Gaffophone Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Hi everybody ! My name is Anthony aka Gaffophone, I'm pretty shy, especially on boards in english, that's why I did not register before. Now it's done and I hope you won't be afraid by my english Anyway, I'm a french bass player since nearly twenty years now (ouch... I'm so aged ?) A few years ago I bought a BN5 (natural grain) which was dream for me since a loooong time. That's my only bass since I'm not this kind of player who needs many models. I can play just one at a time and need months and years to really know a bass (who thought "like a woman" ) I played a long time in a Big Band and many little pop/rock bands. Well, I don't really what to tell you... if you have questions, please ask See you ! Quote
henry norton Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Oui, bienvenue! Toi langue c'est tres bien. J'habite le France pour cinq annee mais mon Francais c'est terrible. Tu comprend????? Quote
Dad3353 Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Salut, Tony, et bienvenu au forum... Il y a quelques francophones ici, mais anglais est 'de rigueur' en général (sauf exception comme ici..!). T'es en quel coin..? Je suis en Basse Normandie (d'où le '33, 53'...) depuis plus de 30 ans maintenant; j'ai l'impression des fois de commencer à comprendre..! Pour Henry... Bravo, pas mal. Un petit remarque, tout de même; le mot 'terrible' est un 'faux ami' qui, en France, veut dire plutôt 'damned good', voire 'excellent' (comme 'Ecoute-moi cette basse, elle est terrible..!'...). 5 ans..? Pas assez. Comme je dis souvent, les premiers 40 ans sont les pires, aprés quoi ça s'arrange un (petit..) peu..! Apologies to all the others; 'Google' this, and you'll find that it probably wasn't worth the effort... Quote
clarkpegasus4001 Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Hi nice to have you here.....wot no Vigier? Quote
Blademan_98 Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Welcome, I bet your English is better than most of BCers French! Quote
Platypus Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 [quote name='Blademan_98' post='1330315' date='Aug 6 2011, 08:32 PM']Welcome, I bet your English is better than most of BCers English![/quote] Fixed! Welcome to Basschat Quote
BottomE Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 [quote name='Gaffophone' post='1329119' date='Aug 5 2011, 07:14 PM']Hi everybody ! My name is Anthony aka Gaffophone, I'm pretty shy, especially on boards in english, that's why I did not register before. Now it's done and I hope you won't be afraid by my english Anyway, I'm a french bass player since nearly twenty years now (ouch... I'm so aged ?) A few years ago I bought a BN5 (natural grain) which was dream for me since a loooong time. That's my only bass since I'm not this kind of player who needs many models. I can play just one at a time and need months and years to really know a bass (who thought "like a woman" ) I played a long time in a Big Band and many little pop/rock bands. Well, I don't really what to tell you... if you have questions, please ask See you ![/quote] Bienvenue mon ami. Quote
Gaffophone Posted August 7, 2011 Author Posted August 7, 2011 Merci à vous tous ! Thanks a lot ! Next step: try to answer in an existing thread @ Dad3353: je suis à Dijon depuis peu, originaire de Besançon... toujours dans l'Est quoi. Merci pour le piège avec "terrible" Quote
BottomE Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 [quote name='Gaffophone' post='1331272' date='Aug 7 2011, 07:24 PM']Merci à vous tous ! Thanks a lot ! Next step: try to answer in an existing thread @ Dad3353: je suis à Dijon depuis peu, originaire de Besançon... toujours dans l'Est quoi. Merci pour le piège avec "terrible" [/quote] I lived in paris for 3 years and Pau for 2 years. Les annees parfait! My first child was born in Pau and is officially Basque! As you can guess i love France. A + Quote
Gaffophone Posted August 7, 2011 Author Posted August 7, 2011 Well I must say that Pau is a beautiful town and the whole region is gorgeous. Paris is cool for a few days but I can't imagine living in such an environment ! Quote
leschirons Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Salut Anthony, Je suis anglais mais il y a huit ans que j'ai habite' en France (La creuse 23) Tres belle basse. J'ai eu un BN5 aussi comme la tienne. Bienvenu. Your English is fine. Quote
BottomE Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Gaffophone' post='1331418' date='Aug 7 2011, 09:42 PM']Well I must say that Pau is a beautiful town and the whole region is gorgeous. Paris is cool for a few days but I can't imagine living in such an environment ![/quote] Yes, the whole south west is beautiful. We just had a holiday around Capbreton, Anglet, Bayonne and then a visit to Pau to see old friends. Paris is fantastic. I didn't have children at that time - just me and my wife so we really enjoyed our time there. We lived in the 13eme near Chinatown and Place D'Italie. I was lucky enough to have played in a 7 piece funk band in Paris - my French is rubbish but we communicated by funk! Happy days. Here is me and kids at the Fete de Bayonne [attachment=86508:bayonne_with_dada.jpg] Edited August 8, 2011 by BottomE Quote
Gaffophone Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 [quote name='BottomE' post='1332083' date='Aug 8 2011, 02:56 PM']Paris is fantastic. I didn't have children at that time - just me and my wife so we really enjoyed our time there. We lived in the 13eme near Chinatown and Place D'Italie. I was lucky enough to have played in a 7 piece funk band in Paris - my French is rubbish but we communicated by funk! Happy days.[/quote] Ah music... universal language [quote]Here is me and kids at the Fete de Bayonne [attachment=86508:bayonne_with_dada.jpg][/quote] Yes, with traditional clothes at the back of the picture, easy to guess. I've never been to Bayonne but I hope I will. I don't know for you people around the world but here in France, we often go to visit other countries while we have so much to see in our country. On the other side journeys in foreign countries is a good thing to discover and understand other cultures Quote
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