The introductions thread!

Hi, I'm a bass player wannabe & Soft Cell Devoteeeeee!!!! Marc Almond is my HERO! I Love music, mainly 80's pop but i've been known to dabble in other areas. Always good to experiment. I go where the 80's bass tabs go, especially those of Marc & Soft Cell Liking this site very much.

Hi.
I've been an on again/off again bass player for about the last 28 years. At one time I might have gotten to an intermediate playing level, but that was a long time ago. Since then I have only been playing when the bug really bit me, but it was so infrequent that I pretty much had to start over each time.
This time I hope I am serious about it. Getting way too old (53)to have very many more chances.

My biggest stumbling block has always been that I can't play by ear. I can read music, but am a bit out of practice with that.

Right now I am just trying to get back into the habit of playing everyday, and working on the basics. I am waiting anxiously on a lesson set I ordered online to get here. Using the Hal Leonard beginning bass book right now just to get the callouses built up again.

This is a great site. Although I am hoping not to have to use tab very much I am glad it is here. Seems to be a lot more acceptance of tab users than there used to be.

Russ

Hey basschef, thanks for the compliment and welcome to the forums! I really liked the BassMasta and hopefully this site really will eventually turn into its spiritual successor.

I'm Lynne. I'm took up the bass for the first time at the age of 42, seven years ago. See? You can teach us old farts new tricks.

I have very small hands; so, I play an Ibenez SDGR due to the narrow neck width and the overall sound of the instrument. Also, and due to my miniature hands, I use a throw technique for any spans larger than three fret lengths at the head (when most other bassists would use their fourth finger). It works.

Hi, my name is Lenny. I am 19 years old. I have been playing bass for 3 years or so. I am experinced in Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Speed Metal, some Death Metal, Progressive Metal, some Latin, a little Funk, and All varriations of Jazz.
I am used to playing Acoustic and electric 4-strings, and electric 5-strings. My latest focus has been Dream Theater, so I am considering learning 6-strings as well.