I don’t think I have learned very many skills thus far playing bass or guitar. The way I have been learning isn’t the conventional way of learning the basics, chords, chord progressions, and on and on the way most people do. I don’t take lessons either. I started playing when I was little, trying to learn the “proper” way, and got severely bored doing so. Fast forward to 18 and going into college, I bought my beautiful Yamaha and a Rumble 15 amp for around $450ish plus a cable and a couple other goodies and I was off to the races.

I learned by searching up Bass tabs for songs I wanted to play, trying (and failing) at playing them and just kept doing it over and over. I have acquired a couple tabs books, a new amp, a poster that has guitar chords all over it and an Ibanez Gio with a factory paint deformation on the headstock that I love because it’s mine and only on mine. Added to my existing collection from when I was little of a package built electric guitar (which isn’t in the greatest of conditions electronically) and a couple acoustics, I am ready to make many different sounds.

I won’t lie to you and tell you that I’m good enough to give Geddy Lee a run for his money, but I am slowly making progress with multiple different songs, some of which I am content to just know a riff or two, and others, Like Orion, Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), and The Call of Ktulu that I am learning the songs in their entirety.

The skills that would transfer over to my career choice of Drilling and Blasting would be determination, willingness to Learn and the ability to not get discouraged very easily. Drilling is definitely an industry you don’t want to quit in. Though it is hard work and sometimes can add up to long hours, it is an industry that can and will get you places.

Through Drilling, Blasting or possibly both, I would like to be able to work happily and safely, allowing me to keep all my fingers, hands, arms and legs to allow me to continue playing, acquiring and expanding my knowledge of basses, guitard, amps and pedals.

One day, I would love to own a Rickenbacker 4003 in cherry red. Wicked bass, with an Ampeg SVT head and some 4x12s to go with them.