ThomasB

I've been playing for some 6/7 years now, still a beginner compared to some veterans on here I started with a Tenson California, a cheap P/J in black with a white pickguard and some stickers, will never be sold because it started my love for the fat strings. 2 years later, I saw a Fender Jazz Bass 60's roadworn in fiesta red in my local music store, and that bass has been my first choice for years. I use it every week at band practise, and comes to every gig. Next came the Sterling by MusicMan Ray 34 in a gorgeous limited edition white, because I was looking for some humbucking punch. However, this bass is currently for sale since I recently bought a 2003 Status Kingbass standard, which is the best sounding bass I've ever played. Since I bought it, it has been my main bass and it will only lose that spot to a Status S2 Classic, custom built to my specs. About 2 months or so ago, I came across an old Status S3000, which was supposedly owned by John Edwards of Status Quo, and it has his autograph on the body. For gigging, I always take my Kingbass and my Jazz with me, as the sound of the King can be adjusted to suit about 95% of the songs ever made, and the Jazz is mostly used as backup or just to switch to because I miss playing the neck on it. The Ray comes too if we play songs that are in a different tuning, because the King is headless and takes a bit longer to tune. However, it's been in standard tuning for about 7 months now with only 1 or 2 finetunes in that time, got to love those graphite necks! As for wear, I take very good care of my basses. The Jazz is a roadworn, so it's pretty hard to tell what has been done in the Fender factory and what has been caused by me, but the fretboard and neck are still in the same condition as when I bought it, and the same applies to the Ray. The 2 Status basses are both natural finish, and the Kingbass looks almost as if Rob Green just did the final inspection on it yesterday. However, the S3000 has scratches, dings, the end of the neck has chips of lacquer missing and the knobs have been replaced. It even has a few Danish Crowns behind the strap buttons. To be honest, I think this adds to the story of the bass, as it's been around the world with Status Quo, and it should look played and lived.

Hello everyone, I don't know how to post images yet, kind of a newb to the forum so if anybody could help me with that, I'll edit my post. Here's my collection, and some extra pics of my new Status Kingbass which I got 3 days ago [url="http://imgur.com/7MhTPi1"]http://imgur.com/7MhTPi1[/url] [url="http://imgur.com/a/aktti#MNgGax3"]http://imgur.com/a/aktti#MNgGax3[/url] From left to right: - Epiphone SG Standard (not relevant) - Artiny, Chinese Ovation knock off (not relevant) - my very first bass, Tenson Califiornia - Sterling Ray34 Limited Edition White - Status Kingbass Standard with Walnut top and blue leds - Fender 60's Road Worn Jazz Bass Fiesta Red

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428100747' post='2738188'] Well you got the measure of this place right away! Nicely done. [/quote] yeah, I made a good impression right away.. Edited it, won't let it happen again

Hello fellow bass players, My name is Thomas, and I'm an 18 year old bass player from The Netherlands. I've got a Fender Jazz Bass 60's Road Worn and Sterling ray34 limited edition, and I plug them in to my Ashdown Mag300 top on an Ashdown Mag410t cab. I'm a huge fan of Muse and Chris Wolstenholme, and I also play a lot of songs by the Foo Fighters and the Black Keys e.g. I'm hoping for a good time on this forum