DaytonaRik Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Hi all, Just joined and thought I'd best follow protocol and say "hi" A bit about me - long time guitarist, short time bassist! I've played guitar in rock bands for 20 odd years but found myself as a pure vocalist in a band a few years ago. That was until the bass player quit so I decided to step into the breach and took on four-string duties I admit to having an absolute ball and thought it might be a lot of fun to contine as a bass player and three years later I find myself playing in a Thin Lizzy/Gary Moore cover (not tribute) band. I guess that suits my pick style of playing quite nicely but I'm slowly teaching myself to move over to finger-style for the odd track and for self-improvement. I guess as a guitarist I've no real bass-playing heroes but Neil Murray has always stood out as a cracking player, along with Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan. The rock crowd I guess! Also rate Chris Childs (Thunder and The Union) as a very good player. Gear-wise I picked up an 80's Bass Collection EB310 to start with and recently a Schecter Omen Extreme and run through an Ashdown ABM500 1x15 combo with an ABM 2x10 extension cab. I've always had a thing for Thunderbirds (I used to use a Firebird) so no doubt one of those will wing it's way into the collection in due course. Anyway - enough waffle from me - I look forward to browsing through the forums and exchanging views/comments with you all in due course. Rik Quote
Marc S Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Hi there Rik, Welcome to the forum Anyone who rates Steve Harris can't be at all bad Quote
Johnm93 Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Wotcher! Just seen Lizzy on the Telly - from '78 - good stuff. Quote
Scrubnut Posted November 28, 2013 Posted November 28, 2013 Welcome. I'm new too. PS you mention Arry Arris...I was at Maiden's first proper gig. I'm not old though....! Quote
ezbass Posted November 29, 2013 Posted November 29, 2013 [quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1385643859' post='2290579'] Also rate Chris Childs (Thunder and The Union) as a very good player. [/quote]At last someone else who knows Chris; a top player and thoroughly nice bloke, a big influence on me for sure. I used to see him loads with pub circuit stalwarts Bad Influence until other commitments meant he had to leave. Chris Childs and Harry James are one of my all time favourite rhythm sections, good singers too. Oh yeah....welcome Quote
tredders Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) I've known Rik "in the real world" for ages (and coincidentally through sports photography, not music), so it's nice to see him on here. One word of warning, though. He's still got a number of those weird little shortscale 6 string things in his possession. Once a guitard, always a guitard Welcome mate - look forward seeing you spending a fortune on the sales forums, like the rest of us! Edited December 6, 2013 by tredders Quote
ratman Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Welcome Rik. Enjoy the banter here [quote name='tredders' timestamp='1386362971' post='2299422'] look forward seeing you spending a fortune on the sales forums, like the rest of us! [/quote] Ah, so it's not just me spending too much here. I'm not alone, lol! Quote
DaytonaRik Posted December 9, 2013 Author Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) The shopping list is already growing - a Sandberg relic Jazz and a Thunderbird to name but two! Think I'll stick with t Ashdown gear but swap the 1x15 combo for a head an 2nd cab Edited December 9, 2013 by DaytonaRik Quote
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