Richard R

All about the cakes, about the cakes, no nibbles.

Last time I was skiing, a good few years ago. However we have booked for February! 😃

We might need a handwash station, queuing system,...

If there are no takers, see if your local charity shop wants them rather than tipping them. Our British Heart Foundation shop likes getting sets of magazines, apparently they always sell on well.

And occasionally delivering awesome bass prayers!

Interesting - Can you post a link?

What a strange and excellent show! Thanks for that, I shall make my cooking mad daughter watch The Great British Bass Off sketch. 😎

Isn't Spotify wonderful? I would never have come across Guru Guru otherwise!

Ah well, you're excused. If you had already bought two Sadowski's and an Overwater then that would be different 😁 I do know what you mean about spending more time with things you like though. The bass I first bought was a Brawley Artemis, but for some reason I knew I would want the 5 string version. When one came up here I had to buy it, even though I wasn't really good enough to buy another. The 4 string is a lovely instrument but hasn't been played since. And I in September I may have swapped a Ford S-Max for a 2006 Jaguar XK 4.2l mid-life-crisis. Like your bike, I could never take it even close to the limits, but I think it is a really beautiful piece of design and engineering.

Lack of ability - which I will address over time - and a demanding day job - from which I hope to eventually retire and then have both time and ability to play in a band. Of course I'll be >70 and won't have hearing, energy or continence... More seriously, hats off to those who can and do manage to get out and gig. The rest of us - the punters - do genuinely appreciate it. 👏

Welcome aboard! Lots of Americans on the forum, as well as UK pro and theatre musicians and church bassists. You'll fit right in. (There are also rank amateurs like me who can't play The Chain.) What's the bass?

Welcome aboard I read that as a Peavy Millstone 🤣

Will definitely be worth the wait. Gets comfy chair....

Welcome aboard! There is very simple advice to follow as a beginner bassist. Keep the beat and don't buy another bass until you can play the one you have. Not sure how many people obey it, but it's still good advice.😉

Welcome aboard!

I completely missed voting, but they were all excellent. And then I went down a complete rabbit hole having followed BandCamp's "Play more tracks like..." recommendations. 😉 @Stub Mandrel, @xgsjx.

The thing to remember is that this thread is a bit of a "safe space", so people can and do vent their frustrations or ask for advice with awkward situations. Chances are that if you're active on this forum then you probably take music and your playing more seriously than many other people who can play an instrument but for whom it's not a passion. Many of your fellow band mates may only play in church, and hardly practice other than for the service. That's OK - they serve as they can. It is annoying when people could do far better for a modicum of effort, or change songs at the last minute, but we're called to be gentle with each other. We're called to be Christians first, and musicians second. If it ever becomes the other way round then we've screwed up and need to get our priorities straight. I am not a great player, I'm adequate and improving. Some services go well, others not so. Today I was constantly ahead of the beat on "Lord Reign in me", correspondingly late on "Build My Life", and goodness alone knows what happened on "Big Family of God" when the low D suddenly came out 12db louder than expected, clipped the input DAC, and sounded like a herd of farting elephants! However the BL (who is 30 years my junior and a superb musician), knows that I'm putting in the practice and slowly getting better, so he wants me in the band. As he's tolerant with my playing, I'm tolerant that he sends songs late, changes his mind, and is considerably less organized than I am. Maybe see if you can turn up and play "socially" with the band with no time or service pressure and just see how you get along? So as @oldslapper says, don't let this thread put you off if you feel you want to worship.

We are going to have to organise a Midlands Bass Bash, just so you can show this off!

The 1000th episode of The News Quiz 👍

Sepia ink for the headstock, same as that top left image?

Welcome aboard! Glad to hear you're starting to play again. Lovely bass!

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