Moody Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Hello there from Nottingham, my Bass Tutor pointed me in the direction of the great Basschat, so as they say, here I am! I've been learning Bass since October last year, having moved over to the Deep Side after a debatable year learning the 6 string. Something just didn’t quite…connect. I’ve not looked back since picking up the Bass – studying was always an issue with the Guitar, however with the Bass, I barely put the thing down. So gear…. I play left handed and I was fortunate to pick up a Lefty Fender (Mexican) Jazz Bass for a reasonable £150 or so off of eBay, it plays really nice, and was hardly used by the previous owner – no scratches! Mrs M bought me a funky Fender Rumble 25 for my {cough} 30th {cough}. I work way during the week, so I’ve a StealthPlug that I use as well. I’ve likened the Bass to raising children – get as much info as possible then take the bits that work for you (?)!!! I suppose major problems at the minute are: timing, timing and timing, trying to run before I can walk, oh, and timing. Looking forward to contributing to what seems an awesome forum! John Quote
David Nimrod Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Welcome to Basschat... there's loads of good stuff going on here... Quote
Dr Fene Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Lefty! You need to look at my Tokai Jazz in the classifieds . John Quote
LeftySteve Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Hi John, always good to see another lefty! Steve Quote
Dread Bass Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 yeah another lefty in notts a mexican jazz at £150 is a total steal well done Quote
skywalker Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 Hi John Seems to a few of us gathering around the area, we may even make an East Midlands bash before long. I got the Rumble 60, I am not one for all the effects and cables going everywhere, I like to just plug in (fender to fender) and play - works for me. Best of Luck Steve Quote
Moody Posted February 6, 2008 Author Posted February 6, 2008 Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Yep, I'm defo thinking £150 was a steal. It's an immense machine. Sounds like a bash might be on the cards then! Quote
rorykins Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 [quote name='Moody' post='134825' date='Feb 6 2008, 08:35 AM']Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Yep, I'm defo thinking £150 was a steal. It's an immense machine. Sounds like a bash might be on the cards then![/quote] MOODY! welcome to the forum! Quote
BigRedX Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Welcome! Lots of us from Nottm now. I'd certainly be up for a local bash... Quote
metalmaniac Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Welcome. Im loughborough, thats East Midlandsy enough. In fact I was in your fine city last night. Oh how cheesy rock city is on a friday night. Quote
thomas Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 I'm also a lefty in Nottingham, can anyone tell me of any bass tutors round here, I cant find any in the tutor forum. Quote
David Nimrod Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 [quote name='BigRedX' post='137088' date='Feb 9 2008, 01:32 PM']Lots of us from Nottm now. I'd certainly be up for a local bash...[/quote] Anything I can do to help organise... Quote
skywalker Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 [quote name='David Nimrod' post='144638' date='Feb 21 2008, 07:56 PM']Anything I can do to help organise...[/quote] If anyone has ideas for a venue I don't mind helping get organised. Steve Quote
Moody Posted March 6, 2008 Author Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) [quote name='thomas' post='144631' date='Feb 21 2008, 07:49 PM']I'm also a lefty in Nottingham, can anyone tell me of any bass tutors round here, I cant find any in the tutor forum.[/quote] Thomas, sorry for the delay, just sent you a PM. Also, yeah, lets get a Notts meet together. OK, venue? Edited March 6, 2008 by Moody Quote
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