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here is my 1965 Guild Starfire 1 with original bridge Hagstrom Bisonic and 1970 added neck Bisonic:

[quote name='silddx' post='1348456' date='Aug 22 2011, 09:45 PM'].. that this quest for the perfect bass bullshit, is BULLSHIT! Being on basschat has somewhat corrupted my thinking, that I need a bass that's perfect for me. I don't. I need a good bass, good strings, and my brain. That is all. I've been playing, not talking, and I have found out that all I need is a decent bass. There is little difference between any of the basses I have had, only practical things. Playing and thinking about music has shown me that any decent bass will do. I've talked about bass far too long. When you actually PLAY, you start getting a more real connection with yourself, and the instrument itself becomes less and less important. Your LIFE is what is important. Live it and you will speak though your bass.[/quote] +1

[quote name='73Jazz' post='1264078' date='Jun 10 2011, 04:12 PM']Then you should try the Avalon U5 which is amazing, you even hear the heartbeat of all the woodworms inside your bass Also a great deal is the Ampeg SVT Tube DI[/quote] +1 sold: bassdriver di progammable kept and like for special occasions: l.r. baggs para di, aguilar tonehammer, dha-vt1 bassoverdrive di kept, like best and main gigging preamp with di: gp lightstone twister best studio di for my taste: old telefunken v672 from the 60ies. .

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Yes, I'm very happy with my rigs. They amplify all of my basses the way I love.

thanks for the warm welcome folks. @ gareth: aren't the 30x basses a bit heavy on the head side? I'd like to compare a 30x fl to my pilot fl one day. @ jan: +1 for st. pauli or guild basses?

[quote name='Monckyman' post='1334013' date='Aug 9 2011, 06:14 PM']Willkommen! No way are you a St Pauli fan with all that gear, so i`m saying FC Hamburg? [/quote] well, if I was a soccer fan, st. pauli would be my choice though, especially since they are almost neighbours.

[quote name='janmaat' post='1333517' date='Aug 9 2011, 12:09 PM']moin moin min jung. hamborger gifft dat överall avers hamborch, dat gifft dat nur eenmal. willkamen to'n basschat von een annern hamborger.[/quote] moin, moin jan. die welt ist klein.

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1333366' date='Aug 9 2011, 10:05 AM']Hello and welcome. What's the nice little preamp you have? Gotta love those Acoustic Image SA's. Wish I had picked one up when they were out. And I'm loving the Guild hollwbody bass too. Nice. Great place Hamburg - and Germany in general. I've a lovely 6 week tour there coming up soon. Pretty sure I'll be nearby Hamburg at some point - really must check that out.[/quote] thanks for the welcome folks. gareth, the preamp is handmade in berlin: gp lightstone tube bass twister - 2 channel all tube preamp. unfortunately right now the website is under construction: [url="http://www.gp-lightstone.de/"]http://www.gp-lightstone.de/[/url] but the last price was 525,-€ shoot me a pm if you are around.

hi all, I am from hamburg, germany and a bassplayer and guitarist since 1982. mostly I play guild basses and guitars and look forward to a creative exchange with some of you! :-) here my guild family: and my momentary life setup for bass: