When life was simple.

[Music&Chaos]

I played bass for 15+ years - winning medals and all sorts of things throughout the process- and you know what?

Apparently, I didn't even know how to properly put on bass strings!

They wouldn't be inserted into the slots half the time, etc. Furthermore, I used whatever cheap cable was lying around, and a Peavey bass amp I got when I was around 13. I've had the same Schecter 5 string as my main bass since I was 14 years old and just cleaned the frets and checked the setup for the first time EVER. Never took it to a tech or anything all these years - just played the absolute life out of it. I would keep it wiped down with a cloth and tried to take care of it the best I could but never any actual setup or anything like that. Could not imagine having thought of extra cash for that when i was younger......Frets and board were just cleaned of all of those years of grime. So wild how long it has been all of a sudden! Will upload pics soon.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

Things in 1981 were alot less chaotic then they are now for civilians. I happened to be on a 15 month deployment in the military.

 

[Spaceboy]

There are countless musicians out there making money and not really giving a damn about gear, while we fuss and whine about the most minute differences online. It ultimately doesn't matter, this is all an unnecessary hobby in the end.

 

[Music&Chaos]

There are countless musicians out there making money and not really giving a damn about gear, while we fuss and whine about the most minute differences online. It ultimately doesn't matter, this is all an unnecessary hobby in the end.

Absolutely.
I personally find the tech work and wiring fun. I also enjoy soldering and stuff in general. Had a pretty great time converting a bass to a fretless recently.

 

[Chubtone]

Man, I never would have decided to play guitar if I knew you could win medals by playing bass.

 

[Monkey Man]

I've had the same Schecter 5 string as my main bass since I was 14 years old and just cleaned the frets and checked the setup for the first time EVER.

How was the action compared to what it could have been?

 

[70 Mach 1]

Can i see the metals

 

[nightlight]

For the longest time, I thought it was appropriate to keep the same strings on a guitar for months and years till they broke. Only learnt a year ago that the tone dulls considerably within three months top, resulting in sub-par tone from the instrument.

I remember reading about Steve Harris, and how he changes his flatwounds for every gig. But I also read about some musicians who kept the same strings on for years, because they never break. Go figure.

 

[Music&Chaos]

Can i see the metals

Yeah, maybe, they are packed away in the attic somewhere. I performed with jazz ensembles on bass since the age of 14. I played other instruments and competed since the age of 12 with a symphonic band and marched when I got older and all that as well. Band kid but also competed in sports to balance it out.

 

[Music&Chaos]

How was the action compared to what it could have been?

Didn't even feel the need to adjust it, still feels great. The slightest bit of relief and everything. Probably could go a touch straighter but it has always felt so good. Probably why I never worried about having anyone set it up, they nailed it from the factory and somehow it has remained stable, even through the whole 2 string changes it has possibly had. Lol.

 

[Music&Chaos]

For the longest time, I thought it was appropriate to keep the same strings on a guitar for months and years till they broke. Only learnt a year ago that the tone dulls considerably within three months top, resulting in sub-par tone from the instrument.

I remember reading about Steve Harris, and how he changes his flatwounds for every gig. But I also read about some musicians who kept the same strings on for years, because they never break. Go figure.

Flatwounds are already kinda dead in certain ways compared to round. Maybe that is why but the bassist I have known, some who have done it somewhat for a living, leave roundwounds on for a long time - years. Those same players that also play guitar do not do that on them, just the basses.

 

[Monkey Man]

Didn't even feel the need to adjust it, still feels great. The slightest bit of relief and everything. Probably could go a touch straighter but it has always felt so good. Probably why I never worried about having anyone set it up, they nailed it from the factory and somehow it has remained stable, even through the whole 2 string changes it has possibly had. Lol.

Awesome bro'; thanks man.

 

[rsm]

Man, I never would have decided to play guitar if I knew you could win medals by playing bass.

Here ya go!

 

[Music&Chaos]

Awesome bro'; thanks man.

Schecter nailed this one in 2005.

 

[rsm]

Yeah, maybe, they are packed away in the attic somewhere. I performed with jazz ensembles on bass since the age of 14. I played other instruments and competed since the age of 12 with a symphonic band and marched when I got older and all that as well. Band kid but also competed in sports to balance it out.

sounds familiar. I played saxophone in grammar school through sophomore year in high school; would often be chosen to play solos. I was a member of the city youth symphony. Senior year I tried out for, and got, first chair (lead) guitar in jazz band. Haven't done much sight reading since then; was always a challenge when our band director handed out a new song for jazz band, and we'd get like 5 minutes to read 3-5 pages of music before playing it; he'd call us out if he heard any mistakes too. Stressful, but I learned a lot.

edit: just started thinking about high school jazz band; many of us would get there early and jam / improvise. Some of our practice sessions, we'd just have an improv jam. Band directory would call out a a key and time signature, count us off, and the rhythm section would start vamping, and build it into something; he'd point to different kids to take an improv solo; if I or the piano kid (dude was amazing) heard something in the solos, we'd pull it into the rhythm, echoing it in fills, and keep building...great memories.

 

[Music&Chaos]

sounds familiar. I played saxophone in grammar school through sophomore year in high school; would often be chosen to play solos. I was a member of the city youth symphony. Senior year I tried out for, and got, first chair (lead) guitar in jazz band. Haven't done much sight reading since then; was always a challenge when our band director handed out a new song for jazz band, and we'd get like 5 minutes to read 3-5 pages of music before playing it; he'd call us out if he heard any mistakes too. Stressful, but I learned a lot.

I did that with the band for like 6 years and then again for several years performing live with a jazz ensemble on guitar and also solo classical guitar. During that time, I was also doing a lot of studio work on electric guitar and bass. Kept me so busy! I miss it. I need to jump into something like that again after life stabilizes a bit. OR just start my rock trio again I did the guitar and vocal work for....either way - music needs to happen!

 

[rsm]

I did that with the band for like 6 years and then again for several years performing live with a jazz ensemble on guitar and also solo classical guitar. During that time, I was also doing a lot of studio work on electric guitar and bass. Kept me so busy! I miss it. I need to jump into something like that again after life stabilizes a bit. OR just start my rock trio again I did the guitar and vocal work for....either way - music needs to happen!

very cool. I played my first paying gig on guitar at age 14, and that took more of my time. The class a year ahead of mine had some of the best musicians in jazz band - we lost bass and guitar when they graduated; it was the piano player (who also played several woodwind instruments) who persuaded me to try out for first chair on guitar in my senior year. Never got into session work, I went to college (for computer science) , and played in punk and rock bands on the side, then eventually metal, thrash, hair metal, prog metal, and finally death metal at 32, which was my last band, and live gig.

 

[Music&Chaos]

very cool. I played my first paying gig on guitar at age 14, and that took more of my time. The class a year ahead of mine had some of the best musicians in jazz band - we lost bass and guitar when they graduated; it was the piano player (who also played several woodwind instruments) who persuaded me to try out for first chair on guitar in my senior year. Never got into session work, I went to college (for computer science) , and played in punk and rock bands on the side, then eventually metal, thrash, hair metal, prog metal, and finally death metal at 32, which was my last band, and live gig.

Very cool! On bass & guitar in all of my solo stuff and bands, it was always rock/metal. I did most of my degree in music before jumping over into IT, finishing a degree in that and starting work, and then going back to finish my music stuff. A prog band sounds like a lot of fun to me right now.

 

[shredi knight]

I played bass for 15+ years - winning medals...

Can i see the metals