Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello people, Im Joe. Ive been playing bass now for ... erm ... 5 years now. And ive enjoyed every second, and its the best thing a guitarist buddy of mine ever talked me into. My first bass was a wesley, a cheep thing to get me started. It did the job, by after a year it became very nasty!! lol. You get what you pay for. My Second and current bass guitar is a Shine 6 string. Ok shine arnt the best make out there, but it does the job, and ive pretty heavily customised it now, so theres not much original shine left. I am a bit of a gear head, but it stems from working as a sound engineer, and doing a BSC in Audio Recording Technology, of which im in my final year and i cant wate to leave, its been fun, but ive had enough now. So in terms of gear, i have just the one FX pedal, its the KORG AX3000B Of which ive created some custom pre sets, its an awesome versatile pedal,and it does more than i want or need, great for experimenting with. I have 3 amps ... =s lol, My main amp is a 160 watt Laney R4, a nice sounding amp, an old Taorque 100 watt amp from the 80's and a 300 watt Laney HardCore. The reason for these amps is, i use the Laney R4 in my room, The Laney Hard Core on stage, and the second bass player in the band im in uses the Torque 100 Watt. So. The Band - RockMelon!!! Joining RockMelon has been an awesome experience!! I love playing live music, and just jamming with the guys creating music thats just so much fun to play. You can find out more about us and listen to our music at; www.rockmelon.co.uk www.myspace.com/therockmelon also on facebook and youtube. Weve played Sheffield's, Leadmill and The plug, as well as Blast Festival 2009, of which we headlined the second day, of which the Sugerbabes Headlined the 1st. Mainly our gigging scene is in mansfield / chesterfield / sheffield, but we try to get about a bit too. Were currently looking for a new drummer so if anyones interested, get in touch!! Last year we headed on down to london to record 3 singles with The Animal Farm, im currently mastering these as part of my coursework o my degree. You can preview the unmastered version on the myspace! Once mastered were hoping for radio play. Anyway Back To Me, Currently im looking through some guitar books on speed playing, as im into virtuoso musicians such as Vai, Joe Sat, Mr. Big. And im hoping to brush up on my theory, as im wanting to get out there after ive finished uni and get a job as a bassist / musician. Id love the band to make it, but i cant rely on it. I do love fancy techniques and technical riffs, but i like to think i know when theres too much or a song just needs something simple. Im always striving to be different and improve my skills. Any questions, dont hesitate to ask, I want to be sociable so please get in touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borisbrain Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Joe, and greetings from a fellow Midlander. Have fun, stay groovy, and keep belting out those low B's. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenic Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello, and welcome to the forum. Well, well - the midlands contingent seems to be increasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hiya and welcome to Basschat from a fellow midlander (Nottingham). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Ayup! & Welcome.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Peanut!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 awright our kid? wheer bout in the midlands yo from? i used come from dudley.. someones gotu ayit lol i cn type proper raylee! welcome btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 thanks for the welcomes guys, Im from mansfield / chesterfield area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Welcome dude! My 2nd bass was also a Shine 6 string! It served me well for a good few years that did, still got it too just in case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 [quote name='chrismuzz' post='1129076' date='Feb 15 2011, 11:18 PM']Welcome dude! My 2nd bass was also a Shine 6 string! It served me well for a good few years that did, still got it too just in case [/quote] Yea, there not a bad make, ive had mine i bought mine after playing bass for a year so that was ... 4 years ago now, theres not much original shine bass left anymore though, i cant help but alter it, but it suits me, feels rite and sounds good so thats all that matters i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 [quote name='gub' post='1128688' date='Feb 15 2011, 06:24 PM']awright our kid? wheer bout in the midlands yo from? i used come from dudley.. someones gotu ayit lol i cn type proper raylee! welcome btw [/quote] Hey Dude, cheers, im from mansfield / chesterfield area. thanks for the welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hey people, would you mind checking out my other topic and helping me out? heres the link ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=123210&st=0&p=1128346&#entry1128346"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;#entry1128346[/url] And thanks for all the welcomes! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 2 bass players? How did that come about? I had a listen to your music briefly on myspace but I couldn't really tell there were 2 of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 [quote name='Jam' post='1131193' date='Feb 17 2011, 03:55 PM']2 bass players? How did that come about? I had a listen to your music briefly on myspace but I couldn't really tell there were 2 of you![/quote] Hey Dude, Thanks for checking us out man, even if it was brief, Yea the two bass player thing is a lil odd, lol, But its come about as i sometimes take the role of rhythm guitar on my bass, using loads of fx's and distortion, wich means the lead singer can fill the gap i leave with his bass, And yea, on those particular recordings you wont here two bass guitars, but if you check out this recording you'll see us both in action. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCWcPTMAVg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCWcPTMAVg[/url] And heres our youtube link, Theres a few interviews of us on demon fm that might explain things a lil more, [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRockMelon#p/u/4/j-l5oQs3MWY"]http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRockMe...u/4/j-l5oQs3MWY[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 [quote name='Joe 'Dingo' Wright' post='1131500' date='Feb 17 2011, 08:27 PM']Hey Dude, Thanks for checking us out man, even if it was brief, Yea the two bass player thing is a lil odd, lol, But its come about as i sometimes take the role of rhythm guitar on my bass, using loads of fx's and distortion, wich means the lead singer can fill the gap i leave with his bass, And yea, on those particular recordings you wont here two bass guitars, but if you check out this recording you'll see us both in action. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCWcPTMAVg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCWcPTMAVg[/url] And heres our youtube link, Theres a few interviews of us on demon fm that might explain things a lil more, [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRockMelon#p/u/4/j-l5oQs3MWY"]http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRockMe...u/4/j-l5oQs3MWY[/url][/quote] Its by far not our best performance how ever, Just thought id throw that in there, Its unfortunately the only example i can give you of the two bass's i suppose its a taste, il have to get too work on mixing the tracks weve recently had recorded, of which there are much better versions of 'Disposable Love' and other songs, Il let you know when that happens but it wont be till ive sorted out all my final year uni stuff. have a flick through the vids of us at the leadmill, there poorer recordings but the performance are much better, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Cool, thanks for the info dude, I'll have a look later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 'Dingo' Wright Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 [quote name='Jam' post='1132053' date='Feb 18 2011, 11:53 AM']Cool, thanks for the info dude, I'll have a look later [/quote] S'alrite mate no worries, if you wonna know anything else just let me know. infact i have made another post with a bit more info on the band do heres that too. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=83076&st=140&p=1131710&#entry1131710"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;#entry1131710[/url] Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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