Greetings from the Ealing area

[Dirtydave77]

Good evening one and all

Hope everyone is doing well..

Never really know what to say on these sort of things.. But here goes.

My name is David and I have been trying to play the bass/guitar for about 16 years now. Mostly playing along with cd's in the bedroom, or trying to make some sort of noise with mates. Still haven't really got a clue what to do with it to be honest. So I think it's about time I got myself some lessons!

Are there any teachers in the west London area that would show me what to do with a 5 string?
Would be up for learning some blues, rock, jazz and METAL!!! Nothing too technical to start with. But just enough to point me in the right direction.

Well here's what I have so far:

Washburn BB5 (purchased last weekend!)
Epiphone Les Paul special
And my mates 10w practice amp

Well there you go.. SO any tips, hints, tabs or just a chat. Bring it on

Peace

David

[Cat Burrito]

Welcome to Basschat David

[Hamster]

Ummm - where to start!

Lessons - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=26"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=26[/url]

Gear - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=18"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=18[/url]

Black squiggles on lined paper etc - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=31"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=31[/url]

Dig into the forum, meet some of the West London Massive and be inspired!!

Welcome!

[Clarky72]

Welcome to Basschat David, you'll be surprised how much you'll learn just from reading this forum, there's some guys (and girls) here with a huge wealth of knowledge and everyone's really friendly and helpful!

Steve

[Telebass]

Howdy, from West...England!

[xilddx]

Hello Mate.

Jakesbass has visited me in Ealing before, depends on when he's rehearsing. Amazing teacher.

[Steve Woodcock]

Hi David, and welcome.

I teach and am based just down the road from you in Acton. Drop me a PM if you'd like any more info.

Steve

[Marvin]

Welcome.

Theory and technique forum may be a good place to look to tide you over until you find a teacher. It's better than a book as you can ask questions. Obviously

[sdgrsr400]

Dave Marks is teaching in Acton: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79181"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79181[/url]

[tarcher]

Hello and welcome David.
I was down in Hanwell today at a rather good guitar shop tucked away in the back streets.
I'm just up the road in South Harrow where we have a couple of locals doing open mic nights.
I can put you on to an excellent teacher up in Carpenders Park if your interested.
Pm for a phone number if you want more info.
Enjoy the site