Andyalfa Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hi there, I’m Andy, a fat, grey, middle aged bass guitarist based in Leicestershire, UK. I first picked up the bass back in the mid 80’s, but had a long lay off while I “grew up”. Luckily, now I’m back in the fold and I currently play in a local covers band who play pubs and functions whenever we can. We do stuff ranging from Blondie, Duffy, KT Tunstall and the Undertones through to Rainbow, The Quo and Guns N Roses. I play a 2006 Fender USA Precision bass through an Ashdown ABM Evo II 500 combo, which proves sufficient for most venues we play. I am currently looking into taking the upright route, and am saving up for a Stagg EDB. Hopefully we’ll manage to find enough numbers for me to get to play it at gigs! Musically, I love blues, reggae and rock, with a strong bias towards good bass players. My heroes are Jah Wobble, Bill Laswell, Norman Watt-Roy, Flea, Mark King, Noel Redding, John Entwistle and many others. Recently, I’ve been making a few tentative forays into the world of Jazz, which has opened my ears to the likes of Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Christian McBride and Charles Mingus. Boy those guys can play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Welcome Andy, Stay away from that Jazz though! It's not good for you. Good to have you on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassJase Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I used to go out with a girl in Leicester, is the shed still open and smelling like a public toilet? And I used to go watch live jazz bands on a sunday afternoon in the theatre cafe, aaaahh happy days..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyalfa Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 [quote name='BassJase' post='351390' date='Dec 11 2008, 12:29 AM']I used to go out with a girl in Leicester, is the shed still open and smelling like a public toilet? And I used to go watch live jazz bands on a sunday afternoon in the theatre cafe, aaaahh happy days..... [/quote] Oh yes, the Shed is still there. Great showcase for young talent. Not that I'll ever play there, being old and talentless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 welcome dude, i moved from Leicester just over a year ago, im a Leicester lad through and through! Gaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small_lump_of_green_putty Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 [i]What has Leicester ever done for the Romans then?[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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