Homz Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Some great advice already. I did it for about 10 years with various bands' date=' ranging from jazz combos to rock to Greek music bands (that's where I learned to play in 7/8 time). It is a lot of fun but there WILL be days when it isn't fun. However, if you have good bandmates it'll make those days easier. Also look to get realistic in your goals. Is it something you truly want to do the rest of your life or just as a hobby to play once in a while? Your bandmates may have different goals so it's good to get everything known upfront. For example, the guitarist may want to practice 5 times a week because he/she wants to try to make it big, while the bassist is only doing it for a hobby and just wants to practice once a month. As far as an amp, what do you want to do with it? If you play only one style then find an amp that suites your style. Play a bunch of them until you find one that has the power/sound that you like. For me I like to play a lot of different styles, so I got a modeling amp (Line 6 Vetta II). [/quote'] Come on? Only pianists and drummers (some) can play 7/8 time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 IMHOFind band mates that you can get along with. Always take personality over ability and experience. You can always grow as a musician and help those grow with you' date=' but a **** is always a ****. [/quote'] I agree 100% the worst that can happen to a band is that people dont get along with one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hey Nikko you should team up with oilpit... and be like the nelson brothers of 2010, you can play half the solos and oilpit can play the other half, or you could do some armonic leads, both would sing and girls would go crazy about those twins that really rock (as oposed to the jonas brothers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hey Nikko you should team up with oilpit.. I call lead guitar! I would rather die... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 wow. this is all great advice :) i can't wait to put it to use x] especially the thundergod bobble head advice. probably the best thing i heard all day, not (no offense thunder). i think i'm pretty lucky as far as the people who are going to be my bandmates goes, i know two of them as friends and the other one is a friends brother. and we all like basically the same kind of music. i cant wait to start this week. as for the amps i'm going to try out a bunch of different ones at guitar center today, i'm leaning towards the egnater rebel but we'll see what i like playing the best. i hope they have all the ones i want to try at whatever guitar center i go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 so i made it to guitar center today, but not the one i wanted to go to >=[ the one i went to didn't have egnater rebel amp i wanted to try, but i did get to try out a fender blues jr and a fender hot rod deluxe. both of which were great. i am definately considering them, but first i need to try a rebel. also i only got to spend 20 minutes there because we got sidetracked and so my mom could visit one of her friends who lives in the area, uhhh on the bright side though her friend had a really cute daughter who i became friends with, and she just started playing guitar. soo, if we start going to visit them more often like my mom wants i can give her guitar lessons. all right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy light Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 "on the bright side though her friend had a really cute daughter who i became friends with, and she just started playing guitar. soo, if we start going to visit them more often like my mom wants i can give her guitar lessons." Lucky guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 haha :] yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 check out the orange tiny terror as well if you get the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Good luck with the band make sure ur dont date ur bandmates exs...im going to bed, its 1am and wathcing south park doesnt help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solacematt Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 good luck finding a drummer' date=' most of them are very unreliable. Im not saying all but most. You have a better chance pf teaching you little sister to play drums than finding a drummer.[/quote'] Tis true. As for bandmates, drummers and bass players are very hard to find, and one's that are good that you can have a good get along level with are even tougher. I found my drummer on myspace classifieds and bass player on craigslist. You're still young so the most important thing is really to have fun and get tight with each other so, like one of the others said, mess with a lot of covers, this will help you all feel each other out. Also liking a lot of the same types of music helps as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I call lead guitar! I would rather die... AXE can drive you guys around and take care of you, see that none of you get hurt...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Hey Nikko, for an amp I would strongly recommend a 15w Fender Princeton twin reverb - you can get them new for about $1100. As for the band, start out by finding some covers you can play and have fun with- that'll give you something to jam to until you start writing your own stuff. And don't let "creative differences" get in the way; it's generally a good idea to be open-minded and try your best to listen to everyone's point of view. That was the problem with the last band I played in; the lead singer was a strong-headed d*ck who would walk out on us every time we wanted to try changing a song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 wow srv i dont have that kind of money. the most i can get is 500 or 600 and then my dad might help me out with a little more. i'm pretty positive i'm going to get an egnater rebel, every thing about them seems perfect for me. with the watts control i can make it bedroom level and not bug the hell out of my mom. i also really like the tube blending to get the american amp sound or the british amp sound or a mix of them. and 20 watts is enough for the kind of stuff i'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Come on? Only pianists and drummers (some) can play 7/8 time. True and I'm pianist first which helped with the guitar and 7/8 time. The solo to Rush's Tom Sawyer is in 7/8. Once you get used to it, it's really not that bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 with the watts control i can make it bedroom level and not bug the hell out of my mom. The Rebel is a SICK amp, but the watt control is pretty much useless 1 watt is only slightly less than 20, not even really noticeable but I really dig that thing, killer tonage with a Strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i hate classical music Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 starting a band is quite hard, start a band with only your best friends, don't start a band without knowing them, making a band name isn't easy most bands have a word that describes them Metallica = metal red hot chili peppers = hot led zeppelin = led rage against the machines = rage guns & roses = guns=violence America = AMERICAN BAND Beatles = beat Black Sabbath = Sabbath a describing word Blink 182 = blink Crowded house = Crowded Foo Fighters = Foo Fighter is a term used in war Green Day = Green Pink Floyd = Floyd is a given name. It means Grey haired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 True and I'm pianist first which helped with the guitar and 7/8 time. The solo to Rush's Tom Sawyer is in 7/8. Once you get used to it' date=' it's really not that bad... [/quote'] I can play the bass part of "money" (pink floyd) that's 7/8 until it gets to the rocking part and switches back to 4/4. Is "The Ocean" by Zeppelin in 7/8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninety1vee Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 1-do it for the love. 2-try to get shows. 3-get to know other local bands. 4-distribute demos. 5-don't drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 1-do it for the love.2-try to get shows. 3-get to know other local bands. 4-distribute demos. 5-don't drink. #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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