Richard R

But where's the fun in that? Especially for us spectators. 😉

Well, not a flawless performance by any means, but no truly terrible howlers except in practice where they belong. 👍

Welcome aboard! Bad luck on the injury. Basses are generally heavier and longer than guitars, it might be worth you checking out a couple of the excellent resources on how to avoid injury when playing bass. Scotts Bass Lessons and StudyBass in particular are good. You wouldn't want to make things any worse.

Welcome aboard! And congratulations on the start of an interesting and rewarding* hobby/obsession. Lots of friendly folks here and always lots of help. Some have been playing for decades, some of us only a couple of years. Don't be shy to ask questions, even if they seem really basic. Everyone, and I mean everyone, had to start from zero and figure it out. * potentially expensive too, unless you stay away from the marketplace until you actually need gear 😉

Thank you @Sardonicus. On other threads that might be taken as joke post, but on this one it's genuinely appreciated. Quite how we'll manage to truly groove to "Holy Spirit Living Breath of God", I'm not sure, but this band does a pretty funky version of "Blessed Be the Name of The Lord" .

p.s. if anyone feels like praying for a nervous bass player on Sunday please do 😁. I'm depping in the most musically accomplished band, and we have a potential new minister visiting the church and preaching. My target is to keep it simple and not embarrass anyone!

Yep! I'm Running just over 66/33 and have no idea what the preaching series is about!

Ouch! On both counts. I wouldn't play on Sunday @Sardonicus, politely decline as you have made other plans. @oldslapper- tell the minister's wife that your calling requires that you take a sabatical as you've been doing this over seven years. Preferably a paid sabatical like ministers have. I've been very fortunate in that the vicar in the church where I became a Christian gave me very sound advice 30+ years ago: "The order of priority is: God, Spouse, Dependent Children, Everything Else. Church is not the same as God. The order within Everything Else will change and vary over time, but if pushed then family and paid employment have to take precedence over church activities" I've made that position quite clear ever since and while I will happily work my socks off to keep things running I have also stepped down and let things fail when necessary.

Welcome aboard Lots of helpful folks here, but don't ask me though. I can barely spell sinthersyzer, let alone play one or offer helpful tips.

The whole album is just great. Impossible to work to 😁

Looking forward to seeing and hearing this. 😀

A 5 string bass and a decent amp. What more does a man need? 🤔 Answers on a postcard, or see the Marketplace. 😁 Welcome aboard!

Might account for the odd crackle sound that started yesterday on my bass in fact... 🙃

Bad luck. Had a couple of colleagues with MS over the years. They had the same general attitude: "It might be sh*t and it's not going away, but it's not going to stop me, just slow me down". Which is a pretty good attitude to life regardless of the hand you've been dealt.

Hope it lives up to expectations. Look forward to the NBD post 👍

Well if you're going out, go out in style!!

Some nice work there. All good ideas to steal 😉

Never heard of them, but just checked the web site and they're playing in Solihull in September so I'll get tickets. Thanks for the recommendation 👍

Where all the big knobs hang out?

I'll be there drooling.

Welcome back!