Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 I wants a Hohner B2 -- Quite badly. 😗 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: I wants a Hohner B2 -- Quite badly. 😗 Is that the headless one, I’ve seen Earl falconer play many times but I’m not sure if it’s a Hohner or a steinberger , but it sounded great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I borrowed one of those stick basses years ago and I couldn't get on with it at all. I found I was wanting to go round in circles as my fore arm counters the pressure that my left hand puts on the fret board. With the stick bass I couldn't push back. It was just too weird an experience for me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 A ska band (Rat Race) we played with back in March (our last gig before germigeddon) the bass player used a Steinberger or Hohner headless cricket bat and it sounded amazing. On the doublebass front I've said for years if our acoustic band ever packed it in I'd get an acoustic ska band together playing the original 1st wave stuff. The electric band I'm in does Mod, Northern Soul and Ska but mainly from the ska and mod revival period (late 70s 2nd wave) so any original ska is invariably the cover version by The Clash, The Specials, The Lambrettas, etc, but when we muck about in the acoustic band and do some they sound great on doublebass and acoustic guitar. I've even got the name sorted, "Skacoustic!" So no ones allowed that name 😉. The rhythm guitarist/singer in the electric band soley uses a 12 string acoustic and has a rotary speaker pedal on some songs and it really sounds good for a Hammond sound, that with 6 string acoustic doing the melodies, doublebass and a brass section would be fantastic I reckon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 45 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Is that the headless one, I’ve seen Earl falconer play many times but I’m not sure if it’s a Hohner or a steinberger , but it sounded great I believe it is mate, the cricket bat shaped one. Having a look around, a battered B2 seems to be a similar price to a brand new Steinberger Spirit! More research required, but the new budget Steinberger might be a better bet for me. I used to have a Hohner Jack bass (headless, active, but regular body shape), and that was pretty good. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Maude said: A ska band (Rat Race) we played with back in March (our last gig before germigeddon) the bass player used a Steinberger or Hohner headless cricket bat and it sounded amazing. On the doublebass front I've said for years if our acoustic band ever packed it in I'd get an acoustic ska band together playing the original 1st wave stuff. The electric band I'm in does Mod, Northern Soul and Ska but mainly from the ska and mod revival period (late 70s 2nd wave) so any original ska is invariably the cover version by The Clash, The Specials, The Lambrettas, etc, but when we muck about in the acoustic band and do some they sound great on doublebass and acoustic guitar. I've even got the name sorted, "Skacoustic!" So no ones allowed that name 😉. The rhythm guitarist/singer in the electric band soley uses a 12 string acoustic and has a rotary speaker pedal on some songs and it really sounds good for a Hammond sound, that with 6 string acoustic doing the melodies, doublebass and a brass section would be fantastic I reckon. That's Ok, because my ska band will be called "Readers Wives" 😛 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 I just need to get folks to start calling me Ricky Reader. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, ubit said: I borrowed one of those stick basses years ago and I couldn't get on with it at all. I found I was wanting to go round in circles as my fore arm counters the pressure that my left hand puts on the fret board. With the stick bass I couldn't push back. It was just too weird an experience for me. Hrm, that's a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 You may worship at my shrine of Hohner Headlessness, Ricky 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: You may worship at my shrine of Hohner Headlessness, Ricky 🙂 What’s the one in the case stub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: What’s the one in the case stub Under all that crap a B2, converted into a lefty by my brother, converted back by me, and resprayed by my mate - believe it or not. Sounds fantastic and plays itself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Under all that crap a B2, converted into a lefty by my brother, converted back by me, and resprayed by my mate - believe it or not. Sounds fantastic and plays itself. Looks cool 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: Looks cool 👍 Very 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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