Quote from Forum Archives on October 22, 2003, 9:52 am

Posted by: tstakes <tstakes@...>

Hi Quinn...welcome!

You said:
"...When I was in 8th grade I was able to pluck at an older friend's carvin
fretless five string bass and fell in love with the sound...My dream bass is
a Carvin BB-70."

Picking up on the Carvin threads in your note, I went to Carvin on my second
bass and have always loved the instruments. The first Carvin I bought is
now a fretless 4, and a year ago I purchased a 5 with all the electronic
stuff, long scale, etc. (Sorry...I am terrible with the official model
numbers and all that). Played a gig last night here in Quito for a book
release with a quartet (sax/trumpet, guitar, piano and bass). Everything
went through the PA except the bass...just the Carvin 5 and my Redhead into
a room with about 250 people. Several co-workers commented on the rich bass
tone...lots of radio/audio folks around here...so all that to say that I am
really happy with my gear and hope to continue to hone my chops so that I
can always offer an excellent musical offering to God. You'll learn a lot
on CB about other types of basses, and who knows, you might get GAS and
change your dream bass some day...

YITBOP,

Ty

Ty Stakes
HCJB World Radio, Quito, Ecuador
"Human beings must be known to be loved,
but divine things must be loved to be known."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)