SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
I’m a mid-50s bass player. I played guitar, never particularly well, for 40 years before taking up bass when my garage band’s bass player moved. As a guitar player I was a bit loose. As a bass player, I’ve become a pain in the ass about solid time-keeping, knowing the changes, and actually listening to the drummer.
My garage band played everything from Bob Seger to The Decemberists, Foo Fighters, & Gin Blossoms, though if I’d had my way we would have done more Clash & Ramones.
We lost our singer to the allure of a beach house, so I’m looking for a new band to play with.
- Screen name:
- LeftyChad
- Member since:
- Aug 31 2021
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 40
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
Influences
Dire Straits, The Clash, They Might Be Giants, The Police (man, I’m really showing my age here!), Bowie, et al. And Barry Jive & The Uptown Five (bonus points for anyone who gets the reference). Favorite bass players are David Hood (Muscle Shoals rhythm section), Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters), John Deacon (Queen), Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads), Paul Simonon (The Clash) i.e. laid back, a little weird, and not prone to overplaying.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Jazz bass, P-bass, acoustic & electric guitars & amps for both. Adequate and interesting pedal boards for both bass & guitars. I also have a small locker of decent mics, every cable known to man, a couple of small mixers, and an underpowered PA.
