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    Bassists who are lefties who play righty club.

    I am a lefty who plays right. It makes more sense. The more coordinated fingers are on the fretboard. They don't make left handed pianos.
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    [Minneapolis/MN Thread] Where's the "beer" thread icon?

    I live in Roseville and our band is Barefoot Boogie Band. We hosted an open jam last night west of the Twin Cities. I primarily play bass, but also play guitar and drums. I have a variety of MarkBass amps and cabs, in case anyone would like to meet at an open jam and try them out...
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    Double Bass I gave up all my gigs.

    I gigged w/ the same band for 12 years and then quit cold turkey. I needed a break and it felt great. I took a year off and made a CD, and auditioned other projects at the same time. I finally rejoined a group a year ago. I was looking for a group that was "solid", played music I...
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    [Minneapolis/MN Thread] Where's the "beer" thread icon?

    I play mainly bass, but also gtr, harp & drums. I live in the Twin Cities (northern suburbs). Our band is playing this weekend at an American Legion. We are Barefoot Boogie Band (jump/swing blues, new country, roots rock). I play mostly Fender Precision basses thru Markbass or GK amps.
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    Bassists who are lefties who play righty club.

    I am a lefty, but play bass right handed. It's easier for me to have my most coordinated fingers on the fretboard.