| Location | Stourbridge |
| User Type | Musician |
| Sex | Male |
| Band/Artist Name | Hank Hastings |
| Description | Competent bassist/guitarist. Approaching use by date but a good few gigs in me yet (hopefully). Reasonable staff notation reader. Happy to work from fully arranged charts, or to busk from lead sheets/chord charts. Reasonable chops for both guitar and bass, but far from virtuoso level: e.g. bass chops include slap but I’m no Louis Johnson; likewise, I know my way around a six string fretboard, but I’m nobody’s guitar hero. More than 35 years regular gigging and studio experience. Overwhelming majority of this being properly paid work, i.e. MU rate or thereabouts. Also some music theatre pit experience. Looking for gigs/projects that have either reasonably serious musical intent or sensible financial reward, preferably both. Happy to do occasional easy local gigs for fun/beer money, but I need to be sensible about anything else. |
| Instruments Played | Guitar Bass, Guitar Lead, Guitar Rhythm |
| Influences | Funk, soul, disco, jazz, 70s/80/90s pop/light rock. Stevie Wonder, EWAF, Chic Organisation, Jacksons, anything Motown or Atlantic label, CBS Family, ToP, Crusaders, Steely Dan, etc. |
| Equipment List | 4 & 5 string electric basses. 6 string electric guitars. Suitable, i.e. gigable amplification for both. |
| Joined | 23 Jan 2022 |
| Active listings | 3 - View active listings |
| Contact info | No additional contact info provided. |
| Description: | Experienced guitarist. 30+ years gigging experience. Funk, soul, disco, light jazz, 70s/80s light rock and pop, etc. Influences: Stevie Wonder, EWAF, Chic Organisation, Jacksons, Crusaders, Lee Ritenour, Steely Dan, Toto, etc. Can work from full notation (not the best sight reader), lead sheets or chords. Interested in eith... Read more |
| Location: | Stourbridge |
| Views: | 208 |
| Posted: | 2 years ago by hankbassandguitar |
| Tags | Guitarist, Funk, Jazz, Light-rock, |
| Description: | Bass player available for local band. 57 YO. Experience includes 30+ years gigging, plus studio and music theatre work. Can work from staff notation (not sight reading), so lead sheets and chord charts are fine. No Tab. Up for funk, soul, disco, 70s-80s pop, light jazz, etc. not really into guitar bands or anything heavy. W... Read more |
| Location: | Stourbridge |
| Views: | 206 |
| Posted: | 2 years ago by hankbassandguitar |
| Tags | Bass, Funk, Soul, Disco, 70s |
| Description: | Bass player available for local band. 57 YO. Experience includes 30+ years gigging, plus studio and music theatre work. Can work from staff notation (not sight reading), so lead sheets and chord charts are fine. No Tab. Up for funk, soul, disco, 70s-80s pop, light jazz, etc. not really into guitar bands or anything heavy. W... Read more |
| Location: | Stourbridge |
| Views: | 205 |
| Posted: | 2 years ago by hankbassandguitar |
| Tags | Bass, Funk, Soul, Disco, 70s |