about bass guitars

[istanbulrambler]

hi there,

I don't know that much about bass guitars since I am originally a guitar player. but recently I joined a band as a bass player. I bought a mexican fender jazz bass couple of years ago which sounds too bright for me. I checked out some precisions and musicmans but I am still undecided. I am looking for a deeper tone but still a bit shiny. any suggestions?

and what do you think about semi hollow body bass guitars?

[roddy byers]

Well... i played bass guitar as a kid as the mates were better guitar players than me.
Money is the problem the more it cost the better it is generally, but Squire do fare copies of Fenders but then again everythings made in China or Korea now,a,days.
The Japanese have finally got it together guitar wise - my Japanese Gretches are great*
But if you know yer mustard its down to trying new basses out or getting a old bargin or putting Fender U.S.A. bits on a cheap bass.

[istanbulrambler]

thanks a lot!

and I got one more question to ask, I have a fender tele 52 reissue and I bought a bigsby kit for it. but some of my friends said that if I install the kit the guitar's originality would be ruined. So, what is your recommendation?

[roddy byers]

Dont put a Busby on mate, they can be a pain tuning wise, buy a Strat if yer want a whammy bar*

[mrclaypole]

I dont know too much about bass playing, Ive just started to click with the guitar again, Im able to play abit more by ear now even though Im deaf as a post. I started out by buying a book on reggae and one of the tips was that if you get alittle bored and your backed with a piano, it says try and study the bassline so that you can double it on your guitar whilst palm muting. I found that really useful as I do get bored with playing the same 3 chords (usual with reggae) that I have now started to learn bass patterns. Im really good with 54 - 46 was my number and Monkey Spanner.

[roddy byers]

Im half deaf in my left ear (i blame Horaces bass!)
Yeah that double up thang with guitar ,n, bass is cool but can get boring sometimes.
I played with a Ska band from Leicester just after the MK2,s called it a day, well we did a couple of Irish tours which were a good laugh.
But the last tour of Ireland i did with them they forgot to tell me until i was over there that the band was now called W.E.B.40 a tribute to you know who..
Three chord wonders!

[istanbulrambler]

lots of ska and reggae bands do that doubling thing, it sounds alright if you don't use that in every song.
then, I am going to sell that bigsby. I don't like strats, they sound like sponge bob's theme music. if I buy another fender, it would be a jazzmaster. I bought a 78 les paul last summer as my second guitar. I cannot make up my mind what should be the third one. most probably I will get a gretsch when I find the money, but it's hard to choose between a falcon and a penguin.

[roddy byers]

I tended to play more like Hank Marvin or Duane Eddie in the Specials, as i hadnt worked out my reggae properly to start with.
Got a Busby on my Gibson semi but i darent touch it - mind you Brian Setzer seems to stay in tune and Sam my 2nd git player manages with one on his Gretch Duo Jet?
Maybe im just heavy handed?
Thinkin of tradin my Gibson B.B.King Lucille in on a Gretch Black Falcon*
Lucilles a heavy lady and my shoulder gives me jip as it is..

[mrclaypole]

Jan 16, 2010 18:30:57 GMT istanbulrambler said:

lots of ska and reggae bands do that doubling thing, it sounds alright if you don't use that in every song.
then, I am going to sell that bigsby. I don't like strats, they sound like sponge bob's theme music. if I buy another fender, it would be a jazzmaster. I bought a 78 les paul last summer as my second guitar. I cannot make up my mind what should be the third one. most probably I will get a gretsch when I find the money, but it's hard to choose between a falcon and a penguin.

Its O.K for a while, I tend too pratcice about 2 hours a day, I could do a whole gig of covers if I wanted too but now Im trying to learn folk music, I want a nice acoustic to play. I was a classical guitarist in my early days and passed all my guitar exams and had a sh it hot guitar but it fell into the hands of my brother who wrecked it and now its not worth a toffee. I paid alot of money for it back in the day.......Im angry.
I just found out that my aunt has a bass guitar as she used to be in a punk band, she hasnt touched it for years, I wonder if she might bequest it my way?, it means having too buy a bass amp and get myself another set of pedals though.

[roddy byers]

Well not many musicians actually make a profit playing, what you earn usually goes to buy new gear.
Gave my brother Marc three guitars over the years, he still got the Gibson Les Paul Special i played Rat Race and Too much foo young on*
He flogged the Gretch Chet Akins 1960,s semi ( for 500 its now worth 2500!) a Nashville acoustic which was stolen and a Fender Telecaster custom i took back off him after he left it behind at a gig and two young gals walked in the hotel bar and said
"excuse me does this guitar belong to any of you"!!!