frigid midget Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) Another noob here. As in, new to the forum. I'm old as f*ck, nearly 40 to be painfully honest. Anyway, I never really let go of the sort of music I grew up, which is mostly indie/emo/hardcore/postrock, but I'd say my taste in music is all over the place. Mostly been playing guitar the last couple decades. But my first love is the bass. For some reason my kids seem to be attracted more to my bass guitar than my other 6 string guitars, dispite having more trouble with the bigger size and thicker strings. It got me into playing bass again, big time. But it's really frustrating that my old bass is falling apart. That's what brought me here...I've been out of the loop, and I'm thinking of maybe treating myself to decent bass gear. Bass: Kawai FB2. It plays like butter, but I'll have to fix the wiring and maybe replace some switches/controls. Playing with the idea of replacing the pu's/preamp with something that gets me more oomph, cause as good as it sounds now, it's pretty much useless for heavy hardcore/metal... Amp: beat up old GK 400RB IV. Won't take more than a new pot, input, and a good clean up to get it going again. No major complaints there, though the only other real bass amp I've had experience with was an Ampeg SVT 200T. So I don't have much to compare to, but if the consensus is that there's an obvious upgrade for the Gallien-Krueger, I'd be eager to try it out. Cabinet: beat up Ampeg 410HLF. Does the job, but the one time I used the venue's backline I was blown away. A small Orange 4x10, sounded surprisingly different than my ampeg cab, in a really good way. So yeah, be prepared for some nerdy gear questions and advice about dealers/builders/etc. Edited May 22, 2019 by frigid midget 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, frigid midget said: Another noob here. As in, new to the forum. I'm old as f*ck, nearly 40 to be painfully honest. Welcome FM. You are but a nipper compared to some of the old scrotes and scrotesses in here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigid midget Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Welcome FM. You are but a nipper compared to some of the old scrotes and scrotesses in here. 😄 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hi, you'll find lots of experience and help here. Beware the for sale lists, compared to the usual hunting grounds the lists of gear here are quite jaw-dropping. Enjoy👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigid midget Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Soledad said: Hi, you'll find lots of experience and help here. Beware the for sale lists, compared to the usual hunting grounds the lists of gear here are quite jaw-dropping. Enjoy👍 You don't say! Been on the hunt for a Gibson Ripper for ages. 5 mins after joining the forum, I stubled upon a decent looking one and couldn't resist and contacted the seller 🤦♂️ I doubt my wife will be happy with me joining this place 🤦♂️ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Hiya FM - nice forum name! 13 hours ago, frigid midget said: I'm old as f*ck, nearly 40 to be painfully honest. Edited May 23, 2019 by Teebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 22/05/2019 at 18:15, frigid midget said: I'm old as f*ck, nearly 40 to be painfully honest. 40 you say? Old you say? Oh, and welcome. This could well be the most boring bunch of old bunch of farts on the entire planet. Still, could be worse... we could all be young and opinionated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigid midget Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Fwiw, I'm a grumpy synic with a healthy dislike for millenials... I think I'll blend right in 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Welcome! You're younger than my son... whose son much prefers my basses to his guitars 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Bit of advice?? Leave the Kawai as it is - just resolve any playability issues. I have one, as you say, plays fantastic... Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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