teej Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Hi there, I've been enjoying reading posts in this forum after I came across it a week or so ago, and I just had to sign up and join in. I've been playing bass for just over 30 years, 20 of those on upright. In fact, I've hardly touched a bass guitar in the last 15 years. I play a 1969 Excelsior: a Boosey and Hawkes import from Czechoslovakia (that's what it was called then anyway), but there's also a Rickenbacker 2001 and a Gibson EB3 neither of which I can bring myself to part with. The upright has an Underwood pickup, and I use a Fishman Pro EQ preamp into the band's Yamaha Stage Pas 500. Sometimes I use a Polytone Mini-Brute amp, but I like the sound of the pa better - it's much more natural. I work with Red Jackson, a blues trio, playing a mix of old-time delta blues and ragtime, boogie, chicago blues, new orleans grooves, jump jive/swing and rockabilly. It's the best band I've played with and I really look forward to going to work. We're all pro musicians, and our angle on that is busking: we take our show onto the streets of busy towns in the south of England with a small suitcase generator and pa system, selling cds and shifting the business card. About 95% of our work comes this way, from people who've seen us perform and want to buy a piece of that for their event. I also work with a jazz/cabaret/comedy quartet called The Ukes of Hazzard (3 ukuleles and me on upright). Funnily enough, that's 'for fun' - and it is fun - but it's much harder work. Fortunately it's starting to pay as well. Well, I think I've rambled enough for now, cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird War Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Nice intro - welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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