Hi all. Names matt from telford(shropshire)
new to bass(got my bass for xmas,5string westfield) and currently waiting on a laney rb8 from gak at some point today:-D
Played guitar on/off since I was 16(25 in a few weeks...god, I feel old now) and have wanted to play bass for years just never got round to it/had the funds. In the past year+ Iv been playing bass lines on my guitar and really enjoy it.
love all music, from blues to pop to dance to metal to funk and pretty much everything inbetween (hardcore racist gangsta rap not really my thing thou.lol)
Guitarwise I have a ibanez rg470(tuned to D standard,lovely guitar,dislike the floyd rose when restringing/tuning...), epiphone les paul studio in red which I tuned to E standard and is my fave guitar to play all round(ibanez has a nicer neck for solos/lead playing, but the epiphone is a great rhythm/riff machine), my first guitar which is a les paul copy(Called the beast by whoever made it..lol.tuned to C standard with zakk wyld sig strings on) and a westfield electro-acoustic which is very similar to a ovation(sp?), nicest sub-£1000 acoustic iv played to be honest and I have that tuned to E standard.
amp wise, I was going to get a giggable amp before I was invited to join a band as bassist so still only have the digitech rp90 for effects/practise and the peavy blazer practise amp. Im happy with them:-) anyways...will get to play with the two guitarists in my bands gear when they are not looking;-)
other than music, Im really interested in photography(studying it at uni, but really just want to get out there on my own as I feel ready) so if you need promo/live photography for your band..basschat forum discounts;-)
hope y'all had a great xmas and new years and that 2009 is full of hard rocking times for you:-D
peace
matt h
