bass player input

[eddie shots]

ive been thinking about buying a new bass strictly for recording. it will be strictly fender or a gibson. ive always played fenders but latley ive been feeling really comfortable when i get my hands on a gibson. any input?

[Oi! Division]

I've always been particular to the Gibson "Ripper". The sound heavy as hell and tone, tone and more tone!
http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodimages/1974-gibson-ripper-bass-natural.jpg


Sorry about the size:confused:

[Blood Red Eagle]

epiphone make some cool gibson style stuff that's a little less pricey but well put together. i have their viola bass, might be a bit brighter than what you're looking for but its the nicest bass i've ever played i think. and it sounds badass distorted.

[AppletonDan]

For recording purposes homeslice get yourself a fender aerodyne jazz bass yea i know you said gibson feel nice, but trust me that jazz bass sounds amazing and plays like a dream, BTW Blood Red though Im not gonna question you like for yer Epiphone the epiphone basses are built like shit and the necks tend to warp drastically after a year or two....and if you arent feeling the Jazz bass and CAN find a Ernie Ball music man SUB get it because they own for the price for sure.

[GripFast]

for Oi i would get a fender p bass. i own two and both of them sound great recorded.

since your looking at gibson im gonna guess your willing to pay a pretty penny?

[Blood Red Eagle]

For recording purposes homeslice get yourself a fender aerodyne jazz bass yea i know you said gibson feel nice, but trust me that jazz bass sounds amazing and plays like a dream, BTW Blood Red though Im not gonna question you like for yer Epiphone the epiphone basses are built like shit and the necks tend to warp drastically after a year or two....and if you arent feeling the Jazz bass and CAN find a Ernie Ball music man SUB get it because they own for the price for sure.
yeah i wouldnt know to begin with, to play this thing the action is sweet as, which while its adjustable i know i've never come across something else that plays so well..but then again i've owned a few basses in the past but i'm not a bassist really so i aint no expert..

[CptnSpaulding]

the epiphone basses are built like shit and the necks tend to warp drastically after a year or two.

not to hijack the thread or anything...but is there a way to fix that without bringing it in to a shop?

[GripFast]

not to hijack the thread or anything...but is there a way to fix that without bringing it in to a shop?


other than the truss rod?

[GripFast]

bump, i want to know what the verdict is

[WhiskeyMedic]

for Oi i would get a fender p bass.

I second that. I miss my p.

[eddie shots]

im going to go check out some vintage stuff at some small shops and see if i can get a 77 p bass for less than 2500.

[GripFast]

im going to go check out some vintage stuff at some small shops and see if i can get a 77 p bass for less than 2500.


dude i would personaly kick you in the nuts if you paid 2500 for a 77 pbass. (unless it was like straight up never played)

im not exactly sure about this but from what ive seen a 76 can be bought for 1500 and so can a 78 judging by that im gonna guess a 77 can be too.

but yea definatly look for somthing like that. im not sure how great one would be for oi
but its a really cool sounding bass


my 78 is almost identical to the one horace panter from the specials used.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YlWxvlQ8Zy4

[eddie shots]

i play hardcore punk rock and roll so the fender sound really works for me on different levels. did you see the self tuningguitar gison i putting out. looks interesting. http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/index.html

[GripFast]

yea i did see that.

my dad thinks its really cool.
hes got a les paul that wont stay intonated so he thinks it rules.

i think its interesting but ugly as all get out.


if you play hardcore than a late 70s pbass will be great

[weknowhowtolive]

dude i would personaly kick you in the nuts if you paid 2500 for a 77 pbass. (unless it was like straight up never played)

im not exactly sure about this but from what ive seen a 76 can be bought for 1500 and so can a 78 judging by that im gonna guess a 77 can be too.

but yea definatly look for somthing like that. im not sure how great one would be for oi
but its a really cool sounding bass


my 78 is almost identical to the one horace panter from the specials used.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YlWxvlQ8Zy4Id pay more for a well played instrument than a never played one.

[GripFast]

broken in > never played

never played > broken

[eddie shots]

broken in > never played

never played > broken
agreed.

[RuneDK]

I like the Yamaha RBX 374.

[GripFast]

yea yamaha makes some good shit

[GripFast]

bump.

have you gotten anything yet?

[eddie shots]

not until january. still thinking fender. brand loayalty and all.

