cloudburst Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Yes indeed Gus - the Kramer Pitchfork was a very 80s thing. As was Mark King's JayDee. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samashton12 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I could be mistaken thinking this was an 80s bass, but the Yamaha BB series screams 80s to me as my dad swore by them and never played anything else around that time period, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1377726617' post='2191159'] CB [/quote] Man that white one is an attractive piece of kit... I've no idea what these sound like and never played one but that's seriously easy on the eye. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Aria through neck SB something or other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1377724795' post='2191071'] You're all wrong! It'll be something with Moog, Roland, Oberheim, Sequential Circuits or similar across the front it. Or if we're talking after 1983, a Yamaha DX7! [/quote] Or a Fairlight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='lonestar' timestamp='1377763559' post='2191375'] Or a Fairlight [/quote] Or a Jupiter 8 - like this one I'm watching on eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221271758396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ibanez- Roadster Roadstar Musician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1377721606' post='2190973'] Soundwise Wal probably, but lookswise Steinberger all the way. Nothing says 80s as much as one of those. [/quote] My thoughts exactly. I would add that the Wal must be fretless with a cheesey chorus effect. Edited August 29, 2013 by Dom in Somerset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1377763074' post='2191368'] Man that white one is an attractive piece of kit... I've no idea what these sound like and never played one but that's seriously easy on the eye. Rob [/quote] The XLs... The white one is close to mint and my go-to bass Rob. The black one is absolutely pristine and is for trade. They sound as big and fat and punchy as any bass I've played. Hotter output than my Bongo too. Being small and made of graphite, they travel well and stay in tune. The pivot point of the boomerang being the CoG of the bass, you don't feel it after a whole night's playing. You mainly need to get used to the fact that the nut is a little bit further away when the bass is strapped on - can mess with your muscle memory a bit. CB Edited August 29, 2013 by cloudburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I had a Hohnerberg for years, seriously nice to play and sounded great, I hated the look of Stienbergers until I tried the Hohner in a shop for a laugh and left owning it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1377764736' post='2191399'] The XLs... The white one is close to mint and my go-to bass Rob. The black one is absolutely pristine and is for trade. They sound as big and fat and punchy as any bass I've played. Hotter output than my Bongo too. Being small and made of graphite, they travel well and stay in tune. The pivot point of the boomerang being the CoG of the bass, you don't feel it after a whole night's playing. You mainly need to get used to the fact that the nut is a little bit further away when the bass is strapped on - can mess with your muscle memory a bit. CB [/quote] Yeah I bet it takes a bit of getting used to, as does any new bass. They look great though.. especially as a pair like in your photo! Must be pretty rare as well, I haven't seen many around? I'd be tempted by the Black one if I wasn't hoarding my bass funds until the right Wal becomes available... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Steinberger screams 80's to me. I owned an L2. However, I hankered for a Wal or a Vigier too I would say though that Musicman was a big part of the look and sound of the '80s with pop groups like Kajagoogoo and Sade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Anything pointy! \m/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Steinberger for me too. Anyone else take the pickguard off their Jazz basses in the eighties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Status series 2/2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 A pointy Charvel was so Rawk back then with the poodle haired rock freternity. Aria SB to. I have both in my arsenal, and yes I was play bass back in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I had a Hamer Scarab for a while. Didn't really like it. And a hohner B2A and a status 4000 and several aria basses. (currently I've got an SB-R 150 and it's spectacular.) But it's got to be the Steinberger. I've an early XL-2 with the plug in leg rest. What an incredible sound, nothing like anything else. It's just a big fundamental note. No woody harmonics jumping out, just a big fat lowness. Here's the Aria and the XL-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodacademy Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Is the Aria a 900? Love it! I had a red one and its still one of the best looking basses EVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 What, no mention of Westone Thunder's...everyones first 'proper' bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulconnolly Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Westone Thunder 1A, oh yes. Also Yamaha BB1100S - mine's from 1987 so just qualifies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I think there were different basses in different markets. But definitely headless. It was a time when good design took priority over vintage snobbery. US market: Early 80's Steinberger was everywhere. Sting, Lee Sklar, UB40,Wet Wet Wet, etc. Metal - definitely Charvel and Jackson, I remember Bryan Adam's bass player playing a Charvel. Not bad basses either, the 3B's. [quote name='Samashton12' timestamp='1377762771' post='2191362'] I could be mistaken thinking this was an 80s bass, but the Yamaha BB series screams 80s to me as my dad swore by them and never played anything else around that time period, [/quote] I was thinking the BB5000 was absolutely everywhere in the late 80s...other than in the UK. Nathan East had one, Wayne Nelson the bassist in LRB, Mister Mister...etc. Nice basses too if you liked close string spacing. UK market: Status, no question, with Jaydee and Wal as follow ups. I remember reading the classifieds of NME and drooling over the Statii, Wals and Jaydees for sale. One day I bagged my own Jaydee and it was my only bass for 12 years. It still sets the standard in terms of what I'm used to and feel comfortable on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodacademy Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 So forgot about the Thunder!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I remember alot of marlins around in the 80s i had a marlin sidewinder bass and my best mate at school had the marlin guitar i used to go to kingfisher music and gawp at aria sb basses and modern music in basingstoke always had yamahas but sadly i could only afford the bow neck marlin with two pickups both crap Another bassist i knew had a columbus looked a bit like steve harris's bass and sounded pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='rodacademy' timestamp='1377801596' post='2192144'] So forgot about the Thunder!! [/quote] Not important. The only band playing Westones I can remember were INXS. I wish I had photos of my Steiny XL25A to hand. Phenomenal lows. No surprise they're popular with dubsters. Dammit...I like 80's basses. OK I've said it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hawkwind played west ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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