John T Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hi all... A quick hello form me....Basschat was recommended to me from a bass player friend. Iv'e been a drummer since the 80's, but all that bashing stuff about for years has taken it's toll..... Tendonitis and arthritis amongst other un-drum friendly ailments have forced my decision to quit the skins. So.....I'm not quitting music, just how i make it and on what. Bass has been a close relation for pretty much all my musical life....After all we play together right!. It has been something i tinkered with as a second instrument but i didn't really give it any real consideration as drums have always been my 'thing'....All this is changing My musical tastes are wide and varied , The Beatles, Deep Purple, Rush, Floyd, Zepp were my earliest inspirations in the 60's/70's, and i guess still are part of my musical make-up.....Loved the 70's soul/funk scene mainly because of the bass players. I'm mainly rock oriented though, whichever form it comes...if i like it, i err, like it! I have a Yamaha TRB1004NT for some time now, had a Squier jazz for a while and a Spector Legend 5 which was nice but the 5 string wasn't really working for me and i recently sold my Yamaha TRBX504. I still go back to the 1004 as it is such a nice instrument and iv'e yet to own anything that sounds half as good. Hoping a Sandberg TM4 will fix this when the right one appears. I have a studio in the garden from a converted garage where i spend most of my time writing/composing/recording etc etc.... I live in North Warwickshire with my long suffering partner and our little boy 'Jack' who isn't my biological son....He's a canine!. Thanks for listening and for those of you that haven't nodded off reading this i'll close now before i do! Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonteee Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Welcome to Basschat! Lots of friendly folk around on here, with thousands of years of collective experience. I'm glad to read you're already embracing the GAS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Welcome! It's always interesting to hear how people found the forum. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Good evening, John, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Fellow drummer; my woes are more from advancing old age. I obviously aren't hitting 'em hard enough. Edited December 2, 2017 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thanks for the welcome chaps, nice to know there's some knowledgable guys on here....Certainly seems a busy forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome John. It's good that you've stuck with the rhythm section. Some go over to the dark side and take up guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) Thanks...Bass is a natural side step for me as a 'musical' drummer...... Now there's a novelty, 'drummer' and 'musical' in the same sentence. Literally very drummer in the 60's 70's and even some in the 80's were musical, they had to be. Now there are drummers that cant even spell 'musical'..... Guitar is something i would liked to have tried from day one had i not picked up a pair of sticks.....Now as my fingers get more accustomed to bass strings i occasionally pick up one of my buddy's Ibanez guitars when we are putting something together in the studio and the strings are like razorblades!... Edited December 3, 2017 by John T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Welcome indeed. Plenty of very knowledgeable people on here, and it's a friendly place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Congrats on the promotion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Welcome sir... As a drummer you will hopefully have natural rhythm which will serve you well as a Bassist - a headstart on most of us then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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