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I've just bought a J&D MMB Surf Green bass, yes I'd like the real thing but my budget is nowhere near what it used to be. Show us your Seafoam Green basses (or Surf Green due to copyright).......it's time to hit the waves 🏄🏼♂️
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@xgsjx The struggle is real and I feel your pain. We rehearse on Friday evenings and once, someone (not me) released the songs at 11:45pm on Thursday night. We have 6 weeks off over the Summer holidays because so many people are away on holiday etc, my next Sunday to play is September 11th and I have already picked the songs.
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Don't give up !! I played in metal covers band in my 20's and never got anywhere but, I never gave up, I continued playing just for fun, a year ago I started playing in our church's worship team and I now play more bass, acoustic guitar and sing lead vocals than I have ever done before...I'm 54 next weekend. God has plans for us all, sometimes the right time is not right now.
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@bass_dinger Thank you for your kind words. I won’t quit because I love playing and I love serving God however, when my time does come to step down, it’ll be because I want to and never because I feel compelled to.
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@Richard R Your prayers worked, my request for more bass weeks has been granted. I did have 10 Sunday’s on acoustic guitar but, now I’ve got 5 on acoustic and 5 on bass 😄, Sardonicus is happy. I’m happy to serve where I’m needed but I still want to enjoy it.
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We have a Grade 5 pianist in our congregation, we’ve been trying to get her to play but she flatly refuses because of bad experiences in other worship teams. She must watch us and get flashbacks 😂. At the end of the day, I’m happy to serve God where He sees fit but, I still want to enjoy it.
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I meant to post this a few weeks ago but I managed to get myself a month long ban from the Basschat Overlords which ended yesterday 🤦🏻♂️, moving forward, the Elders of my church decided to change things around (without consulting us) and created 2 worship bands, their decision puts me on 6-string in my band until February but worse than that…..they’ve put ‘The Learner’ bass player in my band (only uses E and A strings, doesn’t tune the D and G strings and can’t remember where the lead plugs in). It’s caused upset all round, I demanded more bass time, most want the old ways reinstated and one person is on the verge of leaving. WTF were they thinking?
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I had trouble picking one but, in the end I had to go for the first bass player that got me into bass, the mighty Sir Horace Gentleman of The Specials. I would also like to thank everyone that's posted on here and reminded me of the talent of Mick Karn. -
NBD: Tokai Hard Puncher 'Boxer' style... Holy cr@p!
Sardonicus replied to Duarte's topic in Bass Guitars
Not normally a fan of red basses but, even I have to admit that the red with gold hardware looks mighty fine. May I also congratulate you on the line "if Arnold Schwarzenegger were a drag queen", I now have this mental image which is both scary and strangely alluring. -
I plug a lead into my bass and that then goes straight into a Peavey TKO 115, a line goes from the amp into the desk for front of house sound. Nothing complicated but it works. I'm looking forward to playing again soon as I missed a couple of weeks thanks to finally getting covid.
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I can only imagine the toll that must take on you. I played acoustic and sang lead vocals last Sunday and it was the first baptism service that I've played in, the atmosphere was electric, it's always a joy when someone commits their life to Christ.
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I used to swear by Schaller strap locks but now I use the rubber discs on all my basses and guitars.
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Spelling mistakes are a great way to get hold of a bargain on the likes of Facebook Marketplace, search for Epiphany and you will find loads of Epiphone guitars. I once saw a cracking little Tanglewood bass where the seller couldn't make out what the logo said and advertised it as Canglewood.
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@Len_derby Your experience in the holy trenches makes you the perfect person to contribute to this thread.
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@Richard R It feels like I've been playing for a lifetime. In my short tenure, I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that somewhere, there is a list of golden rules that everyone apart from me, must abide by. Other members of the Worship Team must; Never learn the songs. Never answer a text. Never arrive on time. Never give a f**k. If I started listing everything that's happened over the past 12 months to cause me to nearly leave, it would be pages and pages long.
