gyrus Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) hi! i'm alex from the philippines, currently living in stevenage. i was in singapore for a couple of years before moving here in the UK... just arrived 3 weeks ago. thanks to my friend ordep, i was fortunate to attend the herts bass bash 3 days ago. it's such a great group to be with. i learned to play the guitar in 1989 and i immediately shifted to bass after discovering that the main thing that made me groove my head to the song "come together" was the bass line played by paul mccartney (it's his birthday tomorrow). yes, i'm a fan of the beatles. i grew up with their songs, back in the days when my dad's vinyls were all over the place. it was around the year 2001 when i subsequently discovered the miles davis quintet (with coltrane). that changed everything. currently, i'm into playing jazz from swing to bop to bossa nova... but i do find comfort mostly in swing. as for gear, i still have with me the 1st ever bass that i ever bought for myself, a yamaha rbx 260f. i am proud of this bass. this 4-string fretless bass is still with me, with the following modifications: - epoxy fretboard - dimarzio model p and model j for the pickups - audere 2-band pickup - babicz fch bridge - bone nut - hipshot ultralite tuners - and of course, dunlop straploks here is how it sounds like: https://youtu.be/NSTvH6XaetQ aside from the above bass, i have a pedulla mvp 5-string bass. for my amp, i use a carvin bx250 plugged in an aguilar sL112. you can search me at youtube using any of the following keywords: - gyrus bass - gyrusssss - inner vibe trio - music improvisation collective i am currently looking for venues/events that host some open jazz jams. if you know of any, please let me know. i will be honored to be a part of this wonderful community in basschat. thank you for having me. - alex (gyrus @ BC) - Edited June 17, 2015 by gyrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Good evening, Alex, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hi Alex and welcome. Don't think we got to chat at the bass bash but hopefully we'll catch up next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Glad that you enjoyed the Herts Bash...welcome to the forum...beware of the "For sale" threads.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Welcome from another Herts Basschatter Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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madshadows Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hi and welcome John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrus Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 thanks to all your warm welcomes. i hope to jam with you guys in the future. 🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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