voxylady Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hi, I have been playing bass for about 6 weeks now; after a 6 month search for a bass player I got practising and filled the bottom end frequencies for my band, The Flotels. I have a '69 Gibson EB-0 copy, an Avon Rose Morris job and am looking for a Fender Jazz Geddy Lee for my small hands to tinker on. Rig wise, the Ampeg SV-T Classic would be most welcomed under (or beside) the Christmas tree this year but I have got a Hartke/Ashdown head cab setup now. Style wise I am a James Jameson, Donald Duck Dunn afficionado. Old school rn'b/stax pop and rock. Plonking and singing at the same time is the hard bit but I'll get there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Jamerson and Dunn. Babbit too no doubt? Very Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hi and welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) welcome to the forum. I only picked up a bass at last xmas myself. I have found this forum a good plce for advice. As for playing and singing at the same time. I was watching Talking Heads last night, and noticed that David Burns on Whistle Test was clearly keeping his head angled at his fret fingering hand and the mic was in a close position where he could sing into it at the same time as he played, but the playing was obviously taking the bulk of his concentration. Maybe thats the way to go about it.? Edited September 14, 2010 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Welcome to Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxylady Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thanks for the playing and singing advice, I seem to be going down the Macca route of keeping the neck high and angled and playing groove riffs over and over again until I can sing the right line over. I don't want to compromise interesting bass lines for singing cause I have been singing for ages. What a lovely welcome to the bass community! Great to have this kind of forum for advice and information. I will be checking out Babbit, thanks. www.theflotels.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hi & welcome to the forum. Always good the hear about bass players doing the vocals as well. I got the hang of backing ok but take my hat off to anyone who does the lead vocals as well. I've always fancied a go and I have a song in mind. Enjoy the forum, it gets a bit addictive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) Welcome! Bass-playing frontperson? Go fer it! Wish I could do more than backing vox... Edit: And unless ye be WonderWoman, or have BIG hairy mates, you'd be well advised to stay off the SVT route... (So says old, knackered, and much surgically abused bassist). Edited September 16, 2010 by Telebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Welcome to Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Welcome aboard and enjoy the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 And another welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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