Most controversial thread of nearly all-time
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uOpt
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The ultra hard glossy finishes also have the advantage that they are less likely to pick up dings in a guitar store.
I supposed that is less of a problem for basses where the customers might be a bit more selective and/or mature.
The ultra hard glossy finishes also have the advantage that they are less likely to pick up dings in a guitar store.
I supposed that is less of a problem for basses where the customers might be a bit more selective and/or mature.
NegativeEase
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uOpt
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Dave Locher
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I see what's going on here! Ace has the itch to buy a bass and is using this as a setup!! "Gosh, there sure are some sexy bases out there" will be followed by "You fellas won't believe what I just bought!"
Amiright or amiright?
I see what's going on here! Ace has the itch to buy a bass and is using this as a setup!! "Gosh, there sure are some sexy bases out there" will be followed by "You fellas won't believe what I just bought!"
Amiright or amiright?
beaubrummels
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All those fancy woods and strange electronics are great if you don’t care what they sound like.
All those fancy woods and strange electronics are great if you don’t care what they sound like.
NegativeEase
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fairly or unfairly -I have always equated overly curvaceous exotic wood basses with farty jazzy tones
fairly or unfairly -I have always equated overly curvaceous exotic wood basses with farty jazzy tones
uOpt
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Active EQ in a bass makes a lot of sense.
And you get the usual side effect that you are now independent of cable capacitance and input stage impedance. Good for consistency.
Active EQ in a bass makes a lot of sense.
And you get the usual side effect that you are now independent of cable capacitance and input stage impedance. Good for consistency.
beaubrummels
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Yeah, it was half joke half semi-truth, the latter ‘semi-truth’ meaning simply I’ve never seen bass players obsess over what pickups were in Jaco Pastorius’ bass or how to sound exactly like Tim Bogert or what wood was James Jameson’s bass made out of, the way guitar players do. Guitar players don’t venture out of the box because they are always copying someone, so their gear is always a repeat of the past. Bass players I know seem to obsess more on technique and methods; how did Billy Sheehan do the raking lines such-a-such song, and what scale was Stanley Clarke using in middle part of his solo on the live video, what string gauges does Larry Graham use, etc.
(Disclaimer: I’m not a bass player, so my bass references are probably laughable to a true bass player. Those are just names I know and have listened to.)
The point simply is: bass players don’t keep themselves in a gear box, copying someone else’s sound, the way guitar players do.
Yeah, it was half joke half semi-truth, the latter ‘semi-truth’ meaning simply I’ve never seen bass players obsess over what pickups were in Jaco Pastorius’ bass or how to sound exactly like Tim Bogert or what wood was James Jameson’s bass made out of, the way guitar players do. Guitar players don’t venture out of the box because they are always copying someone, so their gear is always a repeat of the past. Bass players I know seem to obsess more on technique and methods; how did Billy Sheehan do the raking lines such-a-such song, and what scale was Stanley Clarke using in middle part of his solo on the live video, what string gauges does Larry Graham use, etc.
(Disclaimer: I’m not a bass player, so my bass references are probably laughable to a true bass player. Those are just names I know and have listened to.)
The point simply is: bass players don’t keep themselves in a gear box, copying someone else’s sound, the way guitar players do.
Re: Most controversial thread of nearly all-time
While I might appreciate the craftsmanship of those basses, those tones and those kinds of players are impossible to listen to.
While I might appreciate the craftsmanship of those basses, those tones and those kinds of players are impossible to listen to.
NegativeEase
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what is that lifeless farting tone that so many jazz players dig? -i think they believe it makes them sound like a lively double bass -but not to me.
what is that lifeless farting tone that so many jazz players dig? -i think they believe it makes them sound like a lively double bass -but not to me.
Liko
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It's not a fart, it's a burp. Jazz burp. Players like it cause it responds well to a variety of techniques, doesn't get muddy when doing chord work, and makes the best use of lighter gauge strings that play faster and bend easier.
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Demanic
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Don't ask me. I like the "banging on a piano string" bass tone.
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NegativeEase
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It's a fart... and the whole idea is muddy to me. :lmao:
I'm just bustin' jazz ballz
Prefer actual double bass for jazz, because I prefer Jazz before it was relegated to elevators.
It's a fart... and the whole idea is muddy to me. :lmao:
I'm just bustin' jazz ballz
Prefer actual double bass for jazz, because I prefer Jazz before it was relegated to elevators.
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Lake Placid Blues
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What about weight and balance? Do some of these exotic basses weigh a ton?
The best sounding and playing bass I played once during a jam session was the regular house band's bass player's Warwick with a wenge neck. It was not too furniture looking and was not too heavy or a neck diver.
It is kind of funny watching you tubes of Allen Woody playing a forest green, hair metal looking, BC Rich bass along side Warren and Dickey playing 50's Les Pauls. Great bass tone, though.
What about weight and balance? Do some of these exotic basses weigh a ton?
The best sounding and playing bass I played once during a jam session was the regular house band's bass player's Warwick with a wenge neck. It was not too furniture looking and was not too heavy or a neck diver.
It is kind of funny watching you tubes of Allen Woody playing a forest green, hair metal looking, BC Rich bass along side Warren and Dickey playing 50's Les Pauls. Great bass tone, though.
Re: Most controversial thread of nearly all-time
That's what I like. Give me Chris Squire, any day over the smooth jazz slap-a-thon with 22 strings.
That's what I like. Give me Chris Squire, any day over the smooth jazz slap-a-thon with 22 strings.
GuitarStv
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I dunno . . . there's some jazzy 22 string bass playing that really appeals to me:
I dunno . . . there's some jazzy 22 string bass playing that really appeals to me:
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