Ou7shined Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 (edited) Hi fellow bassists. My name is Rich. <- that's me. I live in Aberdeen, I'm 40 and a full time dad. I've been playing guitar for well over 20 years now (whoosh - gone just like that) I don't think that I'm all that good really but whatever it is I'm doing I must be doing right as fellow muso's and fans alike seem to rate me. I've always considered myself more of a guitarist (6 stringer) but over the last few years circumstances have conspired against that notion and I keep getting typecast as a bassist. After a 2 year break from music to pursue the career mentioned earlier and long history of playing in grunge bands (were talking original scene here - not the current yoot resurgence) I was headhunted and persuaded to join a brand new Pearl Jam tribute band called... wait for it... Pearl Jammin'. It's a wee bit odd that I'm the same age as both our guitarist's combined, but as they never guessed that I'm a wrinkly until I let slip down the pub last week I'm not that bothered about it. We are gigging and pulling in a fair crowd in Aberdeen venues. We've got bookings for further afield coming up too. I would put my bass playing style down to years of hooking into the minutia of Geezer Butler magic. Other influences have been Horace Panter (The Specials - my first favourite band) , Flea, the subtle tones of a chap called Walters from a 60's outfit you may have heard of named Pink Floyd have helped and now I am coming to appreciate just how good Jeff Ament was/is. My own creations smack of Soundgarden. I have a great appreciation of all types of music but very little tolerance for modern chart stuff which I see primarily as regurgitated pap geared toward a consumerist market rather than providing for an enthusiast one. I'm particularly taken by [b]Opeth[/b] at the moment - which might say a lot about me actually. My gear -> [b]Ibanez SRX300[/b] + [b]Boss GT-6B[/b]... ...and that's pretty much it really. I'm quite literally "sans amp" I generally DI from my GT-6B into whatever PA we're using and if circumstances dictate, I can DI to the PA from my Laney RBH700 which I simultaneously pump into a 10" Peavey wedge to use as a bass monitor for me and the drummer. At home I practice through my NAD/Castle hi-fi - my neighbours love me and at rehearsals I use whatever lump the room provides - usually Peavey or Ashdown. I'm technically pretty rotten and not up on pro gear so I guess I'll not be much help 'round here but as a veteran I might be able to chip in with my tuppence from time to time and I'll probably ask some dumb-ass questions to top up my failing grey matter too. Right, I need to go to bed now... this has taken faaar too long to do. Night all. Mind how ye go. btw : fit like = Aberdonian for hello Edited August 7, 2007 by Ou7shined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Hi Rich welcome to the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Nae bad, fit like yersel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 [quote name='neepheid' post='42309' date='Aug 7 2007, 08:57 AM']Nae bad, fit like yersel?[/quote] Ha ha a fellow granite city loon. If you're [b]un[/b]lucky enough to be passing by the Moorings this Saturday night you'll get a lugful of us rockin the shop. If the Moorings ain't your cup o tea (and lets face it they are shall we say "niche" :ph34r:) we've got Drummonds and The Lemon Tree coming up too. Are you gigging? What do you play yersel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='42378' date='Aug 7 2007, 11:13 AM']Ha ha a fellow granite city loon. If you're [b]un[/b]lucky enough to be passing by the Moorings this Saturday night you'll get a lugful of us rockin the shop. If the Moorings ain't your cup o tea (and lets face it they are shall we say "niche" :ph34r:) we've got Drummonds and The Lemon Tree coming up too. Are you gigging? What do you play yersel?[/quote] I might check it oot on Saturday. I quite like the Moorings, mmm mental Belgian beers. My gear is in my signature. Not gigging, never have done. To be honest I've been a total beginner for 4 years. My girlfriend sings and plays sax in a couple of bands though and she's spurring me on a bit to improve, basically giving me a kick up the backside to practice more. So maybe one day I get GAS like anyone else, and I've really been bitten by the bass building bug. I'm more assembling than outright building at the moment, but there's a 21x14x2" slab of walnut waiting for me to go one better and design my own body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Mmmmm waaalnuuut! One of my favourite woods. Swirly. Your custom jobs look wicked good luck with the fretless. I'm probably gonna have to get a fretless at some point too if I'm to do Jeff Ament any justice but for the mo I'm using my GT-6B to simulate one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16Again Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 aye aye loon, foo's yer doo's? pearl jam tribute, i'd like to see that! d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Ma doo's are aye chappin' thanks. I was gonna type up some dates for yiz but it's just quicker to copy over a flyer. (I hope this outrageous self promotion doesn't contravene forum rules) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Hmmm, most fascinating... they appear to be communicating in some sort of language... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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