7enderhead Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Hi folks, The usual act of courtesy: I'm Christian from Austria/Europe (you get it :-). Bassplayer since, uhh, 1991 (damn, it has started [i]that[/i] long ago). Most of the guys I played with when I was 16 turned pro, but not me - I chose to earn some money So I'm in the software business now and spend lots of time and dough on my gear. Since last year I have played with [i]Son of the Velvet Rat[/i] ([url="http://www.velvetrat.mur.at/"]homepage[/url]), were I'm part of the live band for our singer/songwriter, who writes excellent songs. We did 15 gigs last year, so it's like semi-pro. I mostly play flatwound-strung Precision basses with a pick. My influences are mainly from good [i]bands[/i], not necessarily players, since I prefer good songs over perfect playing. Certainly on my list would be Chris Squire (I long to own a Ric) and John Persh from Rare Earth (go get the Live album from 1971). I mostly listen to pop/rock. Gear. Well, I've owned too much of that and still do. I'm currently in the process of assembling my pedal board. Basses: I mainly play the first three on rotation and have promised myself to get rid of most of the others, but it's hard, isn't it? [list] [*]Fender Duck Dunn Precision (w/ La Bella flatwounds) [*]Fender 51 Precision Reissue (w/ Thomastik flatwounds) [*]Fender Custom Shop 63 Reissue Precision 1987 (currently w/ roundwounds) [*]Fender Geddy Lee Signature Jazz (w/ roundwounds) [*]Fender Jaco Pastorius Signature Jazz Fretless [*]Höfner Club Bass 1965 [*]G&L L2000 USA [*]Tokai Jazz Sound P/J (1980s) [*]Some old frankenstein basses from my youth (converted to fretless mostly) [/list] Amps: I almost only play the Markbass now, which has a great sound and is very lightweight. [list] [*]Markbass Mini CMD 121 [*]Dean Markley Bass Preamp from the 1980s [*]Intersound IVP Preamp [*]Powersoft 4*1000 watts power amp [*]4 DIY 2*12 sealed cabinets [*]Dynacord BS412 combo [/list] Hm, a rather lengthy introduction, so that'll be it for now. Cheers, Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Wow you really do have some gear there! I used to have a Geddy Lee jazz. Welcome to basschat Christian Z x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Hi Christian, Welcome! Where in Austria are you? Some good friends of mine have a great band, based in Ried im Innkreis. They were a 3 piece called Sin After Sin (very heavy!) now a 4 piece called Revolve.. more classic rock, still excellent! [url="http://www.myspace.com/revolverockmusic"]http://www.myspace.com/revolverockmusic[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7enderhead Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='506401' date='Jun 5 2009, 02:55 PM']Wow you really do have some gear there! I used to have a Geddy Lee jazz.[/quote] And that's only the stuff I remember right now - I does not include all my effect gear, the synth-bass-keyboard-with-midi-pedal setup and my guitars and drumset - I admit it, I'm a gearhead. Concerning the Geddy Lee: I really dig the great neck, but I'm not a Jazz Bass person. I recently saw Bobby Vega on YouTube playing a Precision with a block inlay Jazz neck - I might be cookin' up something similar... Cheers, Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7enderhead Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='hubrad' post='506427' date='Jun 5 2009, 03:33 PM']Hi Christian, Welcome! Where in Austria are you? Some good friends of mine have a great band, based in Ried im Innkreis. They were a 3 piece called Sin After Sin (very heavy!) now a 4 piece called Revolve.. more classic rock, still excellent![/quote] Hi there, Well, I'm from the southeast (Styria), so that's quite a bit from Ried (which is in Upper Austria) - all of 'em Alps in between :-). Their music sounds interesting though - kind of sped up Kyuss, if I may say so (ok, not really...) Cheers, Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Welcome,austria is a beautiful country i stayed in zirl skiing it was really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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