Ech, another Aussie

[churchofamon]

Hey all,

 

I'm back to playing Bass after being a guitar pretender for a couple decades. I started learning on bass when I was 17, was in a house with a couple musicians until I was about 21, and then moved out on my own and that's when the guitar started. Playing Bass again feels like coming home, and it feels good.

 

Currently main bass is an Ibanez SR500, and I also play a Yamaha BB614 fretless that I adore. Have a Ray34 on the way, a childhood "want" inspired by players like Simon Gallup, Al Doughty, Flea and Louis Johnson (and I can't afford "the real thing".)

 

Cheers!

[sandy_r]

28 minutes ago, churchofamon said:

Hey all,

 

I'm back to playing Bass after being a guitar pretender for a couple decades. I started learning on bass when I was 17, was in a house with a couple musicians until I was about 21, and then moved out on my own and that's when the guitar started. Playing Bass again feels like coming home, and it feels good.

 

Currently main bass is an Ibanez SR500, and I also play a Yamaha BB614 fretless that I adore. Have a Ray34 on the way, a childhood "want" inspired by players like Simon Gallup, Al Doughty, Flea and Louis Johnson (and I can't afford "the real thing".)

 

Cheers!

 

Greetings from across the globe!  I'm a newbie on BC, too (but long in the tooth) - I hope you find, as I have here already, some new friends and maybe some new info, about everything bassic (!)

 

Edited September 10, 2023 by sandy_r

[Geek99]

57 minutes ago, churchofamon said:

Hey all,

 

I'm back to playing Bass after being a guitar pretender for a couple decades. I started learning on bass when I was 17, was in a house with a couple musicians until I was about 21, and then moved out on my own and that's when the guitar started. Playing Bass again feels like coming home, and it feels good.

 

Currently main bass is an Ibanez SR500, and I also play a Yamaha BB614 fretless that I adore. Have a Ray34 on the way, a childhood "want" inspired by players like Simon Gallup, Al Doughty, Flea and Louis Johnson (and I can't afford "the real thing".)

 

Cheers!

At least you’re no longer a gui-tard 

welcome to the light 

[Richard R]

Welcome aboard, and welcome back to the low end.

Nothing wrong with playing guitar. But, to paraphrase George Orwell "Six strings good, four strings better" 

 

(I mostly play 5, so I'm not sure where that sits. 😁)

[sandy_r]

11 minutes ago, Richard R said:

 

... to paraphrase George Orwell "Six strings good, four strings better" 

 

...was that when he was playing with Big Brother and the Holding Company, back in 1984?

 

[...i'll er, let myself out, then...]

 

[ezbass]

 

 

[SpondonBassed]

Welcome Chap.

[Geek99]

On 10/09/2023 at 08:29, sandy_r said:

...was that when he was playing with Big Brother and the Holding Company, back in 1984?

 

[...i'll er, let myself out, then...]

 

No, save yourself the effort, I’ll do it for you 

[Geek99]

Nationality is not important here @churchofamon