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There once was a man from Nantucket, he carried his keys in a bucket.....

oh, wait....you said "pros"....not prose!

bob, are you putting the bass down to play gtr in this endeavor?

well, that's what i thought and why i was confused when you'd previously had ....

"Very experienced guitarist and drummer seeking....."

but i see you've since adjusted that. good luck w the hunt.

You can usually get local semi-pros involved for as little as $75 per gig....until you start getting some success. Then you will need real pros who will want $200 a night and can get it elsewhere.

Is that $300
per man?

That is what David Bowie offered Stevie Ray Vaughn for each concert of an 11-show tour of the USA in 1982. That's also why it didn't happen.

$75/player for a 4-man band is about what you can expect from the decent clubs - assuming you draw some people in. that's what all the places want now - bands with a fan base. Unfortunately that also means not saturating the area with shows, because we all know your 'fans' won't come out every week to see you, even once a month can be pushing it.

Bob - I thought you gave up on gigging?