xilddx Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1320264430' post='1424638'] Fantastic! Thank you so much Silddx - hadn't got that far in my exploration of this site [/quote] There is so much to explore! I sometimes wish I was a n00b again, it felt like a massive treasure chest and very exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Haha! I'll need to spend a lot of time on this site from now on! I'm only beginning to find out its gems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1320264129' post='1424632'] Absolutely. Bass playing has helped me deal with turmoil in my life in the last few years (splitting up with my partner after 16 years, finding an entirely new group of friends, coping on my own financially, that sort of stuff). Music is medicine for the mind. [/quote] Yay! I can relate to that. The split with my partner (after a mere 11 years) is the main reason I started learning to play bass. It's been an abosulute tonic. And I'm sure I wouldn't have practised every night if he'd still been there cluttering up my flat with his presence. And I'm a gurl, and I'm left handed. But I play right handed since both my hands are equally incompetent fretting or plucking It's a lot of fun on here, hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 LOL! Love you sister! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I am glad the lefties are identifying themselves. It will make rounding up much easier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Finacial trouble, then coming to basschat?! Avoid the marketplace like the plague Welcome to the forum bluejay! I'm one of the younger Basschatters but i talk and rant like an old fart already haha! Again welcome and home you enjoy your time here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Thank you AttitudeCastle! I don't see any hints of anything old fart-like in your post Machines, be nice to us grrrls, will you, and even lefties have rights Edited November 3, 2011 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Howdy! Must get an URB someday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do get one, if you're even remotely curious! It's the second best thing that's ever happened to me, after the "normal" bass guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hi bluejay, welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Thank you! Still mostly lurking and reading but loving it nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 I've been a member for one month today, and very happy I am that I joined. Threads that are both interesting and fun, friendly discussions, a wealth of info to be found both in past threads and in expert members' very helpful replies to my recent questions, and the knowledge that there will always be someone who shares your experiences. Thank you all for making me feel at home here. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 First anniversary bump! I've been a member of Basschat for exactly a year today, and loved every moment. I can safely say that being part of this community has not just helped my cofidence as a - still very amateurish - bass player, but also changed my life for the better by allowing me to meet a fantastic group of friends in person, as well as giving me several equally great long-distance (BC/FB/email) friendships. I'm also delighted that I've been welcomed as a regular poster by the whole community and invited by the owners and admin team to help a little with running the site (on Twitter). Here's to many more years as a happily active Basschatter, and hopefully as a bassist. And to all you guys and gals, a big thank you for collectively being by far the best online community I've ever been a part of. I hope life is/will be as good to you as it has been to me so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Happy anniversary Bluejay! I can pretty much second everything you have written above. BC has helped to give me a massive confidence boost. I've learned loads and it has been great to meet some of you in the flesh. Especially you, my sister! Hope we can meet up again soon. Shell x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Bah! How can our lives be good? You still haven't married us! Congrats on your first year! You may now proceed and congratulate me with my first year and a few weeks. best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Aw, thank you Shell and Bert! Us girls will meet up in person again soon - we'll find an excuse - and Bert, until this country legally allows polygamy, I'll have to take my time whilst choosing only one of you wonderful guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUI101 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hey Bluejay, Reading through this thread has put a proper little smile on my face..... I guess somethings just restore faith in the humanity of others. Happy anniversary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thank you GUI! This really is a fantastic place to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 1,348 Posts in just a year??!! Blimey - and I thought silddx could talk!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1351809268' post='1855821'] 1,348 Posts in just a year??!! Blimey - and I thought silddx could talk!! [/quote] And Bluejay never posts in Off Topic either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Oi! LOL! In fact, I appear to have totalled 1,624 posts so far, so there must be quite a few in Off Topic - mostly on the monthly photo comps threads I think... Honest, guv, I really try to make relevant posts whenever I can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hiya Bluejay Thought I'd seen a lot of posts lol. Glad to see you like Warwick basses Ellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) Hi Ellie! Yup, another Warwick fan here - they're small and sound great, even the cheapo versions I have If I compare my list of gear in my first post with that in my present sig, I notice I must have given in to a certain amount of GAS during these 12 months... But it's obviously not over - GAS is never really over! Edited November 2, 2012 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1351884101' post='1856647'] Hi Ellie! Yup, another Warwick fan here - they're small and sound great, even the cheapo versions I have If I compare my list of gear in my first post with that in my present sig, I notice I must have given in to a certain amount of GAS during these 12 months... But it's obviously not over - GAS is never really over! [/quote] They are great basses. They can feel a bit heavy though, my fretless certainly is after a night of gigging lol. I nearly decapitated my guitarist with the Buzzard once! I agree GAS is never really over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 GAS acquires a different dimension when you play left-handed, because you have to deal with the additional problem of finding out whether the model you'd like to have actually exists as a lefty... that can result either in you not being able to spend your money, or you having to spend more than you planned at first. I'm still gassing for a real double bass which I still would have no space for in my flat, and which would have to be a decent "native" lefty - making the whole idea a very long-term dream of mine As for the occupational hazard of decapitation by bass-neck, I suppose it's not as bad as decapitation by egomaniac guitarist or mike-swinging vocalist prancing around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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