Feeling like a preserved moose

[prog_fiend]

Hello!

I've been playing bass for about 15 years, and have recently embarked upon a degree in popular music to try and gain some form of academic recognition for my passion (besides, a 'proper qualification' is needed for my long-term plans).

I did spend a year at BIMM, which was expensive and mostly pointless, but I met people who I could drink with and work with, so it wasn't all that bad.

My main bass for the past 8 years has been a long suffering Aria, think it was a Magna, 5 string - left handed. Over the years it's been abused and bashed and beaten and stripped and resprayed so often that it's lost alot of weight, but gained so much playability and character. She also sports EMG p5j pups and the BTC system, and gets strung up with Rotosound 66s (50 - 140).

What with pushing myself to study and develop further I've recently upgraded to a 6 string - a Hudson project bass.

Being left handed of course severely limited my choices of 6 string (in the UK and on a reasonable budget).

You've probably heard of or seen threads asking about the Hudson basses, well, mine is a beauty. Essentially a copy of the Tanglewood Canyon/Cort Curbow, the PBS is a through-neck (maple/mahogany/maple/mahogany/maple) with mahogany wings topped with some gorgeous spalted maple.

The single pickup and active eq give a great modern sound with stingray like bite, but it is a little limited and harsh when pushed too far. I have plans to replace the pup and eq in the new year.

Generally I'm a prog nut, but of course like any good bassist I listen to & play alot of music of differing styles.

Oh, and I'm playing through a (UK built) Ashdown Mag600 head, but am on the lookout for new cab() as my old Laney has gone the way of the dinosaur!

See you out there.

[neepheid]

Welcome to the forum

[Telebass]

Howdy!