RipperDen

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1419448692' post='2640151'] All those are decent tunes but they look odd put together. Well Elvis and AC/DC does anyhow the rest i guess fit nicely. Why is Elvis in there?, its looks like a total random song and doesn't go with the feeling of the rest. Take out Elvis and put Elvis Costello, pump it up in there lol. Then ordinary world switch places with all night long. [/quote] Gotta go with Peace, Love and Understanding myself. Still one of my most favorite songs to play on bass or guitar.

[quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1418720099' post='2632550'] I made the switch from guitar to bass when our bass player quit (I was purely a vocalist at that point) so the transition was pretty straight forward for me...the fret board and scale knowledge had already been done. [/quote] Same here. I was our band's guitarist back in the early 80s (mostly Ska), always preferred rhythm over lead and always really wanted to be a drummer. Played piano first so I like the feel of having all ten fingers on the instrument which led me to play a lot of guitar with no pick (not the Ska songs though). After a long layoff some of us got back together just to play. I had suffered an accident with a power tool that made guitar playing a bit more difficult so I volunteered to buy a bass, a small amp and go that route. I loved it immediately. We took another break and are now back playing and have quite a few guys who can jump in and play when they feel like it. For me the bass was a pretty easy transition and when guys break out a song I'm not familiar with my knowledge of guitar chords comes in handy when picking things up.

I've played with a really bad drummer (I had to count him in in the middle of a couple of songs and it looked funny as hell), a relatively bad drummer (talented but would slow or speed up at times and not great with the feet) some good drummers and one great drummer (he could use just couple of spoons together and make it sound good). I never had more fun than playing with the "great one." He died last year, not quite fifty (not drugs, he was a non-hodgkins survivor who got sick one day and died of sepsis in a matter of hours). He was playing in three bands here in town playing everything from country to rock and sounded like he was born in the genre no matter what type of music each band played. RIP Johnny.

The Bastard Sons of Kim Jong Un. Umm, you might wanna back up your hard drive prior to your announcement.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1419448561' post='2640147'] Hi and welcome to Basschat. There are quite a few people on here using the B3 and it seems well liked so I think you'll have fun using it - I'm another Zoom user; mine's the valve endowed B9 - I use the amp and cab models, detune (as a chorus) and reverb more than anything else on it. Oh and Merry Christmas! [/quote] I found a really nice thread on the B3 on the talkbass site here in the US. I've never been much into effects, not even with a guitar, but I was intrigued with the amp/cab emulation mode for playing through the board during outside venues. I am surprisingly pleased with the drum machine as well.

I have an older SR300 which has been a good bass though it appears the tone knob is frozen now. Just bought a SR700 (a sort of Christmas present to myself with help from the gf and son) and I love it. Been playing it through a Zoom B3 and my practice amp the last couple of days and can't wait until Tuesday when I can plug it into my gig amp and play with the guys. I love the feel of the SR line.

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1419427174' post='2639846'] Hi RipperDen, Welcome Send Us some of your Weather Mate!! LOL Brendan [/quote] Sure, if you would send us some of your rain. We're dry here in California.

Found this spot as I am getting back into music once again. Started playing guitar when I was 13 and played guitar and piano in bands in the 80s (just local stuff). Wrecked my left hand with a power tool in 90s and switched to playing bass and spent some time then just fooling around with music with former bandmates. Some of those guys got a bit more serious about music and I got myself all grown up with a career and family and couldn't really justify the time necessary to hang with them. At that time I bought a SR300 because it was a very modest investment but loved the action and general feel of it. Couldn't really vouch for the sound since I was playing through a 50 watt Crate amp. Took some more time off and am just getting back into playing again. Bought a SR700 because I wanted something a bit more (kept my 300). We have a bunch of "mature" musicians who just want to get out and play some music for people again, a bit of come when you want to play but don't feel the need to get married type of gig. We have a core group of guys who don't have anything better to do anyway and this keeps us from causing trouble at the "old folk's home." We play what is affectionally called Americana. Since this restart I upgraded to an Ampeg 115 and just bought a Zoom B3 for kicks (pun intended) which I will get tomorrow (my Christmas present to myself). I've never been much for effects (other than maybe a bit of reverb) on either guitar or bass but I figured what the heck. Just wanted to say hello to y'all.