Truckstop Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 As long as it's working well when you inspect it, it'll be fine. My BC Rich and Ibanez are both great players. Maybe not as expensive and sought after as a Fender or Ricky of the same year, but they have their own place in my heart! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I gig with a brand new bass, I bought it in 1989, oh hang on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigster Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I use an Ibanez Roadster made in 1980 - time flies but that's actually quite a few years ago!! Still feels like it was made yesterday - so well put together and so far so good, no crackles, dodgy wires - just lovely Japanese craftsmanship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Last Saturday I used the CMI Ned Callan, 1971 vintage. One pickup, one vol, one tone, a ton of mahogany (body AND neck!) and a few steel bits. Nothing that could go wrong, so no backup or anything. If you're talking about fear of it getting nicked, well you've got a point. gotta be double careful and don't leave anything lying around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I gigged my (almost) mint 1976 Gibson Grabber - I nearly cried when I put an inevitable ding in it. That said, as Neep and a few others told me - when it came time to man up about - they're working instruments, not wall pieces. You've got to take care of them, sure, but it would be a shame not to use them. The Gibson has a great sound, it was absolutely the perfect choice for the gig... now if only I could find something similiar, at a fraction of the cost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1331631576' post='1576011'] There aren't really that many moving parts on a bass, you can't really compare it to a car in respect of letting you down mechanically. Look after them and they'll probably outlast you. [/quote] I'm fully intending them to - though hopefully not because I'm checking out any time soon! Touch wood! But I'd like to pass mine on, and to teach my kids to play - something that never happened for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I'm not going to get very far looking for a vintage 35" scale 5 string bass but if I ever went back to 4 string I'd just get my old Pbass out. The pickups were replaced because they were going weak and I don't trust the truss rod so I only put lightweight strings on it these days but I wouldn't be playing any other 4 string bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 At the moment I have 8 basses and they are all between 20-28 years old, with a particular liking for mid-late 80s MIJ things. Being a died in the wool meanie I no longer want to lose money buying and selling on new basses so always get them secondhand now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The basses I use most frequently for gigs are both from '79 - the StingRay and the Precision - and I have never ever had any problems with either of them. In fact, apart from the occasional broken string, I've never had any problems with a bass at a gig. Have I just doomed myself....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I bought my Burgundyglo 1975 Rick 4001 in 2005 and it's been used at every gig without any problems at all, (and used for recordings/rehearsals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer.b Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 In play a 66 p bass for all my electric gigs and it's hard as nails , just make sure you've got a hard case and insurance and away you go. It breaks my heart that most of the really nice pre CBS fenders sit it a collection never getting played. As for worrying about it getting damaged try taking a 5 grand upright out 3 times a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='spencer.b' timestamp='1331656784' post='1576703'] ...try taking a 5 grand upright out 3 times a week... [/quote] Christ no! I'd rather take Ann Widdecombe out 3 times a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331657095' post='1576710'] Christ no! I'd rather take Ann Widdecombe out 3 times a week. [/quote] [i]"And this week's letter is from a little boy called Discreet... he writes, 'Dear Jim, can you please fix it for me to take Anne Widdecombe out three times a week..."[/i] Jingle jangle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1331657986' post='1576740'] [i]"And this week's letter is from a little boy called Discreet... he writes, 'Dear Jim, can you please fix it for me to take Anne Widdecombe out three times a week..."[/i] [/quote] I'm sure she's a very nice person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 and she eats like a sparrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1331658778' post='1576762'] and she eats like a sparrow. [/quote] I don't care so long as she shags like a rabbit. Or a hippo. I don't mind, really. Or a pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1331658778' post='1576762'] and she eats like a sparrow. [/quote] We've got sparrows in the facia boards, make an awful bloody noise, especially when eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1331659200' post='1576772'] ...make an awful bloody noise, especially when eating. [/quote] What, when you're eating or when they are?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1331658778' post='1576762'] and she eats like a sparrow. [/quote] There you go, Discreet - cheap date It's all about [i]dating[/i] vintage, clearly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1331659617' post='1576783'] What, when you're eating or when they are?? [/quote] Both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1331659920' post='1576792'] It's all about [i]dating[/i] vintage, clearly [/quote] Christ, I reckon she'd need [i]carbon [/i]dating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I must apologise for all this blatant misogyny. And it was International Women's Day last week, too! Shameful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I use my '74 Jazz bass when gigging. Well, I did until Paul Turner borrowed it, I'm still trying to prise it back out of his hands! Hahaha [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/CIMG0008-8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/CIMG0003-9.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Loving that pink thing, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The pink bass was a Nordy old style P-Bass made for me by Carey Nordstrand. It's now owned by a guy in Sweden or Finland or thereabouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpeg.795def0f48febb3d6ebc9016d16df248.jpeg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.