"Was floored by how average the bass sounded."
What was wrong with Martin Turner's bass sound with his Bird?
![Shocked :o](https://bassoutpost.com/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
Granted, it doesn't jump at your throat like Squire's or Entwistle's, but then WA's whole aural landscape was less abrasive than The Who's or Yes'. I think he had a nice bony, yet natural sound, that went well with his melodic playing without detracting from the twin guitar harmonies. Couldn't imagine a better fitting one really.
Martin Turner got his TBird only post-Argus (that was still recorded with his beloved Ric - which was stolen shortly after - and he would even re-record it with a Ric - on loan from John Wetton I believe - when he did another version of Argus decades later, in 2009) from Overend Watts of Mott the Hoople - he first used it on a US tour of WA (the pictures on the back cover of Argus are from that tour - after the recording).