[Froski]

The best neck I've felt in an easy to find bass is the Geddy Lee Fender Jazz Bass

[Oi! Division]

On a slightly different topic, I just went in to Sam Ashe (the big local music store chain) and they told me I have to be on a 12 month wait list for a Rickenbacker.:eek: On the up and up though, I guess I'll have no problem saving up for it then:cool:

[GripFast]

On a slightly different topic, I just went in to Sam Ashe (the big local music store chain) and they told me I have to be on a 12 month wait list for a Rickenbacker.:eek: On the up and up though, I guess I'll have no problem saving up for it then:cool:


yea theres a huge line.

i post on the harmonycentral bass forum once in a while and i was reading some guys post and he said he wasnt getting his bass untill either sept 08 or 09. i think it was 08. either way thats a long time to wait for a non-custom bass. probably be easier to find a used one

[Oi! Division]

Yeah, I don't even want a new one. Just can't find'em used at pawn shops or used music stores. I've been looking for a few years now.

[eddie shots]

that long for a rick huh? im going to have to check that out.

[noradarno]

I would second the ripper.

I've always been particular to the Gibson "Ripper". The sound heavy as hell and tone, tone and more tone!
http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodimages/1974-gibson-ripper-bass-natural.jpg


Sorry about the size:confused:

[GripFast]

I would second the ripper.


grabbers are cool to.

its what gene simmons used (might be too jewish for you in that case)

its the same general concept as a ripper but you can slide its one pick up around. i guess it sounds alot like a fender too

[eddie shots]

grabbers are cool to.

its what gene simmons used (might be too jewish for you in that case)

its the same general concept as a ripper but you can slide its one pick up around. i guess it sounds alot like a fender too
my boy was talking to me about the grabber and was possessed to get me to find one. i wanted to know what the sliding pick up did and he just told me you have to play it to understand it.

[GripFast]

my boy was talking to me about the grabber and was possessed to get me to find one. i wanted to know what the sliding pick up did and he just told me you have to play it to understand it.


yea my old bass teacher told me that. In essence its just like a bass with pups you can controll the individual volume of (as opposed to toggle switches only chooseing the pick up).

but you can get all sorts of cool tones that i guess you really have to hear to understand like your buddy said

[Blue Blood]

I played a Washburn bass for quite a while..sounded pretty good thru an older Peavey half-cab...For guitar I switched to Gibson -Les Paul studio punched thru a Crate full cab assy..sounded good for heavy Berserkr/Centurion style stuff..

[eddie shots]

well. i broke the tuning peg off my american p bass last night so i guess that fucker has to go into the shop before i end up getting a new onew. im a drunken retard. fuck it.

[GripFast]

that sucks. what do you mean?

did it like just come out.
or did it like split the wood and go through?

[eddie shots]

the key itself broke off. i didnt look for any other damage. too fuckin scared. if i have to replace the neck im going to be pissed the fuck off.

[GripFast]

the key itself broke off. i didnt look for any other damage. too fuckin scared. if i have to replace the neck im going to be pissed the fuck off.


pics?

yea dude that would suck. you might be able to get a replacement neck from warmoth. i think they make fenders replacement parts now a-days

[eddie shots]

i was just informed i was supposed to lay down some demo tracks tonight for the full length and both are unoperational. i have to stop throwing those bitches. now the bands pissed and im going to my work christmas party to get shitfaced. fuck this playiing music shit. it costs too much money.

[GripFast]

dude that sucks.

im supprised you dont have a recording and a touring bass.

when i used to play out i used my 78 which i thought was a POS at the time (untill i realized how sweet it actualy is.) and record stuff with my american deleuxe.

[GripFast]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6438/bellybumphd9.gif

[eddie shots]

i did, but when i thought i wasnt going to be playing in an organized (well somewhat) band again i sold my studio one. i rececently bought a mexican p bass to destroy onstage and it only lasted 2 shows. im working on fixing them both right now. i cant find the tuning pegs for my american anywhere online. looks like im going to have to suck it up and go to guitar center and get ripped off.

[Professor]

i did, but when i thought i wasnt going to be playing in an organized (well somewhat) band again i sold my studio one. i rececently bought a mexican p bass to destroy onstage and it only lasted 2 shows. im working on fixing them both right now. i cant find the tuning pegs for my american anywhere online. looks like im going to have to suck it up and go to guitar center and get ripped off.

from what i hear, a lot of people swear by these guys.

http://rondomusic.com/

i'm probably gonna pick one up after my birthday.

