jeroenvanhulsteijn Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Seems I signed up in 2021 but never gave a proper introduction. Well here goes. My first post I guess in 2 years. One of my team mates from the musical team said to me: bassists are very supportive people. I took the compliment and told her I was a guitar player in disguise. This year I started playing bass again as one of the ministry teams in church needed a bass player (I dare say that every team needs the bass). Some twenty years ago I played bass with a choir for a couple of years. I picked up a cheap Adonis bass that was covered with Lego blocks and was fully enjoying the bass again. I shifted to an Epiphone EB3, but couldn't stand the neck dive. In spring I found a really cheap Stagg EUB that was salvaged from a pub wall by someone. It was cheap enough to encourage me to try playing the EUB. And I must say I'm enjoying the heck out of it playing this thing. At home and in church it goes into the DI straight to the mixing console. At home I use an Ibanez BE10 for some EQ'ing. At the moment I use an Audio Kitchen TSTDI. But it will be on holidays at CharlieTuna's place for a while. I don't really use effects with bass. But I do tend to buy effects that could work out with both bass and guitar. At the moment my gear is more guitar orientated though (Williams Audio MK1-Strymon Deco v2-Subdecay Echo Box-Boss CH1-Audio Kitchen TST DI). If in need of an amp I have a ZT Lunchbox acoustic and a Harry Kolbe Single Twelve for some more volume. Other gear are an electric twelve string (Stoney Creek Obsidian), old swedish acoustic archtop, Tom Barth Tommyhawk acoustic travel guitar and a G Sharp electric travel guitar. I got my wife and two daughters at home. And a bunch of collegues at work. I take effort in being a work planner at a construction company. Well, sometimes it works out, sometimes everyone seems to live outside their schedules. Most probably I won't be a very very active posting member (busy family man). But I find this site a very informative source for everything bass. So I hope to be able to contribute some sensible things. Best to you all and God bless! Greetings from the Netherlands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) greetings jeroen! sounds like a busy life you have there ...so all the more important to enjoy some music making with family or friends i'm a newbie here (although a bass oldie) and BC seems to be like a virtual mix of family and friends - hope you also find some interesting discussions and helpful info here when you're able to call in i like the quote, supposedly by a Mr J Lennon: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" Edited October 3, 2023 by sandy_r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Welcome Jeroen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Richard R Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Welcome aboard! Hats off to anyone who can play EUB, I have tried a couple and found it hard going so I retreated. 😁 Lots of church bassists here, do say Hi on the playing in church thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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