steperrin

Had a band going last year, we learned a handful of covers then went and done an open mic. First and only time out. Shifting commitments and priorities did for us in the end, which was a shame as we weren't completely awful. Keen to get another group together and scratch that live itch.

I never got on with ukulele basses. I've tried a friend's a couple of times, I play almost exclusively with a plectrum and the thick, rubbery strings don't respond well. I currently own the Epiphone Thunderbird I got started on, a Fender Jazz and a Squier Jaguar short scale.

Stephen here from the Black Country. Exiled out to Brummagem for the last few years but the passport's good to get back in when the need takes. Being from the same part of the world as Ian Hill, heavy metal is pretty much in the DNA. I tried guitar when I was around 20, failed and spent the next decade uhmming and ahhing over whether I'd find four strings easier... ... So I bought a ukulele. A few years of playing with my local ukulele group I finally got inspired to give bass a try and have never looked back. I've been playing for three years, accompany the uke group at our twice-monthly pub meets, plus the occasional gig, and have had a couple of failed attempts to get a band going. Gigging in a real band remains my main motivation for learning a proper instrument. Hi there!