud. He was a beast, very impressive. I {censored}ing hate the Foo Fighters, but made it through the song with a few mistakes. Slither I nailed. Sabbath was OK. Fairly easy song. In any event, I got the gig. These guys were so cool, just wicked nice and professional. They gave me the set list and we practice every weekend with the intent to play out by the end of summer. I am celebrating with a cold beer as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob Dyldo Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alan Roberts Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AaronF Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 That's great! I miss playing with other people. Especially people who are cool and professional. Sounds like you found a great group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axe_34 Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 I am so jealous. Signed,40-year-old basement rocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Good job man...playing with other people as much as possible as early as possible is key. Take it from someone who learned that too late. Now get to the woodshed! ps-Dn't hate the Foo ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 excellent~ congratulations! there is nothing more satisfying than putting yourself out in front of a bunch of impressive musicians and having them take you in. you should be damn proud. congratulations again! enjoy the {censored} out of all that you're going to experience. and have fun. that's what it's all about, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Woo hoo! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LOLRECONLOL Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 I am so jealous. Signed,22-year-old basement rocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Nice..now you can really start learning. Congats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LesPaulFetish Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Playing out is where the fun starts my man. Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AxAxSxS Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Awesome ! have fun and kick ass! Dont look at athe crowd for your first gig, look above them, that helps lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Cool. You'll likely find playing in a band bumps up your skill level "quickly". Or, more appropriately, knocks you down a few pegs first ("hey, I can play this fine with the cd!"), and then forces you to step into the part, anticipate other players' cues, sit in the pocket, play in time, and just really fine tune your playing. Watch out for volume wars - don't be that guy. . (if you need to hear yourself better, position the amp on a stand close to your ears - turning up if the amp is on the floor makes your amp super loud 10' away!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 ^^^^so true Congrats! There is nothing quite like the first time you start a song and the dance floor fills! Awesome feeling. Maybe better than sex but not but close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kuz929 Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 nice man! there's nothing like playing live. you'll love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ilikeguitar90 Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Congrats. I've played live with several bands over the last couple of years and the best advice I can give you is to just not worry about messing up. Most people in the audience are there just to have fun and be entertained, rather than to listen intently to hear if you're playing the songs 100% correctly. Besides, we've had moments where I hit a wrong bass note or the guitarist kicks on his boost pedal i bit too late, but in the overall picture no one except for you guys, the band, will notice the mistake. Just be loose and have fun up there and the audience/fans will have fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Yeah, don't worry about messing up - everybody does it. Congrats on the getting into the band though. That's what every guitar player should be trying to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Very impressed that you got into an established band on your first audition. Most people couldn't do that. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Congrats!Recently (Feb) Joined my first band in over 2 decades. 2 bands actually 1 cover 1 praise (making up for lost time in basement/headphones). Nothing better than playing in a live situation. To those jealous and in basements,Craigslist is a click away. for real.. you'll dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Very well played, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Congrats. Good on you for taking the step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Have fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdhn Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 congrats mani just joined a cover band 2 weeks ago for the first time in 10 yrs....it's a blast.enjoy it dude,and as stated by several....HAVE FUN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted May 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Thanks everyone for the kind words and advice. I should also note that I am 42 years old and have been playing for 25 years but never pulled the trigger on joining a band. I finally figured it was something I HAD to do before it was too late. Glad I took the leap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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