Another lapsed bassist returning

[Little Helios]

Hellooooo! I returned to bass playing last summer after a long gap and it's fantastic to be back on the instrument that feels like home.

 

My bass journey began in 1983 when I was 14. I taught myself by playing along to Iron Maiden records in my bedroom, having already honed my craft posing in front of the mirror with a tennis racket. I played in some dreadful teenage rock bands on my little Fender Musicmaster, which I still have, and which still sports the set of Rotosound Swing Bass strings I put on it in 1984. (I'm not a frequent changer of strings.)

 

In my mid 20s I discovered I had a good singing voice and felt I had to move over to guitar in order to accompany myself. Never got very good at it though, and had to rely on collaborators for recording and gigging. After 30 years of everyone saying "Hey, you play your guitar like it's a bass!" I finally got the message.

 

So here I am. I'm having fun exploring a few different basses, and the one which feels like my bass-of-a-lifetime is a Nate Mendel signature Precision – I love it so much. Fortunately my husband hasn't found out how much I spent on the Rickenbacker.

 

Looking forward to getting to know you all and ever learning from your expertise.