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Not to hijack the thread, but do you have any links to that wild looking band of yours Jay?

Holy crap! That could be the best live band shot I've ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay Jayce, you're gonna post a picture like that and not tell the story that goes with it ?..... I've had some nights like that (offstage)-- but I have no pictures to prove it...

Haha! Thanks y'all. I just joined this band "White Cowbell Oklahoma" less than two months ago. They've been around since '99. Got quite a following here in Canada and do very well in Europe too. This shot was taken a couple of weeks ago at our big Toronto album launch show in front of 500 of our closest friends. There's lots of fire, sparks, dancing girls and even chainsaws. Yup I said chainsaws. It kind of an early '70's ZZ Top meets Deep Purple and Yes. Southern prog rock space boogie! Everyone uses a stage name like "Clem C. Clemson", "Handsome Chuck Sirloin" and "Chainsaw Charlie". My stage name is - and you guys will love this - "South Pawl Jones".

The scene depicted in this photo is not indicative of every show we play but definitely the larger centers get dancing girls if we can procure some. Recently played a show in Ottawa where a dancer employed a personal specialty called "fire tassels". I'll let you draw your own conclusions. Awe-some! I'm told our Amsterdam show will be out of control.

Like I said, I'm new in the band so I'm not too prominent on the website stuff yet but here's some links.

http://www.facebook.com/WhiteCowbellOklahoma?fref=ts

[url]whitecowbell.com[/url]

And for all you European guys, here's the dates so far for November/December. Would love to meet some of you fellow forum lefties.
Nov. 3rd Jerez, ES Sala Paul, Serie Z Festival
Nov. 4th Castellon, ES Japan Club Rock
Nov. 8th Verona, IT Jack The Ripper
Nov. 9th Pontinvrea, IT Beer Room
Nov. 10th Torino, IT Taurus
Nov. 11th Rovigo, IT Teatro Caruso
Nov. 12th Salzburg, AU Rockhouse
Nov. 13th Graz, AU Explosiv
Nov. 14th Vienna, AU Arena
Nov. 16th Berlin, DE White Trash
Nov. 17th Stemwede, DE Life House
Nov. 19th Bremen, DE MS Treue
Nov. 20th Chemnitz, DE Subway to Peter
Nov. 21st Halle, DE Objekt5
Nov. 22nd Hamburg DE Logo
Nov. 23rd Schwerin, DE Speicher
Nov. 24th Isernhagen, DE Blues Garage
Nov. 27th Cologne, DE Sonic Ballroom
Nov. 28th Groningen, NL Simplon
Nov. 29th Amsterdam, NL Paradiso
Nov. 30th Enschede, NL Atak
Dec. 1st Eindhoven, NL Dynamo
Dec. 2nd Den Haag, NL Supermarkt
Dec. 4th Zaragoza, ES La Ley Seca
Dec. 5th Gijon, ES Sala Acapulco
Dec. 6th Madrid, ES Gruta77
Dec. 7th Barcelona, ES Rocksound
Dec. 8th London, UK Camden Barfly
MORE DATES COMING!!!

In closing, so that we can bring this thread back around, I can't imagine playing anything but this Thunderbird in this band. I use 24oz of weight duct taped to my strap and it's perfect.

Thanks again guys. Hope to see some of you on the road.

Big +1. I wanna be in that band. Can I roadie?

The weights is a good idea too. When I got the Heads Up strap I said to myself, "I could have made this myself." But, of course you don't know that until you've got one in your hands.

Not to diss ya, but I'll bet you pay $30-to-$50 for bass strings that get changed out every 6-12 months (?), but a strap that will take the weight off your shoulder, and keep your bass in the right playing position for the entire gig isn't worth $40? Depending on the gig, you've probably made that in one set, or, for most of us, one night's pay! go for it, and don't look back!

I cut back every day in my life to save, but I NEVER cut back on my Music Gear! Go For It!

By the way, I use these, and they help keep my Basses in a playable position because of the width, and the "stick-a-bility".... http://comfortstrapp.com/

Jayceofbass: I live in Madrid, so I will try to go to see you gig in December!

@fivebass52
You're right. I was caught in a moment of weakness... just back from vacation so money on the mind.
If I don't weigh down a strap, I'll never play the thing and what's the point of that!

Yep, +one on that! Buy a good strap, and give that bass a workout, so you'll know if it's for you or not!

Hmm, i live in the Verona area, i'll try and come and see you guys. Only problem is your playing thursday..dont know with work..

I suggest starting a new thread in the Leftorium so more Euro members might see you're coming over.