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Hi!
I am a casual bass guitarist who studied music at Durham University, and now has a 9 to 5 job.
I started playing bass when I was about 10 years old (and some piano from about 6 though I gave up), and fell in love with it then! Despite some periods of ups and downs, I have always picked up the bass even just to noodle and doodle, or learn a song I've recently listened to. At university, I ramped up my playing and played in at least 20-30 gigs (also separately I played classical double bass) in genres from Funk, Jazz, and Neo-Soul, including paid gigs with my band, or just gigs for fun with mates.
I also played in a few song recordings and studio sessions with some friends, and have been paid for one studio session before.
Since graduating, and following Covid and other various life happenings, I have basically only played 2 gigs in the last 5 years. As I go on in life, this is becoming more of a hole I want to fill, even if only casually or moderately committed, so that I can stretch that muscle and give excitement to my bass playing back again. So, though I would say I am at a level experience of 4, this might be considered 3, mainly because I felt myself to be at a good playing level, but now am a little rusty. With more dedicated practice, this will go back up to 4, I feel.
In a nutshell, I'd love to play more regularly again, and who knows, maybe go back to semi-professional gigging, and studio playing!
- Screen name:
- 16brockmanf
- Member since:
- Oct 07 2025
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
As a kid, I was really into Classic and modern Rock as well as other poppy/r&b influences:
. Linkin Park
. Foo Fighters
. Guns N' Roses
. Coldplay
. Muse
. The Strypes
. The Beatles
. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Now, I'd say I've listened to/played a broader spectrum:
. Vulfpeck
. Marcus Miller
. Jaco Pastorius
. Snarky Puppy
. Stevie Wonder
. Radiohead
. Pomplamoose covers
. Larry Graham (Graham Central Station)
I'm also really into Folk/Alternative stuff like:
. Ben Howard
. Nick Mulvey
. Hollow Coves
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
. Fender Jazz Bass
. Fender P Bass (Currently Flatwound strings)
A few pedals:
. Reverb Pedal
. Octave Pedal
. Distortion
A large and heavy amp that can be a pain to transport (willing to possibly purchase/acquire a new smaller one):
. Line 6 valve/electric fusion head 400 watts
. A Bearfaced Cab speaker
