guitarjong Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hi All, I'm Jon and I have a confession to make......I am a guitard........I feel dirty now......:-) Luckily I am also a long standing bassist, so that makes me ok I hope??? Strangely enough, and maybe somewhat uniquely, I am both a guitarist and bass player in the same band. We are a three piece based out of Leicester and, whilst I am on the only bass player in the band, I am also the only lead guitarist in the band. I just swap between electric and acoustic guitars or bass depending on what tune we are playing. All good fun, but it does mean three different rigs need schlepping to every gig. Anyway, I've been reading posts on this forum for a few months and thought that I should sign up and say hi. So hello everyone. I've certainly found this forum an interesting place to be. My band have just released our first album. All written, recorded, engineered and mixed by ourselves, although we did farm the mastering out. After 22 years of playing bass, I am finally looking at buying my first bass amp (don't ask) and I've got some questions, but I'll post those under a separate thread in the correct forum. Our album is free, so please download a copy from http://www.rosedalecrossing.com/download Or it can be streamed from http://www.soundcloud.com/rosedalecrossing I'll pop into the relevant forum and post my amp related question. Cheers Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hey man, don't take names to yourself, I have two penises too You know what I did having to play guitar and bass in the same band? I got me a Steinberger doubleneck bass and guitar, and used my POD X3 LIVE for both, using separate patches and outputs/inputs and just switching between the two in the songs. I could carry both rigs on my back without even really feeling it. I don't have to do that any more, but I still have separate bass and guitar gigs. Be proud you're a multi-instrumentalist, it's a massive advantage, and I firmly believe makes one a much better musician. Good to have you here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Sling your hook clever pants..... and take your new friend with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hey Jon, Welcome to BC! Nice introduction you wrote. I love you already. After 47 years of playing keyboards (professionally for two decades), I still have no amp for them (don't ask). Anyway, enjoy your stay! best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarjong Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Thanks for the welcome guys......:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 If you can manage to be a decent guitarist, decent bassist, and average singer (ahem ), it is certainly easier to get live work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hiya Jon I'll never moan again after looking at the effort you must have to make to do the gig with your 3 piece. And I never use the term "guitard" as some of my very favourite players are guitarists. Welcome and good luck on your amp search. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarjong Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thanks again for the welcome. The use of the term "guitard" was tongue in cheek. I mean, at the end of the day, we all play guitars and we aren't drummers.....:-) (joke!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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