dave moffat

Just received 3 Hohner special20 harps in G, A and E to add to the C I've had for a couple of years.

Got Bb, D and F in my amazon basket ready to pull the trigger. I'm finding they're really handy just to stick in a pocket and carry with me.

That's because you spelled it wrong it is Honah Lee. allegedly Hanalei, Haweii

Aye, I kind of got away from the OP. I think it depends what appeals to your ear. if you know what you like cashing in and splashing out on one 'special' bass makes sense.

I like all mine for different reasons.

Before it all closed down I was practising with another guy with a view to doing an open mike, not my usual kind of music but I was enjoying putting it together and creating a bass line form scratch of one of the tunes. To be honest I was bricking it about playing in front of people but I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy it. Unlike @Newwiekins who is effin brilliant on keys but hides away in the music room with her cans on 'it's HER music' and everyone else can sod off.

I'd love to have the competence/confidence to play live. I think Covid has to an extent allowed me to cop-out of making a decision

OK newb bedroom bassist here. I have 3 very different basses in the house and one at a luthier's which should be back once the restrictions are lifted.

My first was a gorgeous Ibanez  800 bought for the looks as much as anything else when I knew SFA but always hankered after a Bass and is still my favourite

Second was a Taylor Mini Bass just to practice without having to lug stinky poo around and find a socket

Next was a Bass Uke cos I prefer playing Bass and standard ukes just make my ears bleed especially with the re-entrant high G.

4th is another Ibanez 400 because the Uke Bass woke me up to the joys and possibilities of fretless and went to the luthier's to be de-fretted just before all the Covid stinky poo hit.

All are very different, how and what I play seems to depend on what I pick off the rack. At the moment the Taylor is probably getting the most (ab)use.

I also have frankenuke which is bass tuned but an octave higher jives by my lounge chair just to pick up for a quick noodle - working out a theme or ad on TV.

 but maybe I'm just weird. Seriously considering a 5er

You're welcome. To be fair I hadn't noticed, glad you enjoyed your temporary stay and all is well beck in Basschat land, but don't be strangers.

As a newb bassist I welcome feedback and input from anywhere, the more bassists chat and interact to kick ideas around the more we all benefit.

Been doing the same, have 2 or 3 instruments I won't miss and a couple I'll be reluctant to let go. All my basses are staying.

Ibanez SRMS805. Probably not for a year or so. Need to sell some stuff to make room/raise funds.

Can't lay claim to competence in anything other than recorder and tin whistle. Am trying very hard to reach an acceptable level on Bass, possibly OK on Uke (preferably baritone) So I'd tick the 'none' box. Owner of many instruments none of which I'd lay claim to be able to play.

For me I don't really need others though I suppose it does give it all a point. My basses are all quite different, only the fretting is the same.

Can't with to get my last purchase back from the luthier, been about a year now 🙁 it's ready but can't get it.

Next addition will be a 5er

As someone said earlier everyone is different. I'm really undisciplined and would probably be a nightmare for bandmates, I tend to hear a piece of a tune or a bassline then try to work it out before becoming bored and progressing into something else, same with practice exercises I start out OK at which point I get bored and I hear something in my head and start freewheeling 'off piste'. The more I become familiar with the bass the worse I become for doing this kind of thing.

Moved house in May (Still unboxing stuff). Didn't feel much like playing anything at all for a couple of months busy getting things sorted round the new place. Just started learning again then had a stroke, thankfully largely recovered in time for xmas/new year last thing to come back was proper control of/feeling in my fingers. @Newwiekins got me a little Vox amp for Christmas which started to motivate me then a couple of emails from Luke at becomeabassist.com ramped up my motivation a bit more.

I feel I've improved, things certainly feel easier and my knowledge and understanding is better but also feel I should/could have done better

Once things are back to normal I'll be having a clear-out of stuff I imply can't see me using again, no point having it cluttering up the place there are maybe 2 instruments I'd like to add 1 is a 5 string, the other is a custom made uke. Selling the other stuff will help pay for the new stuff.

@Richard RI had it patiently explained to me, I'm still no much wiser🙁

They let you in then. May I recommend Basschat Cats

Managed abstain in 2020 

2021 possibilities include a 5 string and a custom made Frankenuke however any additions will be offset by selling stuff.

32 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I don't know why but I had to read that twice before I stopped smirking.

Ok, I could have phrased that better. She and her pal do produce some lovely stuff though, from paintings to Christmas decorations and T-shirts.

Lovely looking project. My Daughter-in-law is very 'arty' and does pyrography if you want the ram redone to a very high standard.

Alright I'm convinced, 5er sometime in the new year after I've paid for a new bathroom and sold some of my ukes/guitars.

This thread has come at an opportune time for me, I've been flirting with the idea of a 5 for a while but had kind of talked myself out of it until I was listening to a couple of tracks that ran down to the B, then I went into the local music shop for the first time in months where they had a Cort fiver.

Haven't bitten yet so I'll make it through 2020 GAS free but no promises for 2021. I'm ancient, a relative newb and doubt if I'll ever gig, so I don't need a 5er, it'd just be nice to play with.............Now where's that link to the Ibanez site....

Erindors has got me one for Xmas, arrived yesterday. Have to say I'm very impressed so far, means I don't have to isolate myself when noodling. More than adequate for someone at my level of musical ineptitude.

Both my electric basses are Ibanez, newest one is away being de-fretted.

Having thoughts about adding a 5 string, the idea of the low B is beginning to appeal. No matter how many times I browse the web I keep coming back the SR.

No particular artist/genre, I either like a piece or I don't , I try to give something new about a minute and a half, sometimes more if it sounds like it might develop into something interesting. 

I can usually predict how the music will progress sometimes (not often)  I'll be pleasantly surprised, occasionally it just sounds like the composer is trying to be too clever and it just sounds messy and contrived and deserves smacked round the ear with a blunt instrument.

In terms of bands I prefer a varied back catalogue over the years Lindisfarne, ELO and Eagles stand out, but even then there's quite often maybe only one or two tracks I'd want to listen to repeatedly.

Glad to hear you're well on the mend.