I’ve Played Bass for 30 Years Now!

[Ewo]

Good on ya, youngster! (I'm past the half-century mark, myself...)

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

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(and as you see, I've had my trusty ATK for most of those years)

As we flipped our calendars to June, I realized I started playing bass thirty years ago this month! I recently learned that the teacher who took me on as a twelve-year-old halfway across North America can no longer play due to Parkinson's disease; my current bandmate was in preschool entirely across the continent when I got started. Two marriages, two careers, three cats, and three kids later, I love playing at least as much as I did in the beginning. It seemed like an occasion worth noting. I wish all of us many more years of this kind of joy!

Shoot, look what the last 15's done to me.

Now I look like my freaking dad

And I'm bald

Still got it though

At least time's treated me better than the drummer there. Hahahaha. That's the same one that's next to me in the first pic.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

THEM FLARES

Yes..
Ha! ELEPHANT BELLS!!
They were the shiz-nit at the time. Actually a Levi Strauss product believe it or not.
Looked cool over your Earth shoes.

 

[thunderstation]

50 years for me. Playing my 2nd Bass . Purchased new in '73. The pic is from this year.