Oszkár Ács (born 1969) is a musician, best known as the bass guitarist of

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Early life and personal life

Ács was born in

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, Hungary. He is the co-founder of Időrablók. He joined

in 2002. He left the band in 2012 due to his deteriorating illness.

Amber Smith

Ács also wrote some songs for Amber Smith's

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record (

). In January 2013, Ács left the band.

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said that Ács was a creative member of the band and he thought of disbanding Amber Smith after the departure of Ács. In an interview with Recorder Blog, Ács said that

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was his idol when he was invited to analyse Morrissey's World Peace Is None of Your Business release. On 16 October 2015, Ács played the bass on some songs at the 15th anniversary of Amber Smith in Budapest.

The Twist

In 2010 Ács founded the Hungarian indie band, The Twist, with members of

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Discography

''With Amber Smith:'' ;Albums * ''My Little Servant'' (2003) * '' rePRINT'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

'' (2012)

Instruments

Guitars

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DC Bass * Silvertone 1478 Reissue

Effect pedals

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Bass Micro Synthesizer

Amplifiers

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B2 combo *

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Champ X2

References

External links

Ács
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acs, Oszkar 1969 births Living people Hungarian indie rock musicians People from Szeged