Hi. I’m Mike. I’m 49, a technology and engineering teacher, and have been playing bass for 35 years off and on. I call myself of a beginner because I don’t read sheet music (I can, but not while playing) and I don’t play gigs (haven’t been in a band since I was twenty).
But, because I’ve been playing so long I can learn a song quickly by ear. Generally (unless it’s The Who or Rush) I can pick it up in two or three listens, especially the stuff I listen to (classic rock, metal, easy listening (like the Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, etc).
Sometimes I’ll look up the sheet music to a song if a riff confuses me (like Money from Pink Floyd).
Bassically I’m just a middle age family man working a regular job and playing bass for fun when I have time.
I joined to learn about a specific instrument I want to own (if it exists). I want a short scale headless bass. And I like to talk about bass playing and bass guitarists. I love hearing bass and playing bass.
Note: I don’t get offended when people say “nice guitar” even though it’s a bass. And that’s because only the singer and guitar players score girls after the gig, so they can call it a guitar or anything they want as far as I’m concerned. Haha
Finally, I’ve only played a couple gigs (in my teens and twenties. But at one of those gigs I met a teenage girl and, 30+ years later we’re still together and have two awesome daughters.
Ironically, I played guitar at that gig, not the bass.
But, because I’ve been playing so long I can learn a song quickly by ear. Generally (unless it’s The Who or Rush) I can pick it up in two or three listens, especially the stuff I listen to (classic rock, metal, easy listening (like the Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, etc).
Sometimes I’ll look up the sheet music to a song if a riff confuses me (like Money from Pink Floyd).
Bassically I’m just a middle age family man working a regular job and playing bass for fun when I have time.
I joined to learn about a specific instrument I want to own (if it exists). I want a short scale headless bass. And I like to talk about bass playing and bass guitarists. I love hearing bass and playing bass.
Note: I don’t get offended when people say “nice guitar” even though it’s a bass. And that’s because only the singer and guitar players score girls after the gig, so they can call it a guitar or anything they want as far as I’m concerned. Haha
Finally, I’ve only played a couple gigs (in my teens and twenties. But at one of those gigs I met a teenage girl and, 30+ years later we’re still together and have two awesome daughters.
Ironically, I played guitar at that gig, not the bass.
