Trav Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) Hi all! In my late 40's and only now actually looking to pick up my own bass for the first time to get back into playing again. I say again, the last time I played was somewhere around 20 years ago! Self taught myself at school in the final couple of years there, getting myself to a point where I could back groups/singers in school concerts effectively then started making random appearances on stage with friend's in Edinburgh for a couple of numbers (usually Sympathy For The Devil, Rockin In The Free World and/or Whole Of The Moon - they were the "guest songs") on his WAL and Fender Jazz basses. After a change in life circumstances, stopped going along to see them then ended up on a slightly "hobo" style life with a more addresses than the number of years for the past 10 years so adding to the house contents was never on the table - until now! Still trying to work a budget out but have started to look around various sites for potential deals to get me back into learning again - and for some reason have a strange fancy to go straight to a 5-string... Will I join friends back on stage when I go back to see them (they're still gigging!) - yes. Will I ever hope to do anything more than that? Naaaah - really just want to enjoy picking one up, playing along with my favourite tunes and dream of what might have been if I'd stuck at it in my younger years! Edited May 23, 2020 by Trav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Welcome Trav. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwinbass Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Hi Trav, welcome to the site👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Welcome @Trav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Hiya Trav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Good evening, Trav, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Whoa whoa whoa. what’s all this Trav malarkey - we can’t be confusing the issue... hi Trav...I’m Trav too. hi I'm so confused. like the first time I met another boy called Andrew. welcome x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Whoa whoa whoa. what’s all this Trav malarkey - we can’t be confusing the issue... hi Trav...I’m Trav too. hi I'm so confused. like the first time I met another boy called Andrew. welcome x I'd use my middle name but that's Andrew... Erm, oh, wait.... NOOOOOO! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, Trav said: I'd use my middle name but that's Andrew... Erm, oh, wait.... NOOOOOO! Aaaarghhh! I’ve just fell off my chair. I’ve been sick as well. Too much to handle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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