Some bass related props came flooding in as of late. Don't ask me why, I've had the same type of callouses forever, but now there's been a type of realisation of some of my lowendedness.
So the first one is www.fretlessbass.com - quite an honor to be on that list, wait until you see it!
And for you Turk-comprehending; www.basgitarist.com - not in English, but some cool in-depth questions (maybe I should post the English version that I sent them...?).
And lastly, the new issue, June 2007 of Guitar World's BASS GUITAR magazine has a cool feature on me inside. I think it's out everywhere now (it's the one with the Fall Out Boy bassist on the cover).
And there you go. Why now - who knows...but even though I usually like to let my playing speak for itself...I guess I can bask in a little vanity and pride for a while, it's cool to be appreciated afterall. And the email has been flowing in with a lot of positive words and thanks for standing up tall in a most-oft disrespectful and uninterested genre for low end in all it's mis-standardized square waved redundancy. Evidently I'm either one of - the last of a dying breed; or a pioneer of a new one. Didn't realize that this type of music came with a fight for decibels, and the shark-like need to swim against the current to stay alive. But I'd never trade it for anything, and I'll never stop appreciating the bond of us bassists in heavy/extreme music.
Thanks to you, fellow thumpers...I only get this kind of recognition because you have chosen me to represent you and the low end of metal...!
SDG
So the first one is www.fretlessbass.com - quite an honor to be on that list, wait until you see it!
And for you Turk-comprehending; www.basgitarist.com - not in English, but some cool in-depth questions (maybe I should post the English version that I sent them...?).
And lastly, the new issue, June 2007 of Guitar World's BASS GUITAR magazine has a cool feature on me inside. I think it's out everywhere now (it's the one with the Fall Out Boy bassist on the cover).
And there you go. Why now - who knows...but even though I usually like to let my playing speak for itself...I guess I can bask in a little vanity and pride for a while, it's cool to be appreciated afterall. And the email has been flowing in with a lot of positive words and thanks for standing up tall in a most-oft disrespectful and uninterested genre for low end in all it's mis-standardized square waved redundancy. Evidently I'm either one of - the last of a dying breed; or a pioneer of a new one. Didn't realize that this type of music came with a fight for decibels, and the shark-like need to swim against the current to stay alive. But I'd never trade it for anything, and I'll never stop appreciating the bond of us bassists in heavy/extreme music.
Thanks to you, fellow thumpers...I only get this kind of recognition because you have chosen me to represent you and the low end of metal...!
SDG
