pjb13.bass Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]Hi all,[/b][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]My name is Pete. I am 55 and have been playing bass for 41 years, (must take a break soon though as I'm busting for a wee!).[/b][/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][b]I was actually on here before, a couple of years ago, but I had a run in with the Jazz police, literally, and I got the hump and left. This time I am determined not to get embroiled in controversial threads, rise to the bait when provoked and, most importantly, not to talk to anyone on here named after a Tolkien character.[/b][/font] [b][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]Musically I'm of the 70's rock vintage but, with the exception of Jazz and heavy slap, I have played just about every type of contemporary music including pop, blues, country, soul/funk, reggae, punk, rock n' roll, Irish, klezmer & swing; plus the function circuit where I played everything from strict-tempo to lounge. For the last year or so I have been mostly engaged with a folk-rock acoustic trio where I play an electro-acoustic bass, ( Ibanez AEB with XLR out), directly through the PA...decent sound and less gear to hump around. I also do most of the lead vocals in that band as I have done in many of the bands I've been in. I'm getting a hankering though to get back to some more challenging bass-lines which leads me nicely on to the thing that prompted me to return to Basschat... [/font] [font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]I have just had a serious attack of GAS and have today ordered from Alex and the lovely Claire at Barefaced a Big Twin II plus an Orange AD200B head from GAK. So I just wanted to talk to other people who would understand and possibly share my sense of excitement and anticipation. In order to fund this latest attack I have quite a lot of gear to sell...4 basses & 3 cabs... which I will be putting on the appropriate boards once I've organised decent photographs. I appreciate that it's not the done thing to sell your gear on this thread but if anyone does want more details please send me a private message...I assume you can do that?[/font][/b] [b][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]Notwithstanding my new acquisitions I would be keen and delighted to chat about any subject to any other bass-player regardless of their age, sex, level of experience/ability, style of playing, preferred type of music, nationality, creed, sexual orientation etc. The only thing I would ask is that you embrace the philosophy of 'agreeing to differ'. I really really do not react well to pithy and dismissive remarks. I also firmly believe that making music is an art form so if you are of a VERY technical disposition we probably don't have too much in common.[/font][/b] [b][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]So! I look forward to talking to as many of you as I can.[/font][/b] Quote
Dad3353 Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Good evening, [s]Pippin[/s] Pete, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Quote
pjb13.bass Posted July 2, 2015 Author Posted July 2, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1435870395' post='2813288'] Good evening, [s]Pippin[/s] Pete, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. [/quote] Well thank-you Dad. I look forward to speaking to you. Quote
madshadows Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Hi and welcome to basschat Pete, have fun John Quote
spongebob Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Welcome Pete, greeting from the Kentish coast! Quote
police squad Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Hi Pete, greetings here from St Margarets Quote
ras52 Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Welcome, from the is-it-or-isn't-it-in-Kent land of Bromley! [quote name='pjb13.bass' timestamp='1435866661' post='2813258'] [b][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Alex and the lovely Claire at Barefaced[/font][/b] [/quote] Wot, so are you saying that Alex isn't lovely? Quote
steve-bbb Posted August 2, 2015 Posted August 2, 2015 canterbury is not kent is it? might as well be in france Quote
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