27/365

Cheating again. This was shot last year. I chose this picture though because it'll be what I'll be playing on Saturday at the Comet with the Scheme.

I love this bass.

291/365

Picture info: ISO 100, 1/60, f/3.50, 50mm, Av, flash

Today's Daily Shoot was something about curves. I was gonna shoot pics of my bass and ended up doing so, but when I turned on the TV and saw what was on, well I had to wait for the right opportunity.

For those that don't know, that bass playing gentleman behind my bass is Geddy Lee. He inspired me as a kid and I tried to catch him and my bass in the same shot.

200/365

Picture info: ISO 100, 1/30, f/2.50, 50mm, Av

A friend from church had asked me to fill in on bass for a program he was in charge of. It was for a jazz trio and I said yes.

Today I got the info I needed to try to practice. A link to a fake book and a list of tunes. I opened up youtube, looked up some songs and tried playing along.

It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great. Throw in the fact that I hadn't touched my basses in probably more than a month and, well, I was pretty rusty.

I was all set to practice tonight for the gig tomorrow when I got an email saying it was called off.

Whew.

It might have been cool... then again, it might not have been. We'll never know.

27/365

Picture info: ISO 400, 1/60, f/4.00, 28mm

Yep, more musical instruments. This is a family portrait. On the left, my trusty SB-2, which has made several appearances in this blog. On the right, my Lakland Duck Dunn, which is a beautiful bass, but unfortunately was on backside of this flash. And in the back is my rig. A Trace-Elliot GP12 amp, a 2x10 Avatar cab and a 1x15 Ashdown cab.

It's a mutt, but I love it. The amp and the cabs all fit in the back of my little GTI, stealth-like.

I took the shot in my garage (duh) and held the Speedlite off camera and pointed it at my car (to the left), which is silver and reflected it back.

17/365

Picture info: ISO 400, 1/13, f/5.60, 25mm, flash

Since #1 has gotten some blog love, I figured it'd be time for #2. Sorry for the lousy background.

This is a picture of my Lakland Skyline Duck Dunn bass. It's a Korean version of the US version and I got it by way of trading my beloved MusicMan Sterling about 1.5 years ago. I usually play it with my band, the Scheme, or at church. It's a passive bass and it sounds fantastic. Looks great too.

Tomorrow's a day off for the kids so we'll see what kind of photo ops that brings. My family is shy to pose for me. I don't necessarily want to use them for the 365 project, but more to practice shooting people. Maybe I'll see if they'll sit and look nice for me.