***The Bassists equipment thread

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  • parchy
    parchy Posts: 205
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    how about a band with more than one bass player? dueling bass lines. a rhythm and lead bass player. Think Entwisile or Claypool. That'd be cool.


    Explosions in the Sky... two bassists.... one of my favorite bands... they are so good....
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Spinal Tap had that song "Big Bottom" with all three guys playing bass... that was pretty goddamned funny...
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  • jammergurl123
    jammergurl123 Posts: 4
    Originally posted by parchy

    What are you guys playing?

    I play a red ibanez btb (4 string): http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=BTB400QM
    and i use an ampeg BA-115 amp (i'm not sure if that's what it's actually called...that's just what's written on the amp)
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  • parchy
    parchy Posts: 205
    Originally posted by jammergurl123
    I play a red ibanez btb (4 string): http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=BTB400QM
    and i use an ampeg BA-115 amp (i'm not sure if that's what it's actually called...that's just what's written on the amp)



    That's a neat little bass... my first bass was an Ibanez, but it was a GSR-200.... pretty bad bass, but it was a good "learner" bass I guess.... So I aged it with a bunch of sandpaper and a hammer and I use it as a stage prop now... looks kinda cool...
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by parchy
    That's a neat little bass... my first bass was an Ibanez, but it was a GSR-200.... pretty bad bass, but it was a good "learner" bass I guess.... So I aged it with a bunch of sandpaper and a hammer and I use it as a stage prop now... looks kinda cool...

    Would make a good back-up, if you ever busted a string or anything else malfunctioned.
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  • parchy
    parchy Posts: 205
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    Would make a good back-up, if you ever busted a string or anything else malfunctioned.



    Yeah... the action on it is just ridiculous though.... limits the rapid playing quite a bit... no Vic Wooten moves on that bass...


    I've had the same set of Elixir strings on it for like a year and a half too... think I ought to change those soon?
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Not if you aren't playing it at all. When they start growing shit between the winding... that's when you replace bass strings. That, or when the winding at the frets gets worn completely off.
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  • parchy
    parchy Posts: 205
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    Not if you aren't playing it at all. When they start growing shit between the winding... that's when you replace bass strings. That, or when the winding at the frets gets worn completely off.



    Right right, but when the Polyweb coating on Elixirs starts peeling it's not a pretty sight...
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Let's just say that the bass has certain ways of telling you when it needs new strings... like a baby and a new diaper... there are ways to tell. May not be a bell or a flashing light, but there are signs.
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