jc_lark Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Hellooo, just thought I'd introduce myself - I'm not a musician, but I play bass guitar in a band....... Actually, I started strumming chords along with school mates way back in 1961! Switched to bass in 1965 when our bass player suddenly left to join Edison Lighthouse about 3 weeks before our summer season in Great Yarmouth!!!!! (I told him he was mad, but then watched him on Top Of The Pops for three weeks thereafter). I played in that band for a while (Oh, forgot to say I swapped a Guild Starfire II, I'd bought new in 1963 for 155 guineas, for a s/h '62 fiesta red Fender Precision), then sold the P-bass to a mate 4 years later for fifty quid! I think he's still got it, gathering dust (under his bed probably - ain't gonna sell it back to me though, is he?). I'd also love to own that Guild again...sigh. I've just remembered I also had a Selmer100 watt amp in thiose days....in a steel cabinet and a Selmer cabinet that stood about 5ft tall! It must have had 6 12" speakers in it, I guess. Then I played for another 7 years, this time, newly married, mortgage and poor, so I bought a Fender Jazz look-a-like (think it was an Akai) from Hohner's for £70 in 1972 using a 100w HH amp and a home made cab which I had until recently. Then followed a big break from playing while the kids grew up (hobbies amounted to being a taxi-driver and cheque-writer covering their activities). And then I reformed my old grammar school band for a one-off fund-raiser concert for No 1 son's school world rugby tour, was pressed into playing again at my 60th birthday party 3 years ago, and we're still going, with a few more guys added...and lovin' it. www.throw-back.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bajo Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Welcome to the board. I've got one of those HH 100w amps in my garage gathering dust. Its broke and would probablty cost more in geting it fixed than its worth so there it stays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Welcome from another old timer! The group I just missed being part of was...Racy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Welcome............... and blimey!!! Racey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Indeed...maybe not such a bad thing. What surprised me about the band though, was their stunning level of musical talent, way beyond mine! That they then went on to be so poppy was a bit of a shock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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