Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 The extra B stands for birthday! On Tuesday I turned 40. I now find myself wondering where my pills are and despairing about the music my children listen to. But I digress. A couple of months ago, my long-suffering wife told me she wanted to buy me a bass for my birthday, and was there anything in particular I wanted. I initially tried to put her off as this wasn't going to be cheap, but she insisted! After some thought I narrowed it down to a bass I'd never owned but always wanted ever since playing a friend's on tour many many years ago. As luck would have it there was one for sale on here just at the right time, courtesy of @vincbt It's been living in a cupboard for the past fortnight but here it is! 16 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Oh... and some new shoes too... nice! Happy Birthday Cosmo 'Twinkle Toes' Valdemar Edited April 16, 2021 by PaulThePlug 7 Quote
Lozz196 Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 Looks great, never played one but when I’ve heard them they sound really nice 1 Quote
OliverBlackman Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 Perfect bass for a 40th. Very very special instruments 1 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 16, 2021 Author Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Lozz196 said: Looks great, never played one but when I’ve heard them they sound really nice VERY different to my usual basses - and yours too, I imagine. It's got a very tight, modern tone, very growly, but very different from an old Precision for example. The body is dinky but very dense and relatively heavy. I always remember playing my friend's and thinking it felt like a tree, and it still does - very natural feeling, almost unfinished wood. Luckily for me, they love overdrive! Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 16, 2021 Author Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, OliverBlackman said: Perfect bass for a 40th. Very very special instruments It is very special. I will treasure it. Quote
chyc Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but what does the extra extra B stand for in NBBBD? Lovely bass btw, and happy birthday! Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 16, 2021 Author Posted April 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, chyc said: Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but what does the extra extra B stand for in NBBBD? That's a typo. 1 2 Quote
vincbt Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 I’m glad it ended up in your hands, I’m sure you’ll take good care of it and I hope it serves you well. Having moved to his NT 5 strings sibling I am now realising how light and balanced it was! Happy Birthday! 1 Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 On 16/04/2021 at 22:02, Cosmo Valdemar said: VERY different to my usual basses - and yours too, I imagine. It's got a very tight, modern tone, very growly, but very different from an old Precision for example. The body is dinky but very dense and relatively heavy. I always remember playing my friend's and thinking it felt like a tree, and it still does - very natural feeling, almost unfinished wood. Luckily for me, they love overdrive! Didn't Warwick's tag line used to be "the sound of wood " ? 1 Quote
MichaelDean Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) On 16/04/2021 at 22:31, Cosmo Valdemar said: That's a typo. 😁 Happy new bass day! Edited April 17, 2021 by MichaelDean 1 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 18, 2021 Author Posted April 18, 2021 10 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Didn't Warwick's tag line used to be "the sound of wood " ? And with good reason! Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 19, 2021 Author Posted April 19, 2021 I took a couple of pictures today in natural light. Shows of the body wood a bit better. 2 Quote
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