[quote name='Krysbass' post='398869' date='Feb 3 2009, 01:10 PM']My first proper bass was a Westone Thunder 1A. I liked everything about it, so a couple of years later I upgraded to the Thunder III that’s still my main bass, getting on for 24 years later. No regrets whatsoever. [/quote]
Ditto, bought my first Thunder 1A in natural ash from Sound Control in Glasgow when they were based in the Saltmarket near the Barras market. This was in 1984 with my first student grant cheque. Think two guys from Hipsway were in at the time, and it was a concession to the nice sales guy who let me have a shot on a Stingray and Wal they had in (way out my means even then). Loved the thing, did great service with me for nearly 20 years home, gigging and recording but sold it on impulse when I was playing more guitar. Now back in the fold via an MIJ Precision, since traded for a Hohner Steinberger clone (for hideability purposes upon arrival of my young son). Having fallen in love with the design, have now splashed out on an original Steiny from a fellow forum member which will hopefully do me at least as long as the Westone did.
Started out on bass mainly because my mates big brother played a fretless Westone which I had a few goes of, Mick Karn and Pino Palladino were driving the fretless side then, but I was more into Hooky, Adam Clayton, Simon Gallup etc. Have since played every style known to man from trad/folk through rock and funk, just love playing bass at the end of the day.