R.I.P. Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) We should start a thread, what basses are "not" a do it all bass.....that might be easier Or not Edited August 9, 2015 by R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 [quote name='R.I.P.' timestamp='1439127254' post='2840208'] We should start a thread, what basses are "not" a do it all bass.....that might be easier... [/quote] Rickenbacker..? *Runs away* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 [quote name='R.I.P.' timestamp='1439127254' post='2840208'] We should start a thread, what basses are "not" a do it all bass.....that might be easier Or not [/quote] Stingray. One trick pony. 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.P. Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Double bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Most of the music I like (and a lot of the stuff I don't like) seems to have been recorded on either a Fender Precision or a Fender Jazz. From JJ Burnel to Alphonso Johnson and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich to Delbert McClinton. Seems to be the essence of the term Swiss Army Knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 [quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1439118971' post='2840108'] Quote me out of context. FFS. [/quote] OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1439138398' post='2840331'] Most of the music I like (and a lot of the stuff I don't like) seems to have been recorded on either a Fender Precision or a Fender Jazz. From JJ Burnel to Alphonso Johnson and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich to Delbert McClinton. Seems to be the essence of the term Swiss Army Knife. [/quote] Especially since you can use them to knock in the tent pegs for the marquee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I always take a Precision with me when I go camping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1439309164' post='2841781'] I always take a Precision with me when I go camping. [/quote] Me too - they're good for getting boy scouts out of old ladies' beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 We put a hoover in the drummers bed when he was asleep and switched it on, but that's another story. I didn't know people could leap that high from a prone position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheButler Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I've played hundreds of gigs with the wedding band, always use my only bass, the '78 P. We play a wide-range of stuff and i've never felt caught out by my sound. Nobody has ever approached me about its indesputible lack of versatility - Joe public or fellow bass players alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delius Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Yesterday I actually went shopping for a 2nd bass (having just sold fretless number 2, I was in the market for something with frets for the first time in a while). Key factor for me was versatility between a real retro sound and a real modern sound - partly because I've been spoilt by my G&L M2000 (which I [i]did [/i]manage to get for £1k all-in by importing it), and partly because I play a wide range of styles. I tried 4s & 5s from: Lull, Sandberg, Elrick, Dingwall, Mayones, Roscoe... and G&L Tribute, just to see how those compare to the "real" USA ones. I've got to say, I was very impressed by the Tribute range, much better than I expected. Obviously the rest in that list are well over a grand, and most of them played nicely, but for me the Roscoes (P/J) were the only ones that hit the G&L mark in terms of versatility. I then found a USA ASAT bass in the rack, S/H for under a grand; same electronics as the L2000. And suddenly I had "saved" £1500 compared with the Roscoe 5-string I was about to shell out on. I think I'll be looking out for one second-hand in a year or so though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 +1 to G&Ls, whether US or Tribute. Someone has an ASAT in Basses for Sale at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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