I almost didn’t become a bass player, when I was younger I played drums, trumpet and trombone waiting for a chance to play guitar in school because obviously all the “cool people” play guitar. One day my best friend came back from a rock show and wanted to start a band and told me he wanted to be the guitarist and that I should play bass, we went back and forth for a while debating… more like arguing how teenage brothers would and eventually I agreed. I thank him frequently for being just as stubborn as me back then because I love the bass and it’s the perfect instrument for me. When we started learing our teacher recommneded we start with classical acoustic guitar, learn the basics and foundations, learn how to play multi finger picked spanish stuff, and then once I was ready switch over full time to bass (in music class I still got to play bass during this time) I am eternally grateful for all of it, every now and then when I pick up a guitar and play I can’t help myself think: fuck bass is the best, I love the bass, guitar is cool and alright, but bass is KING. I love being the glue between the drums and the guitars, playing in that nice pocket where you lock in and create the backbone of a song, playing off the drums and creating the sweet rhythm section that drives and keeps a song going strong while also being able to play and have fun with the lead lines, moving forward and leading when the song asks for it. I have never been one who enjoyed being in the spotlight so that also works very well for me, the guitars, keys, vocals etc can have all the full glory I just enjoy providing that sweet sexy low end boom and groove. Warwick is my jam, the tones, the quality, the feel of the craftsmanship is exceptional and from the first time I heard a Thumb on an album I fell in love with that bass. So I was extremely happy to find out that Mark had started up Bass North to offer me and others like me an honest, reliable and professional person to turn to for getting some of these harder to find basses like Warwicks, Spectors, Sadowskys etc. Mark went above and beyond to help me get the build started on my dream bass, from the start nothing but amazing experience and looking forward to many years of buying gear from him.
Hope this is all good and what you need Mark and feel free to edit what I said and all that, not sure if you want to put “fuck” in there but figured it drives home the point of how awesome the bass is hahah. Hope all is well and let me know if you need anything else from me.

Also before I forget: thank you so much for working with me to get the build going on the Thumb, you are amazing and the fact that you would do that to some new random person you obviously don’t know is incredible, I am eternally grateful. I will be going down to London sometime in late January/early February after I’m back in the country so I would love to come check out the shop and meet you in person.

Have a merry christmas, happy holidays and happy new year.