cjm_2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) I thought I'd stop lurking and say Hello. 'Hello' I'm Craig, 41, a multi-instrumental hermit living just north of Cardiff. Having been in numerous bands as a guitarist / vocalist, then a drummer, and now as a solo one man recording billy-no-mates, I've discovered a newfound appreciation & respect for the subtleties of bass playing. There's a lot more to it than I ever realised. I'm currently playing grunge / metal on a Squier PJ that I bought used a few months ago. For a budget instrument the neck and general tone is surprisingly good. I'm currently on the lookout for a second Squire PJ to keep in an alternate tuning as I'm either playing in Drop D or Drop C. So anyway, hello! Edited January 28, 2019 by cjm_2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Hiya Craig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Good afternoon, Craig , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Welcome Craig. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm_2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: Good afternoon, Craig , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. There's also plenty of things to spend money on! I'm at risk of becoming a hoarder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 7 hours ago, cjm_2019 said: There's also plenty of things to spend money on! I'm at risk of becoming a hoarder That'll be the GAS. Bless you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm_2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 11 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: That'll be the GAS. Bless you. I have considered Buddhism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Shwmae Craig, I'm just on the North edge of Cardiff - so we're probably not far away If you're at high risk of becoming a hoarder - better not hang around the marketplace too long.... there are lots of goodies on offer there Da Bo Marc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 9 hours ago, cjm_2019 said: I have considered Buddhism. I regularly practice tight gitism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Hey Craig, welcome to BassChat. How are you getting on with the squirt for grunge and metal then? Good in stock condition or consider mods? 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm_2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 hours ago, bigsmokebass said: Hey Craig, welcome to BassChat. How are you getting on with the squirt for grunge and metal then? Good in stock condition or consider mods? 😊 Hiya. It's not bad. I have nothing to compare it to, but it sounds pretty decent to me with more P than J dialled in. I'm going through an HD500X and with a bit of EQ tweaking in the DAW it sounds big without being overpowering. Compliments the guitars well. I'm concentrating on playing it and getting as much as I can from my technique before considering upgrading. When downtuned to drop C it still sounds reasonable too, surprisingly. I think it has thicker gauge strings than standard, and at some point the nut has been swapped for a brass unit. Grace (my 16 month old Daughter) likes to play slap on it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 55 minutes ago, cjm_2019 said: Hiya. It's not bad. I have nothing to compare it to, but it sounds pretty decent to me with more P than J dialled in. I'm going through an HD500X and with a bit of EQ tweaking in the DAW it sounds big without being overpowering. Compliments the guitars well. I'm concentrating on playing it and getting as much as I can from my technique before considering upgrading. When downtuned to drop C it still sounds reasonable too, surprisingly. I think it has thicker gauge strings than standard, and at some point the nut has been swapped for a brass unit. Grace (my 16 month old Daughter) likes to play slap on it! Thought for a moment they started you off young 😂 bless her, she's going to be the next Ida Nielsen then? 😉👌🏻 Yeah, heavier strings will get you some nice low end rumble without your strings slacking too much and the sound of floppy strings being picked up. I'm sure as you come to upgrade you'll notice the difference with other basses and downtuning, especially going for 35" or multiscale basses. Pbass all the way though, I started off on a Westfield and loved it, can't go wrong and hope you and little Grace keep up the good work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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