Bass amp free to good home

[rorqual]

Many moons ago, I was a beginner bassist, plunking away on my Hohner acoustic-electric at odd hours of the day and night. My mentor was one Margret Dolphinsmile Bailey, my Kim Deal-lookalike, chain-smoking, bass-playing, Foucault-reading mini-idol. She graciously gifted me her practice amp, with the caveat that when I moved on to bigger and better equipment, I pass the amp along to a new beginner bassist and continue the cycle.

Well, my lovely bass is in the closet, and the calluses are gone from my fingertips, and I'm not in a band anymore, and I'm old and no longer cool, and....wait, this is getting off track. The point being, I don't use the amp anymore. But, sadly, in my lack of coolness, I am no longer in touch with a musical crowd. The upside being there's no boy constantly noodling on a guitar on my couch while I'm trying to watch tv...the downside being, I have nobody to pass my amp along to. So, internet, I come to you for help.

If anybody out there knows someone who is learning bass, playing until blood blisters form on the tips of their fingers, deciding between pick or not, frets or not, but can't quite float the cash for their own amp, then let me know. It's a 25 or 30 watt Crate bass amp, well-loved, and entirely free. I've performed with it to crowds of dozens, so it's totally fine for public as well as personal use. It's also the perfect height to sit on while practicing, an added bonus. And also, very easy to carry around, because real musicians carry their own gear, yet real bass amps weigh, like, eight tons. Ask Margret, who dropped hers on her toe at least once.

Tell a friend! And, if they want my opinion, I vote no pick (more flexibility), and no frets, if you have a good ear.

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Re: *sniff*

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

I think you did too, and I think she had one on you; she dreamt about you often enough. You'd have made an odd couple, though....she is a chain-smoking slob and you....aren't. :)