billostech
09-09-2011, 03:48 PM
Good day everyone. I finally made it here. Long time coming.
I remember taking guitar lessons when I was in the 5th grade, playing chords over and over. One day, Lynn, a bassist from one of the local talents in the area, who just happened to pass by while I was practicing, asked me to try the bass.
Years later, when I was 16, Lynn of the band, ShoNuff, approached me again so I went over his place and learned how to "keep it in the pocket".
I got with a buddy of mine whose father had a Blues band and we would jam on his pop’s equipment. He pounded the drums and I would keep up with his father's bass. When I got David's part down in "I'll Take You There', I was really hooked.
I finally picked up interest again when I turned 50. My daughters are musicians and my oldest at home asked me to accompany her on bass while she played guitar. I fell in love with the bass again.
I answered an add on Craig's list for a bass player and joined the band for a while. One day we were practicing when I noticed everyone's head bob up and down to the movement of my fingers. I stopped playing for a couple of seconds and the spectators stopped bobbing. That's when I first realized the true brilliance of the bass.
I consider myself a beginner and am anxious to learn from you all.
I remember taking guitar lessons when I was in the 5th grade, playing chords over and over. One day, Lynn, a bassist from one of the local talents in the area, who just happened to pass by while I was practicing, asked me to try the bass.
Years later, when I was 16, Lynn of the band, ShoNuff, approached me again so I went over his place and learned how to "keep it in the pocket".
I got with a buddy of mine whose father had a Blues band and we would jam on his pop’s equipment. He pounded the drums and I would keep up with his father's bass. When I got David's part down in "I'll Take You There', I was really hooked.
I finally picked up interest again when I turned 50. My daughters are musicians and my oldest at home asked me to accompany her on bass while she played guitar. I fell in love with the bass again.
I answered an add on Craig's list for a bass player and joined the band for a while. One day we were practicing when I noticed everyone's head bob up and down to the movement of my fingers. I stopped playing for a couple of seconds and the spectators stopped bobbing. That's when I first realized the true brilliance of the bass.
I consider myself a beginner and am anxious to learn from you all.