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Welcome aboard Jay!!Hi all, I'm new here. They call me Jay, so you may. I was born in The Netherlands in 1960.
In my teens I played keyboard, just as a hobby. In the 80's I volunteered as a deejay in a youth bar, where I also organized gigs for starting bands. Every time I saw a band gigging, I thought, if I'd play an instrument it would be the bass.
In the 90's I became father of a son. At the age of 8 he wanted to play guitar, so I bought him a cheap acoustic. A few years later he wanted an electric guitar plus lessons. We went to a large music store and I bought him a nice Ibanez. There it happened... My eye fell on the basses. GAS! Back then I didn't know what GAS was, but MEGA GAS!!! I took some basses from the wall to feel and try. I didn't buy one. Instead I tried my son's guitar to find out whether to buy a bass. A little voice in my head kept saying: "Buy one, buy one...". So, being 50 already, I bought a bass. I taught myself how to play. To do so, I watched videos and found some cool bass forums...
In real life I've got a very technical job with enough science to keep me awake.
So now you know! I don't think I'll ever stop playing the bass...