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AndyTravis

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So, you may have seen I got tipsy and formed a Violent Femmes tribute band...

I don’t do things by halves and set about looking for an acoustic bass.

Wanted something good really, thanks to all offers from my wanted add - including the fraudster who told me “I have this item for sale, send me your details and I will send you this”

Anyhow. 

Options were limited on my spare cash, so the Geddy Lee I’ve only had a month has bit the dust and will be heading to Sweden next week.

So I threw a deposit on a Tacoma Thunderchief in Mansons in anticipation of the Geddy leaving.

Played one once and was knocked out. Nearly got involved with the Fretless one for sale here but it wouldn’t fit in with my idea...although I’m already tempted to get a twins set up.

Here it is

The guys at Mansons are impressive, great service so far.

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Just now, AndyTravis said:

They’re bonkers loud and look cool.

reading up on the company I was surprised at the fact they were a sideline of a piano company at first. Later owned (and squashed) by FMIC.

That’s interesting.. I bet the soundhole position helps a lot with volume perception

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27 minutes ago, HazBeen said:

I read somewhere they are the loudest acoustic you can get. Congrats!

Apparently second only to the Ernie Ball earthwood...I haven’t got £3000+ nor eternity to find one...(I’ve since found a company who makes a replica, still £3000)

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18 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Yes that would work - not so good for a sweet guitar tone, but lol, it’s a bass so it will be fab for punch and projection

It’s also got the full Fishman Prefix Pro on it so there’s lots to mess with for PA gigs.

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2 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

I wonder if an acoustic Di box would work better than a bass Di for PA work?

 

2 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said:

Sorry that sounded like I was encouraging you to spend more money ;)

A fool and his money are easily parted; a rich fool is still a fool and a poor fool is too fool to realise what it means to be rich...

And I suspect I’ll buy a valve DI at some point like an Art V3 or similar 

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29 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

 

A fool and his money are easily parted; a rich fool is still a fool and a poor fool is too fool to realise what it means to be rich...

And I suspect I’ll buy a valve DI at some point like an Art V3 or similar 

I appear to be collecting Preamp DI’s like panini stickers...

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13 minutes ago, BassApprentice said:

Yikes.....

 

You always want couriers to prove you wrong but.....

It’s alright - they “lost” it between the hours of 3pm and 7.30pm when I had to collect it from their depot...awful experience so far.

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