LeftBass2022

1 hour ago, lidl e said:

this was THE video back in the day. 

 

I never took to the style.

Interesting.  I’ll give this a try later,  I’m intrigued!
 

Lots of support for the Squier machines.   Good to hear!

4 minutes ago, knirirr said:

 

I can (particularly a nice bit of piobaireachd), though I've slacked off recently due to the lack of somewhere remote yet convenient for practice.

As for slap, I can't play it because I've never tried to learn, and wouldn't want to.

Interesting.  I thought slap bass was an integral part of bass playing.  This is news to me...

Yeah, I paid  £130 for mine.  Cheap as hell.  Best first bass I could have got.  Love it!

I’m still very new to all this so modifying isn’t something I’m into yet - although I did replace a dead pickup, just with a Wilkinson one.  Not expensive, but does the job.   Really good feedback from you guys, appreciate all of this knowledge. 😎

I had no idea that there is an ‘Anti-Slap’ movement.  Until now.  Is it not cool?  Why is it bad?

Funny ain’t it.  I’ve just put away my Ampeg BA115 and got a Line 6 Lowdown 110 amp for practise and portability - it’s good for its size - but the Squier seems to suit it better.  Maybe it’s the older strings,  I dunno!

I think I prefer my Squier Jazz to my Fender Jazz.  Anyone else feel this way?   I dug out the Squier and I just think it sounds better.   The Fender is a new Player series,  nice enough,  the Squier is just a Squier.  But - if I had to give one up right now, I’d keep my second-hand Squiggly.  I’m even thinking about getting a Squier P.bass to see if it compares to the Squier Jazz.  Maybe I’ll sell the Fender?  Any opinions welcome guys.  😎

On 13/05/2023 at 13:41, snorkie635 said:

Hello Glenn. 
 

Excellent attitude. I really hope it works out for you and the Gigging Glenn becomes a reality. Try to play with others, even if they are better than you - this need not necessarily be in a gigging environment. You'll pick up examples of when to sit back and when to play harder; when to let the music breathe, etc. The more you become involved, the easier it will be to get that band together - maybe even well-before you retire.

 

Best

 

Snorkie

Thanks Snorkie.   I'm still mates with the drummer and we've got some plans to try out which is exciting,  possibly an opening in a punk band that he's in - plus a few other possibilities, so I'll just keep working at it.

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

 

I think a lot of folk think that they should’ve started sooner, myself included. But then, I’m reminded of something Morgan Freeman said about getting into acting so late in life, he said something along the lines of at least he’d started doing it, the other option was not to have done it at all, which was much worse than being a late starter.

I like that.   Anyway, my idea is was to be just good enough to maybe join or even start my own - local band when I retire in ten years from now.   Plenty of time for practise...

Hi all,

  I'm Glenn.  I bought a Squier Jazz Bass lefty a bit over three years ago and started learning, as I've always really  tended to pick out the bass lines in songs over melody, so it seemed the natural choice of instrument for me.   I took some online modular courses and self-taught too,  then last year briefly joined a band and made some music-friends,  I still try to play every day and teach myself new songs, anything from Kate Bush to Metallica to Duran Duran to Cyndi Lauper, Police, Dire Straits,  I'll try to learn anything if I like the sound of it!  

    Last year I bought a Fender Jazz Player Series and I'm always adding to the list of songs that I can play,  I just love it.  I'll never be a master at it, but it's just the best thing ever.

BTW - I really would like a bass tab for 'Blinded By The Sun' by the Seahorses - the thread on here seemed to fizzle out and I still have lots of gaps in the song to fill - so if anyone can help with that?....😎