Leonard Smalls Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Not sure if I've introduced myself before, but here goes: I've been playing since about 1983, in various bands from punk to funk to rock to jazz. As far as I'm concerned - if it grooves heavily I'm in! I'm in shropshire, and currently in a funkrock band whose members are spread as far afield as France, Leeds and Shropshire so we don't rehearse very much at all. And the other band is a free jazz improv thingy, where we improvise in a free jazz sort of way Basses are a Wall Custom 2, Sandberg Basic and emergency fallback Kawai Sleekline, playing through Rocktron Utopia and Qtron, via Yamaha FX770 FX into Marshall Jubilee amp and PD cab. And I'm an electrician when not playing bass or riding bikes (mountain and '74 Guzzi!) Quote
Blademan_98 Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Welcome aboard! There are a few of us bass player bikers! Nice kit list How often do you gig having to cross a sea for some band members? Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted February 19, 2012 Author Posted February 19, 2012 Only gigged once in France - took 2.5 weeks over it, ferried to Spain, gig near Montpelier then bimbling around France with no room in the car boot for anything but bass gear! Bass heroes, btw, are Bootsy, Norman Watt-Roy and Larry Graham... And no, I'm not really a slap bass player. Quote
Blademan_98 Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Have you seen that Norman is selling his bass on eBay at present? Here: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORMAN-WATT-ROYS-1962-PRE-CBS-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-THE-BLOCKHEAD-SHORELINE-GOLD-/180819389316?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a19aceb84#ht_1114wt_689"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORMAN-WATT-ROYS-1962-PRE-CBS-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-THE-BLOCKHEAD-SHORELINE-GOLD-/180819389316?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a19aceb84#ht_1114wt_689[/url] Edited February 19, 2012 by Blademan_98 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted February 19, 2012 Author Posted February 19, 2012 No! I've met him though - I booked Wilko Johnson for our village hall once... Off to ebay now for a look! Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted February 19, 2012 Author Posted February 19, 2012 Lawks! £9995... I think I'll get 3 Alembics instead! Quote
Blademan_98 Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 My thoughts exactly.... Well, I actually asked my misses if we can afford it. Apparently not Quote
LukeFRC Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1329667295' post='1545538'] Not sure if I've introduced myself before, but here goes: I've been playing since about 1983, in various bands from punk to funk to rock to jazz. As far as I'm concerned - if it grooves heavily I'm in! I'm in shropshire, and currently in a funkrock band whose members are spread as far afield as France, Leeds and Shropshire so we don't rehearse very much at all. And the other band is a free jazz improv thingy, where we improvise in a free jazz sort of way Basses are a Wall Custom 2, Sandberg Basic and emergency fallback Kawai Sleekline, playing through Rocktron Utopia and Qtron, via Yamaha FX770 FX into Marshall Jubilee amp and PD cab. And I'm an electrician when not playing bass or riding bikes (mountain and '74 Guzzi!) [/quote] you don't see many of those Kawai Sleeklines about, what's it like? Quote
BassTractor Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 Hi Leonard, A belated welcome to BC! OK then, your '74 Guzzi beats my '57 or so Victoria. best, bert Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted April 20, 2012 Author Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1334859952' post='1622583'] you don't see many of those Kawai Sleeklines about, what's it like? [/quote] It's currently hanging on the wall - only picture where you can just about see it is this! Quote
LukeFRC Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1334906146' post='1623139'] It's currently hanging on the wall - only picture where you can just about see it is this! [/quote] wow. that was a sight for sore eyes over breakfast! How does it sound/play too Quote
LukeFRC Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 and WHAT a picture for your introduction thread! Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted April 20, 2012 Author Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1334908346' post='1623182'] wow. that was a sight for sore eyes over breakfast! How does it sound/play too [/quote] It's nowhere near as good as my Wal, sandberg or Parker, despite the EMGs. Which is why it's hanging on the wall. And we were well known for our collective handsomeness back then - probably about 1989! Quote
alanbass1 Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 er, welcome...I think. I played in the London Cowboys with Jerry Nolan back in the 80's and he would have been proud to have been in a band with such a look Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted May 20, 2012 Author Posted May 20, 2012 Aye - we were proper fashion victims! Didn't matter what we sounded like so long as we were looking good. Or at least crazed... Quote
daz Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Aha, Shropshire middle of nowhere. I know it well Welcome. (I only once road a 1970s Moto Guzzi,850 and the brakes failed, just as I was coming up to a roundabout. I ended up riding straight over the grass in the middle!) Edited May 20, 2012 by daz Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted May 20, 2012 Author Posted May 20, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1337518766' post='1661198'] Aha, Shropshire middle of nowhere. I know it well Welcome. (I only once road a 1970s Moto Guzzi,850 and the brakes failed, just as I was coming up to a roundabout. I ended up riding straight over the grass in the middle!) [/quote] Never had the brakes fail, though the throttle stuck open once on the A1... Got it up to around 120mph before realising switching the engine off would stop it! Good noise though... Quote
daz Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1337520285' post='1661232'] Good noise though... [/quote] What, you screaming in terror or the engine ? Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted May 20, 2012 Author Posted May 20, 2012 You wouldn't have heard me squealing like a girl over the vtwin racket! Quote
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