I’ve found that the moment you speak any German to Germans they open up and become super friendly.
So do rural Swiss. Zurich is another story 
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That’s true! But they gladly speak English too.
I like the South of Germany. Bayern is a wonderful place, so many nice and friendly people. People greet strangers in elevators, in forest trails, etc. Last time we said “Grüß Gott” so many times, that I almost said that when we were back in Finland.
I also love their food! German cuisine is the best. And the beer! Each city has its own brewery. German lager and dunkelbier, they are so good. I like how during the summer they seem to often have beer fests, with long tables and benches, and as soon as you get anywhere near, the people are gladly inviting you to come and sit with them.
And Lederhosen!
OK, I’ll stop now, as I’m going off topic. That’s enough for today 
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But don’t mention the war 
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I love Fawlty Towers! John Cleese is awesome! I have this series in DVD and have watched it multiple times. I assume you’re quoting Basil Fawlty, but people who don’t know the series will take it literally. (Are there people who don’t know the series? I don’t know how well it is known outside of Europe.)
BTW, I love British comedy series.
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I mean EVERYTHING literally! Who is this John Cleese you talk of and what is “Fawlty Towers”?
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It was loved by many in the U.S. That’s where I watched it the first time. And the second. And the third. Und so weiter.
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Monty Python. Fawlty Towers is a hotel and Cleese and his “wife” are the owners/operators. It was a TV series. Track it down. You’ll love it.
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LOL! Don’t EVER take me literally. Of course I know Monty Python, John Cleese and Fawlty Towers.
That’s why I ALWAYS mention the war here in Germany
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For those few of you who may be unfamiliar with Fawlty Towers…
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“O que?”
“I just asked her and she go crazy”
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Me too. 1000% awesome
For some reason I remember seeing it (on syndication) back to back with The Young Ones, but in retrospect I can’t even see how that would be possible.
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That’s a fun TV series as well.
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Had a great bass day. I switched my bass chain out and back on my GX-10. Simpler with the ability to get more complex if I want, but my big board with all the stompboxes is getting repurposed. That GX-10 is like a p bass for me. Fewer knobs to twist but it just sounds good.
I was screwing around tonight and pulled up a song I had worked on last year and couldn’t get it sounding good enough to record regardless of how much I practiced it, and had a full on coming back to Billie Jean after B2B type of moment. The chords were easy, the octaves were just octaves (although after 6 / 7 minutes of them my wrist was a little sore).
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Good bass day…The Invertants played an hour’s set at a local music festival! 
We had people dancing, singing along and generally rockin’ out!! Super fun, despite me making numerous mistakes!!
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Hey Duncan, fabulous result matey.
You and I know that playing music with band mates for other people is hard to beat in the fun department.
I’m so very happy at your progress.
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I last played out 2 1/2 years ago. Business obligations and life took precedence, but I have missed it.
There’s a guy in my town. he’s much younger than me, I had a music store in town. When he was in high school, he would stop by and play the guitars that I had hanging. He never bought anything, but he was respectful and pretty talented.
Fast forward ten, plus years. I have followed him on social media, he does solo acoustic gigs, playing the usual country/rock covers as well some really cool americana and alternative stuff.
We have been talking about playing together for a couple of years, but a couple of months ago, we finally made that happen.
The Dude is good. I knew he could play, but I didn’t realize that he plays whatever enters his mind. No setlist, no charts.
I’ve always preferred having charts/setlists. I struggle when playing at jams, my anxiety would kick in and I would have trouble being creative.
I live in a pretty rural area, Dalton has a house about 15 minutes away that’s up in the hills. We sit on his front porch, surrounded by woods, very casual with lots of hanging out, shooting the sh$t. While doing so, one of will pick up their guitar (bass) and start playing. Friends stop by and hang, some bring instruments and join us.
It’s acoustic, so I bring an acoustic bass. It’s a Tanglewood, all soild wood. I added a bone saddle (the nut is next), and set the action medium high for aggressive playing. Using fingers and a pick, I’ve found that even unplugged, I can keep up with other instruments, having no problem being heard. I will also be playing my upright at bigger gigs.
We clicked from the beginning. At first I brought my tablet, but I couldn’t keep up. I took notes, but we never ended up playing the same thing the next time. I finally gave up and just started trying to follow him. It took a bit, I slowly started to get it.
Now, it’s become comfortable. I’m actually enjoying it. A lot. I’ve always enjoyed moving around on the fretboard, but in a cover band situation, that’s not what is needed. In this situation, it’s encouraged. When he’s soloing, I have to fill up space. Even better, I’m taking some leads/intro’s on bass. I’m pretty happy.
We played our first gig together last Friday. 4 hours at a tiny dive bar (I say that with the utmost respect) located in the middle of nowhere. A real world small town hangout.
We started out taking requests for some old country classics with some classic rock thrown in. After a couple of sets, the older crowd moved out and we started playing all kinds of songs. The only one that we couldn’t pull off (for even a few verses) was a request for Purple Rain. I have actually played it acoustically years ago, but I couldn’t remember it and Dalton had never played it. We’ll be back in October. We will be playing it then.
By the time the last set came around, we were playing what ever came to kind, with every song turning into a extended jam. It was great, even better the somewhat dwindling audience liked it too.
Good times. Here’s a pic.
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Your whole story is great … and love the picture! Next stop: video?
Don’t know why, but your story makes me hunger for a huge piece of meat on an big barbecue…
You live in the South of the USA, right?
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That pic does smell smoky. 
Yes. I’m in the middle Tennessee area, just west of Nashville. BBQ is a way of life here.
Thanks, there was a lot of video. Unfortuneatly, the kind lady that was recording was sitting 3-4 feet from the main speaker. Everything came out horribly distorted.
We’ll be playing out again in a couple of weeks. I’ll try again.
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