[Oi! Division]

from what i hear, a lot of people swear by these guys.

http://rondomusic.com/

i'm probably gonna pick one up after my birthday.

Damn. Looks like a pretty good deal for just a "bass". Nothing too fancy. Any word how they sound?

[J_BCS]

What y'all really need is one of these.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/sweet/1183621686584.jpg

Carry on ya claypools.

[GripFast]

Damn. Looks like a pretty good deal for just a "bass". Nothing too fancy. Any word how they sound?

ive heard alot about these.

the quality is somwhere between a squire and a mexican fender.

people buy them to mod.

popular stuff: badass II/III bridge, new pickups, pots, tuning pegs, whole set up, strings. pretty much everything but the neck and body.

i guess theyre alot of fun to work on and theyre cheap enough that when somthing breaks you strip em down and throw them away and buy a new one. (more or less)

[Oi! Division]

ive heard alot about these.

the quality is somwhere between a squire and a mexican fender.

people buy them to mod.

popular stuff: badass II/III bridge, new pickups, pots, tuning pegs, whole set up, strings. pretty much everything but the neck and body.

i guess theyre alot of fun to work on and theyre cheap enough that when somthing breaks you strip em down and throw them away and buy a new one. (more or less)

That's about what I figured. Shit, I'm restoring a mexican p-bass currently. One that passed out drunk next to, woke up and no more worky worky. It looke like it'd been hit w/ a truck:eek:

[Professor]

Damn. Looks like a pretty good deal for just a "bass". Nothing too fancy. Any word how they sound?

my bassist just got one. i'll let you know. i''m probably gonna pick one up regardless .

[Loathe]

my bassist just got one. i'll let you know. i''m probably gonna pick one up regardless .

Seriously, I might grab one just for shits a giggles, at that price it's worth it.

[GripFast]

www.harmonycentral.com

bass>forum> 150 guys who will tell you how great SX basses are.

[Loathe]

www.harmonycentral.com (http://www.harmonycentral.com)

bass>forum> 150 guys who will tell you how great SX basses are.

Can you link the thread?

[GripFast]

its a big forum there are probably tons of threads about SX basses

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17

just start a new thread (or i can) about SX stuff

[eddie shots]

i just got an e mail from mike from the bruisers and he pretty much convinced me to get an sx. i just ordered one. i ll keep you posted.

[Loathe]

i just got an e mail from mike from the bruisers and he pretty much convinced me to get an sx. i just ordered one. i ll keep you posted.


haha, whats that noise, oh it's just that name hitting the floor.

[eddie shots]

haha youre right but i didnt want to say this guy i know mike. he s got a shitload of basses and said that with a little upgrading they rival basses in $1000 category. you just wish you lived up here so you could get to hang out with cool somewhat famous in underground music celebs like me. haha.

[Loathe]

haha youre right but i didnt want to say this guy i know mike. he s got a shitload of basses and said that with a little upgrading they rival basses in $1000 category. you just wish you lived up here so you could get to hang out with cool somewhat famous in underground music celebs like me. haha.

Hey, I only wish I knew half the people you know, and got to go to a thrid of the shows you've seen.

I left NY way to early :(

[GripFast]

i just got an e mail from mike from the bruisers and he pretty much convinced me to get an sx. i just ordered one. i ll keep you posted.

so how much intimidation did it take for you to get an SX. did he wear you down for 21 years? thats alright atleast buying an sx isnt full of Greed. that way youll have more money to fill your brown paper bag. if you had gone for an overpriced fender you would really have 2 fists full of nothin'. Raise your glass to his advice.

thanks folks ill be here all week.

/headnoose

[eddie shots]

thats pretty funny. oh yeah ed from turnpike wrecks did some convincing too. and i even talked to him on the phone. haha.

[GripFast]

so what model did you order?

are you gonna mod it?

[eddie shots]

i got this little bad boy. http://www.rondomusic.com/spjash.html im a sucker for a natural finish. im going to play it stock for a while and see if its worth throwing the 300 - 400 bucks into it.

[GripFast]

nice nice

[Professor]

thats pretty funny. oh yeah ed from turnpike wrecks did some convincing too. and i even talked to him on the phone. haha.

now you just convinced everyone not to get one....hahaha...

[eddie shots]

worked like a gem on saturday.

[Professor]

worked like a gem on saturday.

yeah, that thing sounded great. i'ma get me one now.

[eddie shots]

im going to practice with it tonight and see if it held up. up date in about 4-5 hours.

[GripFast]

okay its been 24-25 hours whats the scoop?

[eddie shots]

get one. its well worth the small amount of cash.

[Professor]

get one. its well worth the small amount of cash.

indeed....here's my baby that just arrived yesterday...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/agent86/0215080309.jpg

my god, i love it.

[GripFast]

indeed....here's my baby that just arrived yesterday...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/agent86/0215080309.jpg

my god, i love it.


damn dude thats sexy!

im a sucker for sunburst pbasses

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a200/lillederhosen/Bass/3bass.jpg

im posting this just because i can

[eddie shots]

does anybody know a site i can order tuning pegs for a 2000 fender p bas. they do not skrew in. they have 2 pegs in the bottom that fit into holes in the head. i cant find them anywhere.

[Professor]

does anybody know a site i can order tuning pegs for a 2000 fender p bas. they do not skrew in. they have 2 pegs in the bottom that fit into holes in the head. i cant find them anywhere.

ask ed. if anyone's gonna know that, he will and if he doesn't, he'll find out.

[Professor]

damn dude thats sexy!

im a sucker for sunburst pbasses

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a200/lillederhosen/Bass/3bass.jpg

im posting this just because i can

verrrry nice....

[ArmedSuspect]

does anybody know a site i can order tuning pegs for a 2000 fender p bas. they do not skrew in. they have 2 pegs in the bottom that fit into holes in the head. i cant find them anywhere.


http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bass_tunersfender.htm

[GripFast]

verrrry nice....

i paid somewhere around 1100 for all three :tongue:

my next bass is going to be a rickenbacker.

its probably not going to be for a looooooooooooong time.

but in all seriousness i would literaly give my left nut for one.

[eddie shots]

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bass_tunersfender.htm
oh scotty i could kiss you! *walks away awkwardly*

[eddie shots]

what do you guys think of these bad boys?
http://www.rondomusic.com/product1059.html
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-EB-3-SG-Bass-518243-i1167495.gc

[GripFast]

i would buy the rondo with the intent to upgrade over an epiphone any day.

[GripFast]

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/0063547000.jpg

i think thats whats on my deluxe.

fuckin great tuners. i can play it for 2 months with out having to re-tune it.

[Virginiasc]

http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/0063547000.jpg

i think thats whats on my deluxe.

fuckin great tuners. i can play it for 2 months with out having to re-tune it.

cause tuning is so hard. :rolleyes:

[GripFast]

cause tuning is so hard. :rolleyes:

im not saying i dont tune it. but if i didnt want to i wouldnt have to.

[eddie shots]

im going to order the epiphone sg this weekend and the one from rondo in another 2. it aint that im rich. its like 1/4 of my check but i am not bringing a bass over 300 bucks to a show anymore since i tend to bash the shit out of them and/or misplace them. i ll let you know how they work out.

[Dutch Raven]

http://www.about-guitar-amps.com/input_jacks.jpg

I wanted to make this joke for a long time.

[GripFast]

im going to order the epiphone sg this weekend and the one from rondo in another 2. it aint that im rich. its like 1/4 of my check but i am not bringing a bass over 300 bucks to a show anymore since i tend to bash the shit out of them and/or misplace them. i ll let you know how they work out.


to each his own.

ive said this like 10 times in this thread but...

the nice thing about an upgraded rondo is that if you fuck it up you just take off whatever you upgraded and put it on a new one.

[eddie shots]

to each his own.

ive said this like 10 times in this thread but...

the nice thing about an upgraded rondo is that if you fuck it up you just take off whatever you upgraded and put it on a new one.
thats what im figuring on doing, but they are the same price so i figure why not. i break basses like i change my underwear. so cheapos for life for me. except for recording.

[GripFast]

thats what im figuring on doing, but they are the same price so i figure why not. i break basses like i change my underwear. so cheapos for life for me. except for recording.


im glad we dont share that quality.

i change my underwear like 4 times a day

[SixAndChange]

Are you gonna be recording direct? Or through and amp? I find that an amp significantly changes a great majority of bass tones and unless you have a bass guitar that has tone out the wazoo you'll be better off getting something you find easy to play and nice to look at.

