what would be or are your "firsts" in music?

lordziros · #1 05-25-2011, 11:11 AM

basically things like first song you learned to play, first song you played or would like to play live, and other things lets get something going add other things you think of.

for me first song i tried to learn was damage case by motorhead

the first song i actually played correctly was let there be rock by AC/DC

and let there be rock would also be the first song i would like to play live when i get a band together.

zachoff · #2 05-25-2011, 11:24 AM

First whole song I learned to play... Blitzkrieg Bop.
First riff I learned to play... Dirty Water.
First song I played live... Ball & Chain.
First bass... 1991 Squier P Deluxe.
First amp... 1991 Crate B30.
First gig... House party in Ft Collins, CO on Halloween of 1995.

dgravesweiner · #3 05-25-2011, 06:41 PM

1st acoustic: Yamaha Eterna
1st song: Fire by The Boss(Bruce Springsteen)
1st bass: Charvel SB-2(I think)
1st live performance: some crappy original
1st amp: some Randall combo
1st electric guitar: Gibson Firebrand
1st groupie: BLEH!!!!!!!!!!
1st gig: The Midnight Sun in S.C.

Depth_Charge · #4 05-25-2011, 11:27 PM

1st bassist I admired - Cliff Burton
1st genre attempted to learn - Thrash Metal
1st riff played: Intro to For Whom The Bell Tolls
1st complete song learned: For Whom The Bell Tolls
1st bass - Canora P-copy (still have it)
1st amp - 30W generic something practice amp
1st song I learned to play by ear note for note - Knock On Wood - Amy Stewart.
1st live performance - cover band I put together at a packed bar gig (300+ in attendance. Well promoted, by both band and venue)
1st song played live - For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica
1st song paid to play live: I Want To Break Free by Queen
1st road trip - 1400km round-trip to kalgoorlie for a 3 gig stint.
1st (and best and only) bass forum I've joined - TALKBASS!!!

Munjibunga · #5 05-25-2011, 11:33 PM

First song played: "Hot Cross Buns" on trumpet when I was 8 years old.

First Bass: '65 P Bass

First Band: Axolotl

PJMiDi · #6 05-25-2011, 11:34 PM

1st riff I learned - Angry Chair
1st song I learned - Stinkfist
1st Bass - Ibanez gsr200
1st amp - Fender Musicmaster Bass
1st effect pedal - boss dd-3
1st reason to play bass - 46 & 2

lordziros · #7 05-26-2011, 10:19 AM

1st bass '95 mexican p bass (with a warped neck)
1st amp some 35+ yr old p.a system

this is going good so far lets keep it going

Munjibunga · #8 05-26-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Munjibunga

First song played: "Hot Cross Buns" on trumpet when I was 8 years old.

First Bass: '65 P Bass

First Band: Axolotl

Hot Cross Buns. Now there's a great band name.

CauliColin · #9 05-26-2011, 11:24 AM

1st bass - Warwick Streamer STD
1st song played live - Back In Black
1st full song learned - For Whom The Bell Tolls
1st pedal - BOSS OS-2

Fela · #10 06-08-2011, 05:55 AM

1st song - Susie Q by Creedence Clearwater Revival
1st song played live - Hollow Years by Dream Theater

Ubersheist · #11 06-08-2011, 01:26 PM

First song = Iron Man. Cliche, I know...
First song played 'correctly' = I'll let you know when that happens
First bass = Frankenstein P-bass with parts all from the 1960s except the electronics and bridge
First gig = ~1987 as a junior high kid at a house party. We had high school girls dancing to a song I wrote on my couch. I was sold...
First bar gig = A bar in Santa Monica on the same night that OJ was running from the law. The bar pushed our gig back until it was resolved.

BigOldHarry · #12 06-08-2011, 01:37 PM

First bass: '70s Gibson EB-1
First amp: Kustom Casino 4x10 keyboard amp
First band: "Stonehenge" 1976
First song I learned: Smoke on the water
First bass gig: 1977, house party in Santee, CA, in the house just about the Jolly Jug... First time I saw folks shoot smack, too! Pretty heavy for a 16 year old kid!

Hoover · #13 06-08-2011, 03:09 PM

First girl that wanted to sleep with me because I was a musician - Ann W.

Hifiguy · #14 06-08-2011, 03:21 PM

First song learned/learned correctly: "Tales of Brave Ulysses" by Cream

First bass: '72 Fender P bought new, traded a couple of months later for a dinged Jazz in the same shop, the neck of which I could handle; the P's neck felt like the business end of a Louisville Slugger.

First amp: used silverface Fender Bandmaster, IIRC, with a 2x12 cabinet

First band/gig: A fifties combo called Bobby and the Sox. Played at a warming house at a nearby city park for about 40-50 kids. I'd been playing bass for six weeks and got through all the I-IV-V stuff without a hitch.

First brush with future fame: rehearsed a band for a few weeks with Desmond Dickerson, who went on to be the lead player in Prince's band, back in 1974. Mopey keyboards player left and band broke up.

P. Aaron · #15 06-08-2011, 08:12 PM

1st song I learned: A Who song, Substitute I think.
1st gig: The Halfway Inn, Ann Arbor, MI 1979.
1st bass: a 1989 Ibanez Musician
I am in a Country-Western band. A first.
I am also playing in an R & B band with a horn section with a good lead & female backup singers.
My 1st 5 string: 2010 Fender Precision V

Ubersheist · #16 06-08-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoover

First girl that wanted to sleep with me because I was a musician - Ann W.

Crap. Me too! Blonde, 5'8"? Just kidding. The first girl that slept with me did it despite the fact that I am a musician.

Metalbasshippy · #17 06-08-2011, 11:45 PM

1st bass: Austin P-bass copy
1st amp: 10 watt crate
1st riff: Black sabbath - black sabbath
1st song: some concert band song probably
1st song played live: Suffragette City - David Bowie
1st favorite bassist: Gene Simmons

1st good bass: squire frank bello
1st good amp: fender rumble 15
1st live bass solo: island jazz festival on a song called grooved pavement
1st band: informally known as the four random guys to cover for the fact we didn't have a name
1st full band live performance: the four random guys - blitzkrieg bop at the music plant student concert
1st (and only) audition fail: forgetting the words to every breath you take while auditioning for a middle school talent show
1st Fender: highway one jazz

lordziros · #18 06-13-2011, 07:13 AM

really wish i could get this thread going again

johnny rg · #19 06-13-2011, 07:30 AM

1st bass: Squier affinity P
1st amp: Fender Rumble 15
1st riff: On Call- Kings of leon
1st band: Not For Sale, 14 year old punks
1st gig: Drumcanoo Punx Picnic, also first time being hit on by an older woman (50s?)

klejst · #20 06-13-2011, 08:09 AM

1st acoustic: None
1st song: "She" by Green Day
1st bass: Jay Turser Jazz, had it for about a week then sold it to buy the '98 Fender P I play now.
1st live performance: A pretty crappy original, the performance went well though.
1st amp: Fender combo
1st electric guitar: Hondo H-75, still have it, however don't play it much, but it was my first musical instrument I ever bought so it has sentimental value to me.
1st groupie: Forgot her name

1st gig: The Roxbury in Papillion, NE, sadly it is gone now.