Hello from Lowestoft

[Paul_1991]

Hello, I have been browsing this site for a few weeks now, so I thought it was time to sign up!

I am 16 and have been playing bass for 4 years, my bass guitars are a Musicman SUB4 and a Tanglewood R4K which was my starter bass. For amps, I use a Fender 60 Frontman and Fender 15 Rumble and I use a Boss GT6B for effects.

Mainly I play songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Victor Wooten, Jimi Hendrix, Arctic Monkeys and others.

[Kiwi]

Welcome Paul. I'm guessing not everyone in Lowestoft likes The Darkness then?

[Dood]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='89998' date='Nov 17 2007, 07:33 PM']Welcome Paul. I'm guessing not everyone in Lowestoft likes The Darkness then? [/quote]


lol.. actually, no one does in Lowestoft.. thats why they live practically next door to me now lol lol... I jest.... of course!

[Paul_1991]

The Darkness....First album was big, second was nowhere near as good as the first.

They're not really mentioned round Lowestoft now anyway, a forgotten band now.

[Sean]

Welcome, Paul. Nice gear btw.

[GreeneKing]

Hiya Paul and welcome.

How do the local pronounce Lowestoft btw, is it:

Low e stoft

or

Low stoft

always wondered and suspected it might be the latter.

Peter

[Dood]

it's the latter, but I (not being a local) have always called it the former.

However, I can't help thinking that, as a 'toft' is a dwelling, enclosure or out building; I wonder if the area had something to do with a chap called 'Lowe'?

My local history isn't all that!

[GreeneKing]

Hehe, coming as I do from a place called Mersea Island, Essex in name but Suffolk in nature, we always called it Low stoft but I just wondered what the 'official' verdict was.

Thanks Dood

Pierre

[Paul_1991]

Thanks for the welcome guys...

As for the Lowestoft pronunciation it does vary among the locals, I tend to pronunce it Low Stoft, but there is a lot of variation involved.