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So, I finally played my first Westone bass… it’s really good! I know there’s alot said about these, and people are very much in the know anyway…. But I’m really surprised by how nice it is to play and how good it sounds. Especially considering this model is very simple (and a lower/student model type thing) but it just sounds right wherever I put the tone knob. I know the thunder basses are the ones that get the most attention, but which other models should I keep an eye out for? Even just in the spectrum series of basses there seems to be quite a few different models… I’m still learning what’s what, it’s clearly gonna take a while!

That’s very cool, I’ve been thinking lately of trying to build a tiny version of my kit for when my kids want to jam along with me… this makes me even more convinced it’s a good idea!

Yeah I saw the bamboo ones and was like “add that to the shopping list…” then I saw the price! Maybe not! sounds like a very cool collection, I’m trying to steer clear of the signature drums for the sake of the bank balance. I think I know the brass custom absolute you speak of… I’m trying to also limit myself to one of each material (so I can compare etc)… but I couldn’t resist getting the bigger steel like the mini one I have… maybe that’ll have to be one of each size, in each material! Brass next hopefully, then maybe aluminium. It’s an expensive interest!

yeah they’re really good, I only bought that mark iii to get the cab it came with but it’s too good to move on! I love how they’re pretty much the exact opposite of my Gallien Krueger rig. The distortion out of them is awesome too! the century has been my secret weapon for a while, sounds great in the studio for big dirty vintage tones

nice! There are worse problems to have for sure! I have to set limitations on my collecting nature or it just gets out of hand. I’m only allowing myself Yamaha MIJ stuff (which is killing me the newer stuff I want to try) or premier if they’re really cheap. Here’s pics of some of the collection! steel 14x6.5 & 10x5.5 little 14x4 birch custom piccolo FRP - fibreglass reinforced plastic snare, 2 pics to show how I can illuminate it! the sad thing is I’ve barely been able to play any of them yet… one day soon, I hope

Here’s my Yamaha kit! Not the best pic - finish is a sparkly white kinda thing. I too had Gretsch before this… I’ve owned various brands but always loved Yamaha stuff so in the end I just sold everything else and went Yamaha. I too have/have had Yamaha PA stuff, basses, guitars etc. you can’t go wrong with Yamaha! one weird side effect from COVID/lockdowns was I joined a group on Facebook called ‘snares’ and decided to start a collection of Yamaha snares (I got a little sidetracked and picked up some Premier ones too!).

Hey! yep, drummer over here! I play a Yamaha Oak Custom X kit and I love it! Sadly I haven’t really been able to play since the whole global pandemic thing… and then I moved house… and there’s another baby on the way… but, you know, soon! How about you? What drums are you favouring at the moment?

The one on the right, the other one is my Auntie, and guitarist is my uncle!

Here’s a funny little aside from all of this… I always believed I just stumbled upon the T-40 one day and began collecting them… but here’s a pic I found a few years after buying my first couple… my mums old band, a picture that would’ve been in a photo album at home when I was growing up… look at what the bassist is playing

absolutely! I used to own such a random collection of instruments where it was more about a desire to try everything… then I realised I always came back to these, so I sold everything and just bought more of these. I have such a strong impulse to collect things… the trouble is I play drums and guitar as well so my house looks like a music shop

Plot twist: I was that “friend”! not really! Sorry to hear that. It’s a brave man who steals another man’s rig but also a stupid man that runs off with a Peavey Rig… you aren’t gonna get too far without help

I’ve had them… I just decided to try and curb my collecting as it was getting out of hand… I’ll only buy those from 1982 (but with an exception made for this one of course!) as that’s the year I was born. I’ve sold about 4 or 5 over the years as well!

For now!

I mean here’s the rest of my collection… so yeah… totally obsessed with these!

I’ve been aware of it for years - there was a listing that used to pop up on Google searches of when it was sold at auction… obviously I didn’t think I’d ever get it! I guess as it was made for a Peavey dealer in the UK, my odds of getting it were better than they usually are for these American made basses… but yeah it was one of those “I can’t really let it pass me by can I?” Kinda moments. I’d have been kicking myself for the rest of my life

And for that I am eternally grateful!

yeah I have a collection of these, one of which I’d say is in ridiculous condition for its age… well, until I got this one! It’s in absolutely amazing condition for something made in 1980

Yeah its a one off special and was made as a gift for the author of the book in 1980 as he was the main Peavey dealer in the UK at that time… it’s the only one you’ll see without a pick guard (there are a few T-60 guitars) and the controls going through the wood of the body (with a rear control cavity). It’s made of Magnolia (according to the man who designed these, I’ve also seen him say he personally built this one in his carport which is very cool) and the neck is figured maple so it’s a fair bit fancier than the regular T-40s you’ll see…

I got the one off T-40 featured in the Peavey Revolution book! to say I’m over the moon is a major understatement! I’ve lusted after this for years!!!

I don’t know specifically who makes them but I had them on a bass made by TBC - ‘The Bass Company’ (here’s a sold one on Reverb if anyone’s curious) they may well be their own brand/design as the bridge was (and was stamped tbc) nice bass and looks a lot more expensive than it was.

I’ve owned about 4 bass big muffs as every time I want that sound I get one and then soon get sick of it… but I just keep coming back! That was until I tried the green Russian version. I’m stunned by how good it sounds, not just compared to the bass big muff or others I’ve had but just as a new pedal… it’s really hard to get a bad/unusable sound from it. When I got it I blew about an hour I didn’t have, because I just couldn’t stop playing it. I’m pretty confident I’ll be sticking with that one now

Done! address is Matt Couch 66 Wilton Street Stoke Plymouth PL1 5LU

Love it, good work tracking it all down! you can always add to it or swap bits out as you find more… but for what it’s worth I like the jellybean kit look!