Stealth Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) So you have a Grand to spend (no more) and your band covers a lot of ground from Motorhead to Madonna. Which bass finds it way into your gig bag ? Edited August 2, 2015 by Stealth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I think any bass will do any job, personally. It's how you play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) A Lakland was the bass that covered that amount of territory for me, but I never set out to copy the sound of a record only to get the feel. These days I'm playing many of those styles on a P bass, so really any bass can do the job, if you play it right. Edited August 2, 2015 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Im inclined to disagree. There are some real one trick ponies out there that even the most magic of fingers wont drag away from what they do best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I'm thinking something with a P-J pickup configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Re the Lakland which one 44 xxxx ? Or the P And J clones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 [quote name='Number6' timestamp='1438558658' post='2835475'] I'm thinking something with a P-J pickup configuration. [/quote] Yes I'd go down this route too... Active / passive option would be handy as well. ... around a grand? I'd go Sandberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Sandberg . . . Either a VM or TM . . . . So that's equivalent to P/MM or J/MM. The MM pickup splits into a J and they will go fully passive inc tone control in addition to the really musical active pre. Under a grand second hand or imported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) I want one of these: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS02YaLw1uM"]https://www.youtube....h?v=MS02YaLw1uM[/url] [url="http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Products--Instruments--Customshop--Basic-Bass-Models--Starbass-SC--Starbass-SC-4-String--Starbass-SC---851--4-string--Pictures.html"]http://www.warwick.d...--Pictures.html[/url] A little outside my budget ATM however... Edit - I can't find an exact € - but It seems the Star basses from the custom shop are all €6,000 or more. Guess I have to get saving. Edited August 3, 2015 by PlungerModerno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) I am a big fan of P's and J's, but I reckon for all genres, then a Spector does it all. You just can't do metal on another bass quite the same and yet they can still do country, reggae etc. I'm gonna go against the grain and stick with Spectors even though I always use a P and a J ! Edit: sorry, just re read it and seen its for under a grand. Second hand Spector or agree that Sandbergs are amazing too ! Edited August 3, 2015 by ubit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 "I want one of these..." Me too! Here's another interesting variation of a sliding pickup bass - [url="http://www.spaltinstruments.com/instruments/vviper/"]http://www.spaltinstruments.com/instruments/vviper/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1438582797' post='2835503'] ... around a grand? I'd go Sandberg. [/quote] [quote name='King Tut' timestamp='1438583926' post='2835510'] Sandberg . . . Either a VM or TM . . . . So that's equivalent to P/MM or J/MM. The MM pickup splits into a J and they will go fully passive inc tone control in addition to the really musical active pre. Under a grand second hand or imported. [/quote] [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1438586862' post='2835521'] Second hand Spector or agree that Sandbergs are amazing too ! [/quote] Yep, the fat MM pickup on the VM overcomes the tendency of the J pickup to sound a bit thin against the P in a P-J configuration. Also the active bass control fattens the fundamental up to at least the G at the 12th fret, not just the really low notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yet another vote for Sandberg, here - I do play in a covers band with a very wide ranging repertoire (everything from She Sells Sanctuary to Last Night A DJ Saved My Life), and my VM5 does it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Whereas I agree that it's often the player and not the bass that matters (Rick James with a Rickenbacker for instance) I can see where a very versatile bass can add to a player's sonic palette and boost confidence because of it. 2 basses spring to mind, but you'd have to go secondhand, a Fender Roscoe Beck or Stu Hamm signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Easy- G&L. L or M series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I agree on a G&L L-2000, although i've heard the M series are much more tamable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 What is wrong with: Pretty much any bass --> decent compressor/limiter --> decent overdrive/distortion --> decent graphic EQ --> decent amp with suitable bypass switch usage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1438589887' post='2835548'] What is wrong with: Pretty much any bass --> decent compressor/limiter --> decent overdrive/distortion --> decent graphic EQ --> decent amp with suitable bypass switch usage? [/quote] This set-up cannot entirely overcome limitations of pickup configuration/placement, and neither can your fingers or playing style. I first learned bass on a Precision. Very nice it was too, and it did nearly everything I wanted it to, but there was one sound that I could not get out of it - a certain fingerstyle sound that I heard lots of virtuoso/technical players doing. For a long time I thought it was my fault that I couldn't 'get' this sound - I did think it was all down to some kind of lack or limitation in my fingerstyle technique. And then one day I tried a Jazz bass for the first time, and soloed the bridge pickup, and BOOM! there was exactly 'that' sound. It wasn't anything to do with my fingers (or a compressor, or any other box of tricks) at all. Edited August 3, 2015 by GrammeFriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Another vote for G&L L2000/2500. Save yourself a fortune and go for the "Tribute" version. I looked at both and couldn't see the additional £1K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Anything with a PJ (or even just 2 pickups) and a U-Retro. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Stealth' timestamp='1438558366' post='2835474'] Im inclined to disagree. There are some real one trick ponies out there that even the most magic of fingers wont drag away from what they do best. [/quote] Like what? Just interested to know your views. A lot of what you ill be covering was probably recorded on these type of basses anyway. Agree about the Laklands, i had a 55-01 and it did seem to cover a lot more ground sonically than a standard P or J. Oh, and dont forget your 5th string :-) Edited August 3, 2015 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1438587309' post='2835526'] "I want one of these..." Me too! Here's another interesting variation of a sliding pickup bass - [url="http://www.spaltinstruments.com/instruments/vviper/"]http://www.spaltinst...ruments/vviper/[/url] [/quote] Interesting is right! Cool idea - a swipeable pickup . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1438587309' post='2835526'] "I want one of these..." Me too! Here's another interesting variation of a sliding pickup bass - [url="http://www.spaltinstruments.com/instruments/vviper/"]http://www.spaltinst...ruments/vviper/[/url] [/quote] It's definitely an interesting concept... IMO pickup placement makes a bigger difference to the sound of a bass than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I have been surprised by how versatile my Dingwall Super JP is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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