BaggyMan says Hello

BaggyMan · March 6, 2014

Well technically I am not a newbie per se, as I have had a basschat account for a few years. Thing is I have been quite focussed in my lack of posts so far.
I realized this after a rather pleasant chat with some chaps from basschat at the recent London bass show, so here is my hello…again.

I have been playing bass since 1980, blimey that’s 34 years…feeling old suddenly.
I have played rock, function bands ( that’s where the cash is..) and a whole bunch of side projects covering a good few hundred gigs.

I am an incurable sufferer of Bass Acquisition Syndrome, having bought/sold/re-bought and resold well over 50 basses in those 34 years.

Here’s a rough list for the geeks out there

P basses – Columbus, Squier, Crafter, Fenix, Squier and no-name Chinese.
J basess – Squiers, Fender, Crafter
Various Ibanezs, Yamaha, Washburn (that’ll be the 1980’s then) Vester, OLP and Musicman.

[b]Weirdest Bass[/b] has to be an electric blue Ibanez EDA 05
[b]One’s I wished I hadn’t sold[/b]: Yamaha TRB Mk 1, Fenix j bass fitted with now heinously rare and expensive Zemaitis handbuilt pickups. ’98 Stingray.
[b]One I’ll never sell[/b]: Zemaitis fretless custom
[b]One's I should never have bought[/b]: original olp 5 string (crap), Ibanez 6 string bass (too wide neck)

30 odd years of playing has left me blessed with a decent collection:[list]
[*]1989 Zemaitis fretless custom
[*]2005 Geddy Lee signature jazz bass (Japanese version)
[*]2006 G & L US version SB-2
[*]Sterling ray34, bought last month, a good and inexpensive alternative to my old and missed stingray
[*]Tobacco sunburst 2000 vintage Squier p bass
[*]White Squier p bass with fretless ex-Jazz Squier neck
[*]Ibanez BTB 5 string
[/list]

a couple of basses in bits

Mark Bass P501 Amp and cabs. TC electronics combo.

As far as influences go Geddy Lee, who lets face it is the the BOSS, Billy Sheehan, Richard Bona, Chris Squire and so many more.

Worst band name?.....(as ugly as a.) Busted Couch :unsure:
Worst habit?: Ebay :mellow: