A Thread About Bass!!! (quote)

SATCHMO · 06-06-2005, 02:31 PM

Seriously, so far i only know of two bands that feature tuba as a "bass guitar substitute" : Drums and Tuba and SandMandMandM. They both rock Fight the power young brutha'.

mrinitialman · 06-06-2005, 02:59 PM

*Nods.* You hardly see tubas anymore in anything other than high school bands. Kinda sad.

Subsonic6String · 06-15-2005, 07:48 AM

I'm currently playing on a 6-string Ibanez SR 406 bass. I love the neck and body on it, but intend on hotrodding the electronics in it. Maybe some active EMG's w/an active preamp and EQ. I've had (in the past) a 4-string Fender, Spector, and Lado, and a 5-string Lado, but got tired of changing from a Low B to a high C all the time, so traded it in on my 6-string. Haven't looked back since!!!

Cheers,

The_Elder · 06-15-2005, 11:53 AM

I play bass, 4 strings. It's a B.C. Rich Beast, 24 frets. And it's black.

My boyfriend has an Ibanez. I think if I'm going to buy another bass later on, I'll buy an Ibanez. Would you recommend it?

Antigene_7 · 06-15-2005, 09:05 PM

yea i am going to be learning to play here soon and i was wondering if anyone could recomend a good bass to get i currently and looking at getting a bass pack so i get the amp too but not sure what do you guys think? peace

The_Elder · 06-15-2005, 09:09 PM

Well, I wouldn't recommend getting a bass that's the only one up in the store. When I got mine, it was the only model there, and it was defective like you wouldn't imagine. Then they broke the horn at the top, and I had to buy a new battery for it. They gave me so much trouble, and I still had to pay around 700-800$ Canadian for it -_-

But I'm not sure about brand names.

phoenixflames · 06-15-2005, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Antigene_7

yea i am going to be learning to play here soon and i was wondering if anyone could recomend a good bass to get i currently and looking at getting a bass pack so i get the amp too but not sure what do you guys think? peace

OLP Basses are awesome and play great, high quality. Available from www.musiciansfriend.com . They don't come in a pack, but you can easily get a starter amp from the same site.

SATCHMO · 06-15-2005, 11:09 PM

I just want to give a plug to Carvin's Red Eye Bass amps and cabinets. I've never played through one, but Carvin's an awesome "factory direct only" company and the amps look KILLER, especially the 2x10 combo. Check em' out on carvin's website www.carvin.com

Antigene_7 · 06-16-2005, 12:01 PM

thanks phoenix i will look into some of those

i think the pack was a fender squire pack but it only came in black and i want a green or purple or orange one ....... i just like odd colors 0o

phoenixflames · 06-16-2005, 12:11 PM

^ I don't think they make any of the OLP basses in odd colors like that. I know they have a pearl blue with perloid pick guard (the kind I have), black with perloid pick guard, and they also make a natural finish model as well. You could always just repaint it if you are good at such things. Just make sure you mask everything off and that you don't get a ton of runs in the paint. Good luck!

06-06-2005, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
mrinitialman Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: At the corner of WALK and DONT WALK Posts: 14	Nods. You hardly see tubas anymore in anything other than high school bands. Kinda sad. __________________ J.D.W.P.X.M.V.D.K. Mr. Initial Man. Any Questions?

06-15-2005, 07:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
Subsonic6String Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 5	I'm currently playing on a 6-string Ibanez SR 406 bass. I love the neck and body on it, but intend on hotrodding the electronics in it. Maybe some active EMG's w/an active preamp and EQ. I've had (in the past) a 4-string Fender, Spector, and Lado, and a 5-string Lado, but got tired of changing from a Low B to a high C all the time, so traded it in on my 6-string. Haven't looked back since!!! Cheers, __________________ "Religion is the opiate of the masses" - Karl Marx Wetwork - Canadian Death metal Heaven's Advocate

06-15-2005, 11:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
The_Elder Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 5	I play bass, 4 strings. It's a B.C. Rich Beast, 24 frets. And it's black. My boyfriend has an Ibanez. I think if I'm going to buy another bass later on, I'll buy an Ibanez. Would you recommend it? __________________ "I wake up everyday, the wrong side of the bed. I won't lay down on the floor like I'm the whore in your head."

06-15-2005, 09:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
Antigene_7 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: um dun know either 0o Posts: 16	yea i am going to be learning to play here soon and i was wondering if anyone could recomend a good bass to get i currently and looking at getting a bass pack so i get the amp too but not sure what do you guys think? peace __________________ who knows one's own mind? R.I.P Grandpa , William Harold Atkinson (1940---2005) In life comes death trailing behind and in death come life first

06-15-2005, 09:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
The_Elder Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 5	Well, I wouldn't recommend getting a bass that's the only one up in the store. When I got mine, it was the only model there, and it was defective like you wouldn't imagine. Then they broke the horn at the top, and I had to buy a new battery for it. They gave me so much trouble, and I still had to pay around 700-800$ Canadian for it -_- But I'm not sure about brand names. __________________ "I wake up everyday, the wrong side of the bed. I won't lay down on the floor like I'm the whore in your head."

06-06-2005, 02:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Seriously, so far i only know of two bands that feature tuba as a "bass guitar substitute" : Drums and Tuba and SandMandMandM. They both rock Fight the power young brutha'.

06-15-2005, 11:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I just want to give a plug to Carvin's Red Eye Bass amps and cabinets. I've never played through one, but Carvin's an awesome "factory direct only" company and the amps look KILLER, especially the 2x10 combo. Check em' out on carvin's website www.carvin.com

06-16-2005, 12:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
Antigene_7 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: um dun know either 0o Posts: 16	thanks phoenix i will look into some of those i think the pack was a fender squire pack but it only came in black and i want a green or purple or orange one ....... i just like odd colors 0o __________________ who knows one's own mind? R.I.P Grandpa , William Harold Atkinson (1940---2005) In life comes death trailing behind and in death come life first

06-16-2005, 12:11 PM	#20 (permalink)
phoenixflames Something That You're Not Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cold And All Alone Posts: 475	^ I don't think they make any of the OLP basses in odd colors like that. I know they have a pearl blue with perloid pick guard (the kind I have), black with perloid pick guard, and they also make a natural finish model as well. You could always just repaint it if you are good at such things. Just make sure you mask everything off and that you don't get a ton of runs in the paint. Good luck! __________________ ----------- I'm the lead singer and bass player for the band The Ascent (And Decline) Of Terrion. Yay for me... We're from Ohio. Yay for us... www.theascentofterrion.com Be our friend on MySpace