Great to have you here @jvo
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Welcome aboard the good ship Slap nā Pop @jvo; (unless youāre like me and play all kinds of stylesāI which I would just say āWelcome aboard the good ship Ska, Blues, Rock and Pop?ā nah, donāt like the sound of that eitherā¦) Eh, welcome!
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Thanks
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Hey all, Iām Tyler.
Iāve ran sound for over a decade, primarily for my wifeās band (sheās a vocalist) in the Central Florida area. Sheās in the biggest local dance band there is (Midnight Mayhem). Our daughter who is a 14 year old drummer also has her own band, they play mostly 80s rock (www.soundcheckorlando.com) and is tearing it up throughout central florida. Those kids make more money than Iāve seen any other band make in tips lol - they are quite talented, and put on a great show! At any rate, I finally decided now that Iām older (40), and can financially afford to do something myself, to delve into bass guitar for the first time. Iād rather eventually be on stage than running sound. While I am more than happy to continue being my daughters drum tech / sound guy, and helping my wifeās band run sound (when needed), I really silently wish I had the talent any of these guys and gals do in the music scene. I wish to be in front of an audience. Iāve read a lot of about Bass Buzz on Reddit and found that everyone really loved the teachings here for beginners. Iām hopeful that they help build my confidence, and eagerness to learn to give me a good foundation at playing. I am so looking forward to beginning my journey! It seems like there is a good community here, so it seems like if I have any questions Iāll be able to get some answers pretty swiftly. At any rate, thanks for reading my introductory - Rock on brothers and sisters!
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Welcome, @tyler.garretson. Glad youāre here. B2B is the perfect way to ease into bass playing. Josh is a funny, gifted teacher who has developed a fool-proof way of learning proper playing technique. Plus, he sneaks valuable theory in between the fun chunks. Sounds like you have a built-in musical support system with your family. Enjoy the lessons and the gigs will surely come!
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Happy to have you here @tyler.garretson. Welcome, now turn up your bass and rumble some teeth!
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Iāve been down a minute, and Iāve missed a bunch. Welcome to all the new badasses
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Welcome to all new comers!
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Hello. Iām Michelle from Wisconsin. I played viola for 5 years many many moons ago. I have always wanted to learn piano or guitar. I chose bass because Iām used to 4 strings and bass seems less intimidating. Also arthritis makes piano and guitar chords difficult and painful.
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Welcome, @veteranmakruschke. Glad youāre here. Follow @JoshFossgreenās lead and youāll be plucking in no time. Enjoy!
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Welcome! @veteranmakruschke Only valuable tip I can give you is donāt try to play the bass under your chin like a violaā¦ Mainly because itās pretty heavy playing it that way.
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