Dr_Bass Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hiya folks, I'm new here, but had a bass guitar in my life since 1978. I started with a short scale Fender Musicman and have been playing a variety of long and short scale beasts ever since. I've been bass player for the Space Rock/Experimental outfit THE RIDERS OF DISCORD since 1979 and we are celebrating 34 years of making a god awful racket by trying to get something online. Currently playing a Yamaha 5 string, Aria Acoustic Bass and my vintage CSL Jazz (with original 30 year old black plastic coated strings .. those damn things never need replacing!!!!) Looking forward to meeting more of the Bass Obsessed of the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leen2112 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hello and welcome Dr 30 year old strings?? Really? Space rock eh, are we talking Hawkwind here? Cheers Leen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Bass Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 When they reached the 10 year stage and appeared to have no audible loss in quality (kept comparing them to old recordings) it became something of a game to see how long they would last. Sadly the E string is beginning to thin at the machinehead, but they still sound pretty amazing. I am now looking for another set of polymer coated strings to replace them .. see if I can't get another few decades between string changes! Hawkwind, yes ... we worshipped at that altar many times. Steve Hillage as well (though more in the funky vein!) Six strings! Whew ... I am still getting my head around the fun of having that Low B string on my 5 string. It will a while before 6 strings tempts me too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Welcome, Dr, from the spirit of 1978 (as in - disco fan) and the spirit of the 80s and early 90s (as in - trad metal fan). And 34 years in a band is unfeasibly cool! Join the fun on here, this is a great community. PS If you're near London, you might like to come to the London Bass Guitar Show in March, Megadeth's David Ellefson is one of the guests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Welcome doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Howdy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BassTractor Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hello, good Doctor, Welcome to the fold! I hope you'll like what the fold has to offer. Enjoy! best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Welcome 30 years on the same set of strings is very impressive!! Think of all the money you saved in not buying strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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