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slowbo

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  • Birthday 26/03/1962

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  1. First played: A copy of a Hofner Violin. I played keyboards in the band First owned: An Ibanez Musician 924. Through neck and it cost me 250 quid in 1981 and that was trade price. Still got it, action's a bit tough, so I have some flatwounds on it to do my old soul stew stuff.
  2. Always a problem one this. Who you might think is an unknown bass player other people think is a recognised muso Here in totally an abstract musical form are some of my favourites John Giblin & Alan Thompson on John Martyn records Steve Swallow Alan Margen - Old bass player for Santana Dil Katz - Played on Playaway and for Barbara Thompson
  3. [quote name='David Nimrod' post='94779' date='Nov 26 2007, 10:16 PM']Most of my own best basslines fall into that category ;-)[/quote] General Chat: I lived in Southwell, about 15-20 miles from you for about 20 years. I went to college in West Bridgeford, to get into UNI. I really miss Nottingham's live music scene. Here it's loadsa backing tracks!!
  4. First bass was an Ibanez Musician 924 - Still got it and it still sounds monster after 25 years (I'm getting tearful!!) First bassline was probably Day tripper / The Chain-Old BBC Formula 1 Riff / Roundabout - Yes (The easy bit)---- Something in Em
  5. One of my thumbs bends backwards like Jaco's but it's the wrong one!!
  6. Hello people, I've just seen and heard some stuff from SETH HORAN and was mighty impressed by it. He's a solo bass player in the style of Mr Wooten but he manages to sing good folk/pop songs while doing all this stuff. I must admit I'm a sucker for bass players who sing. We tend to know what the song requires. If anybody can point me in the direction of artists who combine these two talents I'd be obliged. I have heard of Sting and Mr McCartney
  7. slowbo

    Hola

    [quote name='metaltime' post='92462' date='Nov 22 2007, 12:45 AM']hi welcome cant beat a stingray 5[/quote] I got my Stingray from Soundcontrol/Carlsboro in Hyson Green nearly 20 years ago. I wanted a Warwick, but couldn't play it. The Stingray is probably the best playing production bass I've touched
  8. slowbo

    Hola

    [quote name='paul, the' post='92258' date='Nov 21 2007, 06:45 PM']That's very cool. When/how did you learn the language? Learning a new language would be one of my main reasons for moving.[/quote] I learned the rules and grammar at UNI. But it´s like playing an instrument. You can learn all the theory, but people won´t notice until you can actually do something!! When I came here, it was like I´d landed on Mars. Many people come here and pick up the language quickly, but you have to be quite resilient. You have to be able to take rejection from some quarters. The stories that everybody will be delighted to help you are not really true, unless you´re old. If you like Spanish Movies ,try to watch a few with subtitles. You could pick up some useful phrases and Spanish pronunciation rules are really easy. What you write is what you say, not like in English.
  9. slowbo

    Hola

    [quote name='paul, the' post='92030' date='Nov 21 2007, 11:31 AM']Sweet. Sun, sea, sand and 45 mins from skiing. I don't know it myself but it looks bootful. I really like Spanish films. Sometimes I get the impression that the English that trot over take it for granted. Hopefully they embrace it on arrival.[/quote] I'm afraid they nearly all take it for granted. I'm not so bad cos I speak good Spanish, but the accent is really difficult here. Where I live all the expats have their sattelite dishes trained to get SKY TV. So, they never learn, which is a pity.
  10. slowbo

    Hola

    [quote name='paul, the' post='91871' date='Nov 20 2007, 11:25 PM']lolo slowbo, Where are you in Spain?[/quote] Expat heaven ?! Nerja on the south coast East of Malaga
  11. slowbo

    Hola

    [quote name='Sean' post='90597' date='Nov 19 2007, 12:11 AM']HI. I'm an ex-pat too. Just moved to Gloucestershire from Wales. Welcome to Basschat![/quote] My Dad's from the Forest of Dean. My Nan was Welsh.
  12. slowbo

    Hola

    Just to say hi from a brit bassplayer living in Spain Musicman Stingray 5 1989 Tokai Jazzsound Fretless 1982 Ibanez Musician 924 1981
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