A newby yet again

tobie

Hi guys. Nice to have found our own (South Arican) guitar forum! I'm from Krugersdorp (and if there's a good bass teacher closeby, please let me know).

I've started my music career at age 45 (with an harmonica which had since grown to a set of 24) and expressed my love for country music by quickly moving into pedal steel & resonator guitars.

A shortage of bass players in our 3x church bands made me decide to halt my other music endeavours temporarily and work hard on becoming a bass player - at least up to an acceptable standard as far as the church bands are concerned (their requirements are not as demanding as those of contemporary bands). I have not realised how addictive playing the bass guitar is, though - which makes learning it somewhat easier! Fretting an instrument for the first time also has its own set of challenges, I must admit! :?

My bass gear is quite simple - an Ibanez SR900 recently bought at TOMS, a MIC200 pre-amp and a set of ex-church Specialist Audio speakers & Power Amp.

Other instruments: Sierra S10 pedal steel, Scheerhorn (Rob Ickes signature) resonator with built in Fisman pickup/Aura pedal combo, 1930's Regal resonator, Guyatone 8-string steel. Oh, I've got an eBow too! ?

Squonk

Welcome Tobie

There's a lot to be learned on this forum plus a lot of good humour

LMinnie

Welcome buddy!...

Nice gear collection mate!

CornFlakes

Welcome! Enjoy the forum.. 8)

Matt-White

Welkom Tobie! Pity about your change of career to bass, though... ?
Any case, glad to have someone who loves country amongst us. Not enough country lovers around.

Martyr

welcome to the forum.....hope you enjoy it as much as the rest of us ?

CDee

Welcome, enjoy it!

Sean

Welcome Tobie, I'm sure you are going to enjoy the forum.

AlanRatcliffe

Hi Tobie. Welcome to the forum. There are one or two country pickers around here - your pedal steels and resonators may inspire some jealousy, (don't tell Fritz or Riaan where you live). ?

Renesongs

Welcome Tobie - enjoy and post lots.

tobie

Thanks for the welcome, guys! 8)

Matt White wrote:Pity about your change of career to bass, though... ?

Matt, perhaps I have not emphasised the word 'temporarily' strongly enough ? - the PSG and dobro have the tendency to start calling me louder and louder after some time of neglect... :-[