PTSD Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Hi, I live in San Francisco, California. I know this is a European forum but hopefully anyone can join. I joined this other forum on the states and it sucked, they were not a very welcoming, diverse group, to put it mildly. I have been playing for 30 years, sort off.... I took a hiatus for close to a decade, so I guess I've technically been playing for 20 years, despite that I started playing 30 years ago. And I just started playing again, returning from the afore mentioned hiatus. I'm rusty as hell. But since I didn't have a bass anymore , I bought a Rickenbacker 4003, and for an amp I bought a Mesa/Boogie TT, which is a 2 channel amp, one chanel is a tube amp, based on their 400 series tube amps, and the other channel is solid state, their Subway series... and you can put a different FX loop on each channel, and of course can play them one at a time or blend them together. It's definitely the most bad donkey amp I've ever owned, and it may be the most bad donkey amp I've ever seen/heard. (I just went into such detail because I think maybe you guys don't have Mesa Boogie amps in Europe). Also I'm playing that amp through and orange 1 x 12 cabinet and I'm about to purchase a 1 x 15 and eventually a 2x10 cabinet, those probably won't be orange cuz I wanna mix it up somex each can bring a different sound to the table. And finally, in the past I've always played metal and I guess some punk rock too but mostly metal. And I am still playing metal but going more experimental with it this time, something like The Mars Volta or Mr Bungle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Welcome PT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 We have lots of Us and Canada members - it’s really not a problem you need to worry about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Welcome PT 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Welcome @PTSD. This is a very different place from the forum you mention in the states, I was utterly mauled on there simply for asking a couple of basic questions, it’s quite the opposite here, very friendly and massively helpful. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Welcome to the forum, I hope we're a lot nicer than the American alternative but be careful, some members do bite 😂😂 Some awesome gear and hope you're enjoying playing bass once more. Any goals or aspirations? Sure hope using this forum helps you come closer to achieving them 😁👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 All are welcome. I’m impressed with your filling the bass gear void, no messing about with dipping your toe in the water with some lower priced, budget gear, no, Sir - you’ve gone full bore. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Welcome aboard!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 On 03/11/2021 at 16:03, PTSD said: (I just went into such detail because I think maybe you guys don't have Mesa Boogie amps in Europe) Mesa Boogie amps??? What's an amp??? I've still got square wheels on my car... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Welcome! I can definitely relate to your hiatus, as I’ve had a couple over the years. I hope your return brings you happiness (and gear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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