tischbein Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Hi all, name´s Oliver, from Hamburg, Germany. Not quite young anymore I started learnig this great instrument 2 years ago at the age of 42. Tough to find a band at my age, unless one is into speed or death metal... I´ve been through about 15 basses and a bunch of equipment trying to find what I like. I guess it´s a lifelong journey Right now I am very happy with a Sadowsky NYC Standard and a LeFay Singer IV; a Modulus Quantum FL is a bit too much for me, so I´m hoping to sell it here. Amp is an Eden WT1205 with a 410XLT and a Schroeder 1215L, plus a Barabass combo with a 12er speaker. Lovin´this forum being more down to earth compared to the blubber on talkbass. Quote
tischbein Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 Equipment is getting there... so now I gots to concentrate on practicing and finding a friggin´band.. Quote
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Have you looked on the internet for bands lookin for bassists in your area? Z x Quote
tischbein Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 ´course... young guns playin speed/death metall stuff, a few bluesbands that have been together for 75 years !! Hard to break into those bands. i´ll start looking for a big band or gospel band for starters. Maybe the´re a bit more forgiving. Oh, I forgot... started in a punk band last year.. but got tired of playing gggggggg-aaaaaaaa-ccccccc, etc. and their constant beer chugging. Guess I´m a bit picky ?? Quote
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Hey, i play in a punk band. they dont have to be boring basslines. I've had great fun writing ska influenced basslines, then fitting them into punk songs Z x Quote
tischbein Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 I love ska and I love ska punk bands... they are very successful in northern Germany. Quote
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Nice so what ska punk bands you into? x Quote
tischbein Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 Right now it´s pure ska like: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Rude, mon... Quote
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 nice! I love Less than Jake, but how they were about 8 years ago.. with the full brass section! so glad i got to see them when they were like that! i was..9? i think Z x Quote
tischbein Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 Lucky you... this is also pretty cool: [url="http://www.skamones.de/"]http://www.skamones.de/[/url] It has developed some from the days of Bad Manners and The Selecter. Ska lifes. Quote
yorick Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 G'WAN..... Form a Tankard tribute band. And welcome!!! Quote
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