Bass...it Does a Booty Good!

Well the bass finally got here and all i can say is that it is better than i expected it to be...My son and I had our first official "jam" session and he even learned a new drum pattern. On another note I have this odd habit of wandering into every used book store, office supply or art supply/hobby store i come across. Its almost as if it is encoded in my DNA..... no matter how hard i try to resist i find myself walking into them anyway...awhile back i wandered into a used book store that just opened up down the road from me and while trying to help my son locate a couple of "Goosebumps", and "Choose your own Adventure" books, i came across Norton Justers "Phantom Tollbooth"...i had forgotten about this book for many many years, but as i thumbed through it Milo's adventures all came rushing back. The book has probably been forgotten by many people over the last 4o years, kind of like L. Frank Baums' Oz Books (of which there were 13 you would be suprised how many people don't know that!!!) or Maurice Sendaks books....but if you have children this is worth finding and reading it to them...Somewhere out there is an animated version done by Chuck Jones (the guy who directed many many Bugs Bunny cartoons) I think i read somewhere that they were going to put it on DVD soon. For some odd reason i didn't purchase the book, but my wife did go back and buy it for me after i told her about it (she is such a good honey most of the time) I have started to re-live moments from my childhood again by reading this book, i can almost smell my grandmothers house again....



I also joined a Bass Players forum http://www.talkbass.com/ you might want to check it out just for shits and giggles...



Later...

Botom End!

Been a while since i have written anything here....just a quick update.....it's been a strange few weeks to say the least....I have decided that i missed playing bass, so i bought a new one along with a small practice amp and a small inexpensive multiple effects board. I chose the ESP F- Series based on design, price, performance, and materials. The ESP F-104 bass not only looks nasty, but it's 35" scale and ESP-designed SB-4 pickups with active EQ lend themselves especially well to crushing, de-tuned sounds. i can tune to D or C with heavy strings or string up B-E-A-D for brutal low end. Has a wildly sculpted body, bolt-on maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, fretboard inlays, 24 extra-jumbo frets, and black hardware plus i added a set of black strings...it arrives via UPS today i'm chomping at the bit. My Son Tyler is chomping to as he wants to jam on his drums along with me....now if we can just get mom to play guitar we will have it made...lol

Later...