After a week of woodshedding for 20 songs, it was finally off to West Seattle for a house gig with a guy I'd never met in person. Not only that, I had SG practice later, so it was gonna be a long day. I packed the car with my Orange TB, Avatar 212, my pedals and a couple basses (Goldie and black P).
On the way over, it started off sunny and windy, but then started dumping rain. Pretty messy, but once I got to Sid's house, it was less so and we were able to get loaded into his living room. At which time I realized that I did not need to bring a 212 cabinet.
Heck, I didn't even need my pedals. I did bring an old school tuner (which turned on, but didn't work, weirdly) and a stand. I plugged directly into the amp and went from there. Sid played a Tele through a tiny Fender amp and Eric played some drum kit that was at the house.
After spending a few minutes on the phone with Sid the other day, it was evident that he was a skilled musician. However, after never having met him, I wasn't sure what to expect. Eric said he was around my age, in his 50s. He was medium build and bald, but had cheaters on the whole time, and due to the lack of hair, I couldn't tell how old he actually was.
He made a bunch of recordings of the songs for me, all tuned down to Eb, and then some altered even further. It was a little annoying, but workable. Good thing I went through them a bunch, as once we started, it was pretty clear that the studying paid off.
We had 2 sets of 10 songs each, and overall, we played well. About 10-12 people showed up and were appreciative. My bass sounded great just by itself through the Orange. Being tuned down, it was a little beefier, but on some other songs where I played higher on the neck, it sounded just fine.
Had some fun with most of the songs. Had a few goof ups here and there, but overall, happy with the performance. Was great to play with Eric on drums. He was really solid and powerful and tasteful all at the same time. It was fun just shooting my shot on songs like "Proud Mary" and "Walking on the Moon." Eric and I had a great vibe and I wish I had recorded the sets.
An easy $200. Would do it again.
