JazzBass4624 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hi, My name is Ernest and I am a 70 yrs young Dutch bassplayer. I started playing guitar when I was 16/17 yrs old (Shadows era) on a Höffner strat-like model. When I was 20 I was asked to play bassguitar in an Amsterdam based band. We were quite succesfull in- and around Amsterdam and played every weekend. Years later I started a symphonic band together with my brother and a friend. We were drifting on clouds and convinced "we would make it". I made the unwise move from bass to keyboards and played them untill we came back to earth and realized we couldn't earn a decent living with making music. For hobby I played bass in a dixyland band but due to another career quit again and finally sold everything. Some 6 or 7 years ago I got the vibe again and treated myself with a new Am. Std. Jazzbass . Playing along with spotify (shadows, eagles, poco etc) I got myself in some degree of shape and quite recently I was asked to join a small combo which plays background music on receptions etc. Guitar, singer and bass. You will never see me on TV or read my name on billboards but I like it a lot! My gear is very modest and very portable; Fender Jazzbass, Little Mark 3 , Van der Kleij 112ext. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Welcome to Basschat, and welcome back to the bass! And have an excellent Christmas and New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytoad Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 A warm welcome over there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Welcome aboard. Your gear may be modest now, but you will soon find yourself spending large sums of money on equipment that you suddenly realise you need... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzBass4624 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1482616997' post='3201984'] Welcome aboard. Your gear may be modest now, but you will soon find yourself spending large sums of money on equipment that you suddenly realise you need... [/quote] I know, I know....i've been there. But I'm much more realistic now and less of a gearhead............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) hello and welcome mate nothing modest about Jazz Basses nor MarkBass ! Edited December 27, 2016 by bazztard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Hi Ernest and welcome. Hope you enjoy the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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