Music Making

acceptable to ask about a perspective bandmates age

WTF ?? I'm not going to include the boy band genre or tenny bop enterprises in this question. I'm talking about the supposed real musicians man ! who...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 1346 views · 25 replies · Last post: Tuesday 25 Jul 2017, 12:48am by Tricky Donavan

How to begin composing songs on guitar

I've been playing a year and a half now and want to start writing my own metal songs but don't know where to start. As I have no knowledge when it comes to theo...

Topic author: Masjosh · 1106 views · 24 replies · Last post: Monday 24 Jul 2017, 10:53pm by Edwinmooney

have a guess

I have being monitoring sight on most common adds and have found for all bands to have bass player drummer. we need 52 thousand drummers 47 thousand Bass pl...

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 670 views · 15 replies · Last post: Monday 24 Jul 2017, 9:18pm by Edwinmooney

American strats are they the best of the lot.

I do like flying v and les paul to play but the American strat is to me the finest guitar Though its just my choice.

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 613 views · 11 replies · Last post: Monday 17 Jul 2017, 7:40pm by KeyTarMan

Latest on Soundcloud

So I've gone the whole hog and risked putting up some compositional demos up on Soundcloud with my own vocals on. If I ever do these songs professionally I'll ...

Topic author: profusia · 544 views · 7 replies · Last post: Monday 17 Jul 2017, 6:08am by x51WSH7N

Original Tune

Having reviewed quite a few people's recordings on here I thought it was about time I put something of my own up and took the inevitable flack. I mostly wr...

Topic author: profusia · 666 views · 16 replies · Last post: Saturday 15 Jul 2017, 7:03pm by profusia

Feed back on this track please

Hi,I posted an acoustic version of this track a while ago. Here is the finished track and would appreciate any feed back. Thanks https://soundcloud.com/use...

Topic author: islandshore · 446 views · 4 replies · Last post: Thursday 13 Jul 2017, 2:02pm by islandshore

Hi can I get some feedback suggestions on this track thanks

Hi again this is just me and guitar at the mo. I am looking for suggestions on what other instruments to put on this...especially in the instrumental parts. T...

Topic author: islandshore · 486 views · 4 replies · Last post: Wednesday 12 Jul 2017, 5:03pm by islandshore

Opinions of Ibanez RG, RGA, RGD and S series?

sound off in the comments.

Topic author: InstantDeath · 559 views · 5 replies · Last post: Thursday 6 Jul 2017, 8:56pm by Edwinmooney

New band

I have been trying to get a band going for the last few months. It boils down to clothes . Why do clothes have sex If your in a hot sweaty bar in mid Devon w...

Topic author: Bri Drum · 597 views · 9 replies · Last post: Wednesday 5 Jul 2017, 3:56pm by profusia

Drum machine

Struggling to find a drummer for a new band so was looking at using a drum machine in the meantime. Anybody ever use one, can recommend one, know how to prog...

Topic author: MrHanMan · 603 views · 5 replies · Last post: Saturday 1 Jul 2017, 2:56pm by Mike Dove

The great divide

should we do a colour scheme red for original bands and yellow for covers so we know what type of band it is maybe purple for tribute bands or 2 sites .mysti...

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 548 views · 8 replies · Last post: Thursday 29 Jun 2017, 10:58pm by Edwinmooney

Identifying people to work with

I've tried bandmix and have had little luck finding local pages and groups on Facebook. I'm really keen to find someone who is a bit like myself and is into...

Topic author: Santa Kairos · 632 views · 6 replies · Last post: Monday 26 Jun 2017, 7:30am by x51WSH7N

I hate metronomes

Seriously, the one thing that I have trouble with is timing, but I can't stand metronomes! Basically this is just me complaining about metronomes, I mean I'm...

Topic author: 4MKO · 614 views · 10 replies · Last post: Friday 23 Jun 2017, 5:20pm by KeyTarMan

Anyone use Band In A Box or alternatives

I'm finally about to buy Band In A Box after deliberating for about 3 years and just wondered if anyone here had any experience of it, or of any alternatives. ...

Topic author: profusia · 399 views · 2 replies · Last post: Wednesday 21 Jun 2017, 9:07am by profusia

local paper

After interest in my ad from sutton on sea maybe i should try add in local paper. although it just goes through the motions when it comes to music here. might...

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 475 views · 3 replies · Last post: Tuesday 20 Jun 2017, 11:16pm by Edwinmooney

New Song - Suburbian Strings

Hi all hope you are well this is one of my songs called suburbian strings , please could you give me some feed back , your comments would be deeply appreciated ...

Topic author: mrsomesweetdayUK · 473 views · 2 replies · Last post: Tuesday 20 Jun 2017, 9:02pm by mrsomesweetdayUK

PLEASE DROP COMMENTS AT WILL!

Hi, I'm Ben Malick, full-time Producer/Emcee from Cameroon and I would like to hear much words from you over my beats catalog... www.soundclick.com/BenMalick ...

Topic author: BenMalick · 445 views · 1 replies · Last post: Sunday 18 Jun 2017, 6:05pm by profusia

How to juggle singinning and playing guitar

For 20 years and more the old Trickster has just been an out and out axman , had nuff of waiting on stroppy and unreliable dicks a few of whom could be classed...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 1848 views · 23 replies · Last post: Friday 16 Jun 2017, 11:30am by fluxtah

coincidence

Every time I put an add on for band member some one puts one up for same thing in same town does any body else have this problem .Kittens got claws copy cats. ...

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 765 views · 14 replies · Last post: Thursday 15 Jun 2017, 5:54pm by Edwinmooney

if you could change anything ?

Hi the question is if you could change anything about the music business what would you change ? Just wondered what you think ? X

Topic author: 50 words for snow · 1437 views · 21 replies · Last post: Tuesday 13 Jun 2017, 1:12pm by Sup?

does anybody know

what the giging seen is like in spain

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 591 views · 7 replies · Last post: Sunday 11 Jun 2017, 11:53pm by Edwinmooney

New style band rapp add

mind full of guitar licks no drummer on the page bass player aint here to save the day out of hope but strat to play lyrics like a black cat sat on the bed to...

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 503 views · 4 replies · Last post: Sunday 11 Jun 2017, 11:37pm by Edwinmooney

electro classical and electro spanish guitars

I have had a spanish bronda guitar for 35 years although back is held on with gaffa tape so yes need some glue to do proper job. So yes after all this time an...

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 507 views · 1 replies · Last post: Monday 5 Jun 2017, 11:07am by KeyTarMan

First drum kit?

Hey everyone, I'm a drummer and have been playing for about 4-5 years but have never owned an acoustic kit. I was wondering if everyone could give me their opin...

Topic author: William.Francis1 · 986 views · 5 replies · Last post: Sunday 4 Jun 2017, 1:40pm by BobQ