OzMike Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 A hearty hello to you all! I'm actually half Australian / half- Estonian - so I carry the psychological burden of being a convict's son AND of being repressed under the Soviet Union. I find playing bass to be an effective way of dealing with these issues, and have been doing so for ... err ... too long now. A couple of decades. Here in Tallinn I'm playing blues / rock / soul tunes with a couple of younger guys, hope to be out gigging 'soon'. I'm definitely a bit of a hacker at this, but my theory is that practice can largely make up for deficiencies in natural ability. Instrument-wise I'm a traditionalist, I guess- I prefer Fender basses, and have a couple of Japanese ones ('75 J-reissue, '62 P-reissue), a beater Mexican jazz and a '94 MM Sterling for slap (at which I am not so atrocious). Amplification wise it's small / light as I have no car ... GB Shuttle + Aggie GS112 and Epi 112. Have been reading the forums now and feel more at home with UK humour than the 'vibe' at TB so decided to join up. Thanks for having me, and would be happy (although it's a long shot) to catch up with fellow bassists in Tallinn for a beer. Cheers Mike PS Some tunes from previous projects are up here, if you care to listen [url="http://www.myspace.com/mikeboth"]http://www.myspace.com/mikeboth[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome to Basschat, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome to Basschat Don`t let the convicts & commies grind you down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Hi and welcome Mike Only been here a few months myself and have learned a lot from the guys on BC. Cheers Dave Edited February 24, 2011 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Hiya mike and welcome to the forum ,we are not a bad lot really and humour plays a big part in most threads ,i have to admit to spitting my bear out on more than one occasion! Edited February 24, 2011 by gub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Hi Mike and welcome [quote]feel more at home with UK humour than the 'vibe' at TB[/quote] You old flatterer Hope you enjoy the forum. Edited February 24, 2011 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 there's a vibe at tb? i must have miss that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 [quote name='gub' post='1140216' date='Feb 24 2011, 08:11 PM']Hiya mike and welcome to the forum ,we are not a bad lot really and humour plays a big part in most threads ,i have to admit to spitting my bear out on more than one occasion! [/quote] I need to chew bears to fit in here? Thanks for the warm welcome, all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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