LowB_FTW Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 Hello there! Ā Long-time lurker here, decided to make the jump and start posting. Ā My name is Mark and Iām not going to do the clichĆ© of standing up and saying Iām an alcoholic a bass player. I will, however, say that I play bass, but Iām NOT a bass player. Ā (Thereās a TL:DR at the end of the post for those with limited time/attention span.) Ā I picked up my first bass when I was about 18, a pillar-box red Squier Precision 4-string. I was getting along with it just fine until one day I was playing a little too enthusiastically and swung it around and I caught one of the tuners on a wall and it bent 90Āŗ (tuner, not wall). Tried bending it back with just my hands and slipped and gashed the heel part of my thumb open, spent hrs in A&E waiting room only to benefit from a nurse prodding in the wound with tweezers pulling out tiny shards of chrome plating. So I went to a local shop for repairs (the bass, not my hand) and found a 5-string that I picked up and instantly fell in love with, part-exchanged the Squier and never looked back. Ā I still have the 5-string, itās a Maison 129p, which has a lovely sound when I put it through my amp (Vox AC50 head and Vox VR115 cab). Since then Iāve bought a Washburn AB-34, which is absolutely lovely but I really wanted the AB-35 (which is the 5-string version of the AB-34 4-string). I looked and waited and waited and waited for an AB-35 to come available to me and I think Iāve only seen about 3 for sale in the last 10/15 years in the UK - the first I had no money to buy, the second I almost snagged but someone beat me to it by moments and the third I actually got! Ā Right now Iām GASing HARD for a custom Sandberg Forty Eight, either that or a custom-made from the ground up to my personal specs. (The Ashdown was bought with this in mind), and I think that will be me as far as gear acquisition is concerned. Ā I have a Focusrite Scarlett Solo audio interface and a Vox amPlug2 AP2-BS headphone amp. Ā I play just for me. Always have done. Came very close to forming a band with a mate once, but that ended up not happening. Ā So, here I am. This is me. Hiya. *wave* Ā Ā TL;DR Ā Name : Mark Ā Gear : Maison 129p 5-string Washburn AB-34 Washburn AB-35 Ashdown Lodestone Primal Artist 5-string (in transit as I post this.) Focusrite Scarlett Solo Vox amPlug2 AP2-BS Vox AC50 Vox VR115 Ā WANT : Sandberg Forty Eight 5 custom OR a custom 5-string to my personal specs. (Leaning heavily towards the custom personal.) Ā Flickr Link Flickr Link 1 Quote
Old Ozzie Guy Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 Welcome...errrr.. drooling over the Vox hd and box.. worth a small fortune in Australia.. Quote
LowB_FTW Posted March 30, 2023 Author Posted March 30, 2023 Thanks for the welcomes, everyone. Ā Mark 1 Quote
LowB_FTW Posted March 30, 2023 Author Posted March 30, 2023 12 hours ago, Old Ozzie Guy said: Welcome...errrr.. drooling over the Vox hd and box.. worth a small fortune in Australia.. They came as a package deal, a long time ago and for the princely sum of Ā£150 - I say princely sum, because that amount was a full months wages for me at that time. Picked up from a newspaper ad. and I had to get a friend to drive me because there was no way I was carrying that amp head back, it weighs a tonne! Ā Mark Quote
Frank Blank Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 Welcome @LowB_FTW. At last, someone else who plays acoustic basses... Quote
LowB_FTW Posted March 30, 2023 Author Posted March 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Welcome @LowB_FTW. At last, someone else who plays acoustic basses... I absolutely love my AB-35. I mean, I love the 4-string, but the 5 is where's at for me. I was wanting one for so long and was sooooo happy when I finally snagged the one I have now. Thanks for the welcome as well. Ā Mark 1 Quote
Old Ozzie Guy Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, LowB_FTW said: They came as a package deal, a long time ago and for the princely sum of Ā£150 - I say princely sum, because that amount was a full months wages for me at that time. Picked up from a newspaper ad. and I had to get a friend to drive me because there was no way I was carrying that amp head back, it weighs a tonne! Ā Mark Ā 1 hour ago, LowB_FTW said: They came as a package deal, a long time ago and for the princely sum of Ā£150 - I say princely sum, because that amount was a full months wages for me at that time. Picked up from a newspaper ad. and I had to get a friend to drive me because there was no way I was carrying that amp head back, it weighs a tonne! Ā Mark A friend of mine had a Vox 130? watt valve hd circa late 70s?.? Not sure exactly, but it sounded huge with 2 JBL d130 15s... And weighed lots more than F b/man 100 or Marshall bass 100. I'm pretty sure it was classA/B too , not classA (AC 15/30) is ac50 class A or a/b ?? Again, love your rig , deserves to b gigged!! Quote
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