Hi all!
I thought it time to join this forum.
Although I'll usually sign as "emac" I'll probably know some of the folks here from another forum.
I'm a multi instrumentalist, but my favorite is bass for composition and live playing.
I'm not what you would call a "proper bass player" and I really dislike that term (who ever said that you must play with you fingers positioned as thus) However I really love the beauty of just playing the right note in the right place, and admire such players!
I have a melodic/chordal approach to bass. When recording I figure the more I can suggest with the bass the less I have to do with the other instruments.
For these reasons I gravitated towards multi string octave basses.
For the record I play:
Waterstone TP-12/32 basses (3 of them)
Rickenbacker basses (one old and the other older)
Spira 8 string bass (luthier built 8 string with a fantastic neck)
DeArmond Ashbory (Rubber string thing)
An old european (I think) double bass strung with light TIs
I also have a desire to someday own a nice P bass but have never been in the right place at the right time....
emac.
