Running Man Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just signed up to Basschat - there's a lot of useful stuff in here, wish I'd found it earlier! 18 months ago I picked up the bass again after a 20 year layoff. I'm trying to do it right this time and am having lessons which are proving interesting, useful, confusing and hard in equal measure, but I think it's making me a better player than I was all those years ago. I live in Swindon and am practicing with some local guys but would like to get into a band with regular gigs at some stage soon. I have acquired 2 basses in the last year - a Mexican Fender Precision from e-bay which I like a lot (I had one in the past but had to sell it to buy a car to get to work) and a Crafter Jazz copy which surprisingly good to play considering the price. I picked up a second hand Peavey TNT 115 BW combo which has proved plenty loud enough so far, although I am still struggling to make sense of all the knobs and buttons on the front ("shelving" went on the wall and "chorus" was the bit between verses in my day!). Looking forward to learning and contributing to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Afternoon and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Hey Running Man Welcome to the Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) Hi Running Man and welcome Yes - these 'modern' amps are a bit worrying, with all their bells and whistles. Back to B, M, T and Vol. So much easier. IIRC, Fairport's Dave Pegg has been known to turn out with a Crafter, so you're in good company. Edited September 8, 2009 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Hey Welcome to basschat! Z x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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