Personally I think there is bass guitar that records/plays like an angel, AND has one of the most distinctive sounds of all time.

http://www.alpha-music.com/productcart/pc/catalog/553263272383X.jpg

[RootsAndBraces]

I would've gotten a squier bass, either affinity p bass or vintage modified 70 p bass and replaced the pickup with a seymour duncan quarter pound p bass replacement pickup. Then you'll have a bass that you don't need to worry that much about, that has killer tone and the best thing is that they're cheap (at least compared to gibsons and Am. fender) so you can buy two and still afford to buy another one to use as backup during gigs in case string breaks, if you have to lend it to another bassist or hit someone with it etc.
just my input as a bass player.

[GripFast]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a200/lillederhosen/meslap2copy.jpg

im lookin pretty silly there because my endpin wasnt out far enough so im all slouched over

also
bump

[eddie shots]

no new basses on this end due to my health issues i couldnt work for a while. so im beat until after oi fest.

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

Gibson's are made from harder woods than fender and have a muddy more mid tone, the best all a round bass i own is a rickenbacker 4003 i run stereo out put into an swr head and a 15" double folded horn and the lead pickup into a '72 ampeg v4b and 4 10 svt cab.

[GripFast]

grats, i bet that set up ran you about 4k

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

grats, i bet that set up ran you about 4k
probably i never thought about how much i sent on that shit through out the years i know the rick costed me 2 grand and the svt cab i got used fo $400, furtunetally the ampeg amp was free no one could figure out how to fix, it had the wrong pre amp tube in it.
but for the price get a fender p bass those fuckers are industructable i have had mine for like 12 years, evin those squir ones dont sound half bad.

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

here is a pic 669 iam almost finished building the white one.

[GripFast]

here is a pic 669 iam almost finished building the white one.

word, looks like a rev what is it exactly? just a custom?
what kind of upright do you have?

ive got a red king double bass slap king

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

The white bass body my uncle started to cut out of maple and i finished it its copied from a guitar body that i saw in a cd booklet for a comp of sixties mod rock bands, the neck i bought from a used insturment store it came off some korean shortscale bass.
The pick up i stole when i was in highschool off this kids yamaha bass
and the pick up cover came off some guitar humbucker pick up that didnt work the pick guard i cut my self and the bridge is rickenbacker.
I am not exactly sure what brand the stand up is its not marked and we bought it used.

[GripFast]

The white bass body my uncle started to cut out of maple and i finished it its copied from a guitar body that i saw in a cd booklet for a comp of sixties mod rock bands, the neck i bought from a used insturment store it came off some korean shortscale bass.
The pick up i stole when i was in highschool off this kids yamaha bass
and the pick up cover came off some guitar humbucker pick up that didnt work the pick guard i cut my self and the bridge is rickenbacker.
I am not exactly sure what brand the stand up is its not marked and we bought it used.

word, i bet its got a unique sound

[noradarno]

grabbers are cool to.

its what gene simmons used (might be too jewish for you in that case)

its the same general concept as a ripper but you can slide its one pick up around. i guess it sounds alot like a fender too

Just noticed this. Too jewish for who?

[GripFast]

Just noticed this. Too jewish for who?

hahaha i dont remember saying that at all.

must have thought you were/are wp

[noradarno]

hahaha i dont remember saying that at all.

must have thought you were/are wp

think before you fucking type next time.

[GripFast]

cry about it ya big baby

[noradarno]

cry about it ya big baby
Listen son, this is the internet and all, but the scene is small and one day paths may cross and I am not above beating the shit out of a high schooler who mouths off and says stupid shit without knowing who he is talking to, or what their beliefs or politics are.

[GripFast]

Listen son, this is the internet and all, but the scene is small and one day paths may cross and I am not above beating the shit out of a high schooler who mouths off and says stupid shit without knowing who he is talking to, or what their beliefs or politics are.

watch me not care :cool:

[GripFast]

bump because this thread ruled.

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

I just took the chrome thing that goes over the strings on my ric off, its easyer to play but looks like shit. Im not sure if i should keep it that way.

[GripFast]

the pickup cover?

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

689 I guess you call it the pick up cover

[Tokyohoon]

Yep, the pickup cover.

[strawbizzle my nizzle]

The homer at guitar center called it something else, cant remeber.

[GripFast]

its guitar center. dont listen to anything they say.