oggiesnr Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Hi there, I'm Steve and I have a long but interrupted career of playing bass. My first bass was a Dallas Tuxedo Bass (c1950ish), insanely narrow neck (about the width of a match box) and insanely deep as it had no truss rod. Bought for a tenner from the bass player in a local covers band who got an ultimatum from the other band members! Anyway a year later (1975ish) he moved to guitar and I bought his other bass (£20 this time), an Antoria EB3 copy which I still have, and played it for a covers band and depping C&W. Then I moved into my other love which is squeezeboxes and the bass went on the backburner but still got bought out on occassions. Fast forward a lot of years and I got the bass bug again and I'm now the proud owner of a Tacoma Thunderchief which is great for sessions in pubs, it sounds great and I don't have to amplify it. However I'm considering a move into upright as I now find myself playing for a Border Morris team and in the open I have to compete with up to five melodeons or accordions plus assorted others. I can make myself heard but I'm not sure that a slap technique is going to be good for the Tacoma in the long run All the best Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Welcome Steve. It sounds like you do some interesting stuff. I had to face the outdoor acoustic bass problem for ocsasional jobs. Instead of going for a DB (I'd have to get a new car!) I got a small combo amp that will run on batteries. It's a Roland Micro Cube and you can even carry it on your shoulder like a man-bag When you say a border morris team, is that the border between East Yorkshire and England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 We are gathering quite a club of members from Hull and nearby. Welcome. I've been stuck in Hull since 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Ey up, lad! I also live in east yorkshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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