hellllloooo, right where to start ?,please excuse my inane rambling as i am somewhat tangental,
just decided my midlife crisis is to go back to bass playing turned forty but cheaper than a mistress or sports car (do not want one of them as i have a bike,not part of my mid life crisis always tried to keep riding(suzuki gs750 heavily modded) but had a break of seven years cos of daughter.....shes great!. ).
never was much cop on a bass but really did use to enjoy it and after getting meself a aria pro 2 magna series and a cheap 40 watt amp i am finding despite still being crap i really like it as it is not engineering d i y or working.
so here is the first in along string of drivel !.
always had trouble with me right hand speed tend to fall over myself a lot if that makes sense or at best a dubious dubl`e entendre` i know i spelt it wrong but who cares too old to be bothered now,any ideas or stratergies welcome or net help???.
used to play a aria heritage laser (active) ,,now realising i never should have sold it played much smoother with that old crate so if anyone fancies a swap for my pristine magna mail me!!, even if the laser is scabby as long as it is straight i dont mind.
like playing all sorts but love geezer butler(sabbath) have managed to hack out a few songs in the past two weeks all be it a bit sketchy but loadsa fun and my daughter is well amazed as she thinks i am a boring old fart these days, she likes the white stripes and ...wait for it queen!!!.
so we have lots of time together when ma` is at work laughing loads and taking the pee out of each other other stuff i like includes audioweb,the cult ,thin lizzy,lynarnd skynard,and some 70`s and 80`s rock,,,boring eh?.
well thats me really up here in the wilds of norfolk,
i suppose i need to practice more and develop my own styles etc and learning to read music is the next step.
i have no problem rattling out a scale but loads of problems following some song and figuring it out, it all seems or i make it seem more complicated than it should be especially when some of my friends who play six strings rattle `em out no probs.
this is starting to sound depressive it should not be, i love the bass and think it is and has always has been a vastly underated instument ,
just listen to dirty women by black sabbath or for a simpler song rain by the cult without the bass they are bugger all.
hi ,,love to all,and once again hello,
yours all bassed up yet again 15 years on , mark.