Downunderwonder Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, roblpm said: Wow lots of replies! I wish I had done it at 20 but should be gigging by the time I'm 60! Encouraging stuff!! You must never had heard the story of young Jimmy. His parents got him a bass and amp for his 16th birthday along with some lessons. After his first after school lesson his Mum asked 'what did you learn'. "I learned a quarter note riff on E" comes back Jimmy. Next week it's the riff on A. Following week Jimmy doesn't get home until midnight. Mum is beside herself. 'What the hell Jimmy where the f have you been?'. "We did the riff on B and a turnaround and I had a gig at the Dog'n'Duck". 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Having finally found myself in a gigging band a couple of years back at the age of 61, I definitely feel like I've improved since then. With me, it's a mental thing - I'm now a lot more confident in my abilities (as in "Hey, I *can* actually do this to an acceptable level!" ), and am therefore much more relaxed, and more prepared to make the odd mistake (some *very* odd) without worrying about it. It also helps that I seem to be the only one out of the five of us who can learn (and actually remember) a song arrangement quickly! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, tony_m said: Having finally found myself in a gigging band a couple of years back at the age of 61, I definitely feel like I've improved since then. With me, it's a mental thing - I'm now a lot more confident in my abilities (as in "Hey, I *can* actually do this to an acceptable level!" ), and am therefore much more relaxed, and more prepared to make the odd mistake (some *very* odd) without worrying about it. It also helps that I seem to be the only one out of the five of us who can learn (and actually remember) a song arrangement quickly! Good for you Tony. Keep on keeping on. Enjoy. 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 2 hours ago, wateroftyne said: I hit 50 last August, and I've been gradually falling apart ever since. It's like someone flicked a switch 😄 Its all in your head Michael now stop whining and get on with it Dave ( a youngster at 63 ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, wateroftyne said: I hit 50 last August, and I've been gradually falling apart ever since. It's like someone flicked a switch 😄 I once had a Capri that fell apart when it hit 50😂 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 12 hours ago, roblpm said: Love to hear any stories of people getting good at an older age.. We mature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Yes, definitely. A combination of two things. Maturity, which brought discipline and the confidence to know what I like and don't like and reject anything that I wasn't enjoying. Retirement which gave me time to do the things I want indirectly led to me being in a band that plays a wide range of songs. The latter meant I had to learn new genres and become more of an all round player. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: I once had a Capri that fell apart when it hit 50😂 I think I had the same model. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Just now, Franticsmurf said: I think I had the same model. 😃 I think the edition could be described as 'limited'. I feel your pain bro'. 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: I think the edition could be described as 'limited'. I feel your pain bro'. 😎 It was limited in the number of parts - the bumper and the exhaust fell off and the rear axle was threatening to join them. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Just now, Franticsmurf said: It was limited in the number of parts - the bumper and the exhaust fell off and the rear axle was threatening to join them. 🤣 You had an exhaust? There's fancy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 minute ago, snorkie635 said: You had an exhaust? There's fancy. Deluxe model. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 47 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: I once had a Capri that fell apart when it hit 50😂 Duude.. Running fifty people over, that's Hardcore.. 🤘 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 43 minutes ago, Franticsmurf said: I think I had the same model. 😃 Did you buy it 2nd hand from a guy North of Watford. ? Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 21 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Did you buy it 2nd hand from a guy North of Watford. ? Dave Daly was his name I think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: Daly was his name I think. Yeah, he probably found he could run faster than the old Dagenham dustbin anyway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 13 hours ago, fleabag said: I got stunning at 50 years 1 month. 13 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: Go on, I bet you were stunning at 49. He was an eyelash fluttering tart at 48... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 2 hours ago, snorkie635 said: I once had a Capri that fell apart when it hit 50😂 That massive concrete 50 on the B4507/B4001 junction east of Wantage? I always thought it was an odd place for a sculpture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 What's good? I took up bass at 56 and was amazingly awful at it for a long while. But for the last few years I've held down the bass chair in two good local blues/rock bands and had a few very gratifying complements from people with 5x my exerience. So maybe I'm 'good' in a workaday way. And I'm now approaching 69. The age, not position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky L Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 5 hours ago, wateroftyne said: I hit 50 last August, and I've been gradually falling apart ever since. It's like someone flicked a switch 😄 Wait until 60! 😪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsto Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) I echo everything already said. Joined my first gigging band at 58. Arthritis forced me to give it up but I still play along to Karaoke Version UK downloads (excellent) and will play a full 'gig' of an evening sat in my chair at home, playing one song after another straight through. My conclusions: Bass lends itself to mature playing. Playing fast (unless it's in a jazz or fusion context) risks sounding too busy. It was Duck Dunn (IIRC) who said he tried to play as few notes as possible. That becomes easier with age. And your confidence and feel get better. I'm playing the best I ever have (age: 65) and enjoying it more than ever. Edited May 13, 2023 by Kitsto 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I'm 51, been playing since I was 19. Although I haven't played in a gigging band since 2011 (dad duties) I'm definitely the best I've ever been right now. Sometimes I go weeks without playing, but I never stop thinking about it, listening and learning and my touch has lightened so I don't feel that rusty when I do get stuck in again. I really should start doing yoga again though to get the rust of the rest of me 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said: Yeah, he probably found he could run faster than the old Dagenham dustbin anyway Imagine the speed he could reach on two legs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 35 minutes ago, lownote said: What's good? I took up bass at 56 and was amazingly awful at it for a long while. But for the last few years I've held down the bass chair in two good local blues/rock bands and had a few very gratifying complements from people with 5x my exerience. So maybe I'm 'good' in a workaday way. And I'm now approaching 69. The age, not position. The Vicar has flushed shell pink for some reason I fail to fathom. 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 53 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: That massive concrete 50 on the B4507/B4001 junction east of Wantage? I always thought it was an odd place for a sculpture. Too far south for me Frank - 'here be dragons'. 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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