FinnDave

I've played the Dashwood a few times, good place to play. What's the name of your band? I met a chap at a Gong gig in Aylesbury last November who is in a Tom Petty band, we had an interesting chat.

I would like my second offence to be taken into consideration yer 'onor. I did wilfully meet with another bass player, in Leicester, having taking there an Ibanez six string I was hoping to sell in order to recoup some of the 1850 squid (to be accurate) that PMT nicked off of me when I fell for the Sandberg, but did instead, wilfully and with my partner in grime, Ms Alice Aforethought, exchange said Ibby sixer for a Fender Jazz bass, even though I already had two perfectly good Fender Jazz basses at home. Go easy on me….

You might have put your finger on the key to GAS!

I've been playing bass for something like 45 years now, and have never slapped at all. Never been asked to, it simply doesn't come u in the sort of music I play. I see no need to be 'versatile', I'm not a pro who needs to be able to take any gig that's offered. For the first 40 years I played finger style, never even thought about playing any other way, then I knackered my right hand in an accident and lost the use of my middle finger, since when I have played with a pick exclusively. I've got over feeling that 'I'm not a proper bass player anymore' now A couple of weeks ago, I met up with a chap who wanted to give me a Jazz bass in exchange for one of my Ibanez six string basses, he tried mine first and was playing finger style and then some slap. He sounded good, knew how to play alright. Then I tried the Jazz bass, pick in hand and he was impressed by my pick playing! Goes to show we are mostly impressed by the things we can't do ourselves.

Nonsense, they're on the fiddle as well

I'm not a fisherman but I am told that the fishing lakes in our village are very highly regarded but those who are.

I live just outside Oxford, near Witney. I was in Oxford today, but not near any music shops. Oh no, that won't be happening again for a long while, not after what happened last time!

This time last week I had two six strings in the for sale section, but now there's only one, so not only are people advertising them, people (presumable other people) are also buying them!

I'll be lucky to last until the 12th Feb 2020, but I'll try! Mind you, I took my Sandberg to rehearsal today and it sounded and played magnificently - worth falling off the wagon for!

I did quite well last year! If this year started tomorrow, I'd probably breeze though it - I'm a victim of the calendar!

Twelve days into the year and I have cemented my early departed even more - in addition to the Sandberg I bought last week, I have just come home with another Jazz Bass which I received in exchange for one of my six string Ibbby basses. The worst thing about it is that now the brakes are off, I will probably find it harder to control myself for the other 11 1/2 months of the year!

Just Dave. I starting using FinnDave on various forums years ago, there were lots of different Daves but only who lived in Finland at the time, so there's the story! I've been back in the UK over 7 years now, which has flown by.

I'll be surprised if this thread lasts until the end of January!

Close-ish. Not really quite in the ball park, but on the same planet, which is a start!

If it's on an arm you use to play bass, then it is!

My wife paid for this as my Christmas present, I've ben thinking of getting it done and yesterday was the day it happened. You'd never guess the music I play!

A shop in Lahti, Finland did just that for me when the Jazz bass I was interested in had a rather high action. They sorted it while my wife and I had lunch nearby, when we returned the bass was perfect, so I bought it.