shiekaa Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Hi there everyone, I'm a 18 year old bassist, been playing for a good part of 7 years. I love to play metal, could spend all day doing picking exercises with a drummer or just by my self ha! I actually used to prefer learning about music theory to playing so i spent a while when i sort of became a theory hermit and wanted to learn everything so paid for just theory lessons for half a year! I also enjoy learning everything I can from other people, everyone can teach you something! Currently in a band that is recording and will post up the myspace when finished. I use an Ibanez soundgear 5 string (looking to upgrade ) I use an Ampeg SVT2PRO head with two Ampeg B410HE's nice to meet all of you! Edited June 6, 2009 by shiekaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='shiekaa' post='505957' date='Jun 4 2009, 11:26 PM']Hi there everyone, I'm a 17 year old bassist, been playing for a good part of 7 years[/quote] SNAP!! welcome to basschat!! Z x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefletch59 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Welcome to the forum, thats not a bad amp for a 17 year old, well for anyone really ! Have fun Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpop Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Welcome to Basschat. Good to see you are local to me and quite a few others. If you ever need anything get in touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiekaa Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 Hi! ahhh, typo I'm 18* not 17, wasn't concentrating while typing. It seems like there aren't many bassists in Reading but maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places... I'll get in touch if i do, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm jack Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Reading? I wasn't aware of that many bassists around here, especially a metal player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 [quote name='shiekaa' post='507003' date='Jun 6 2009, 02:45 PM']Hi! ahhh, typo I'm 18* not 17, wasn't concentrating while typing. It seems like there aren't many bassists in Reading but maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places... I'll get in touch if i do, cheers![/quote] I take away my snap lol Z x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hi and welcome I'm not a Reading bassist as such, but I lived there for the first 23 years of my life (well I lived in Shinfield actually, just the other side of the M4) and my dad still lives in Sonning, so does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiekaa Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 hahaha! Sonning still has RG postcode so yeah! I agree, Reading needs more bassists so more lessons can be given! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 [quote name='stevefletch59' post='506202' date='Jun 5 2009, 11:13 AM']Welcome to the forum, thats not a bad amp for a 17 year old, well for anyone really ![/quote] You need to be that sort of age to be abe to lift one I just about qualify under the RG postcodes as well - Henley is, confusingly, actually in Oxfordshire but has a Reading postcode! Last time I lived in Reading (well up St Peter's Hill in Caversham but pretty close!) was when I was 18 as it happens - God that was a long time ago. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Wecome to Basschat. I was born in Woodley and then lived in Earley. I went to Forest Grammar School where les Hurdle was one year behind me. Who Les? Well he went on to become a good session player on bass. He was on Art Garfunkel's Brighteyes and did Donna Summer's first Disco LP for Giorgio Moroder. I was one of Reading's first bass guitarists, in 1960. I played an instrument my young brother made for me. Because he didn't have the skills to fret it I played it fretless, so it was certainly the first fretless for miles. Then I got an EBO. I remember seeing Jerry Lee Lewis at Olympia Ballroom, The Stones at the Town Hall and a very young Rod Stewart at the Uni. Those were the days. Enjoy your bass, you've a whole life in front of you - lucky chap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 [quote name='bassace' post='508249' date='Jun 8 2009, 02:50 PM']The Stones at the Town Hall and a very young Rod Stewart at the Uni. Those were the days.[/quote] Reading Uni was a great rock venue in the late '70's when I lived there. I saw a whole string of people there. Often a bit of an odd gig though becuase everyone used to sit down all the time - lots of head shaking going on but not much body movement, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiekaa Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Hmm Henleys confusing :/ Maybe I should have just said RG postcodes ha! Reading sure has changed alot from the sounds of things, hopefully more people will discover bass and more bands will be made! The metal scene in Reading is pretty big though a good few bands have come out from here. From the sounds of it the other scenes are getting quite big too! P.S. Being 18 doesen't mean your super strong aha! still weighs a hell of a lot! Edited June 8, 2009 by shiekaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 i was born in the royal berks hospital and live in basingstoke now under the Rg postcode bass players of the RG postcode unite and i like rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthewalrus Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Welcome aboard - another one in the RG postcode area here.... Cheers, iamthewalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxcat Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Welcome. Another RG here tho via Gods Country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 [quote name='Maxcat' post='508627' date='Jun 8 2009, 10:13 PM']Welcome. Another RG here tho via Gods Country[/quote] You're from Oxfordshire as well then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiekaa Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 hahah clearly all us RG bass players need to unite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I'm also a Reading bassist. I think there are plenty of bass players around here. [quote]Reading sure has changed alot from the sounds of things, hopefully more people will discover bass and more bands will be made![/quote] I'm not sure that I agree with you. If I were to sum up the Reading music scene in a nutshell, I'd say that there are more people playing in bands than there are people going to watch bands. S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiekaa Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Thats fair enough, there maybe enough bands but you don't hear a huge amount of well known ones coming out of Reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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