Jase Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='116361' date='Jan 8 2008, 05:27 PM']fair enough. But he put 21 frets on his guitars so why not his basses as what i'm thinking really.[/quote] Good question, I don't know the answer though...all I can think is maybe they were trying to keep it simple, basic. Less is more maybe, it's the reason I prefer Fender a simple basic design but at the same time having plenty of scope as an instrument. Quote
neilb Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Can I play? Taken by our photographic bod of me and my Aerodyne: Edited January 9, 2008 by neilb Quote
NJW Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='116361' date='Jan 8 2008, 05:27 PM']fair enough. But he put 21 frets on his guitars so why not his basses as what i'm thinking really.[/quote] A great man once said - "Theres no money above the fifth fret". Now, money or no money, I believe this is a more valid opinion than that of anyone who would [i]actually[/i] play the 21st fret on a bass guitar. Edited January 8, 2008 by NJW Quote
Jase Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='NJW' post='116481' date='Jan 8 2008, 07:49 PM']A great man once said - "Theres no money above the fifth fret". Now, money or no money, I believe this is a more valid opinion than that of anyone who would [i]actually[/i] play the 21st fret on a bass guitar.[/quote] Damn...that's why I'm always skint!! Quote
Dood Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 Who is this blithering idiot lol. My guitarist's sister was just messing about with her Camera and we felt inspired. She had the torch, guitarist had a laser pointer. I just sat and played ;o) Quote
Darryll-Profane Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='dood' post='116532' date='Jan 8 2008, 08:48 PM'] Who is this blithering idiot lol. My guitarist's sister was just messing about with her Camera and we felt inspired. She had the torch, guitarist had a laser pointer. I just sat and played ;o)[/quote] Thats sweet! Quote
Ou7shined Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='Darryll-Profane' post='116367' date='Jan 8 2008, 05:33 PM']I wouldn't claim this to be an all time best image at all but its my fave shot taken of me. There are some great photographers kicking about at gigs these days. Our very own sshorepunk has made me look cool on a whole bunch of occasions. No mean feat!! [/quote] Nah no way man. That's not you. That's [url="http://rock.2u.ru/Metallica/images/photos/JasonNewsted/newsted002.jpg"]Jason Newsted[/url]. LOL Quote
Darryll-Profane Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='116613' date='Jan 8 2008, 10:00 PM']Jason Newsted. LOL [/quote] Ha ha ha. I can see it. No pick though. Quote
Johnny Wishbone Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [attachment=4733:460px_Ju..._cropped.jpg][attachment=4732:Robert_Trujillo_02.jpg][attachment=4734:77 546853.jpg] Quote
paul, the Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='116361' date='Jan 8 2008, 05:27 PM']fair enough. But he put 21 frets on his guitars so why not his basses as what i'm thinking really.[/quote] Intonation went out of the window a long time ago when it comes to the size of strings they used to use. Oh, and I often play with my thumb for a 'bigger', softer tone. Quote
Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='115968' date='Jan 8 2008, 12:05 AM']You've only gone and picked my first "bass God".......why didn't I think of that one![/quote] Mr Foxton gets my vote <-----Plus the most iconic picture of a bass player ever taken of course Edited January 9, 2008 by Bass_In_Yer_Face Quote
ARGH Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 [quote name='NJW' post='116481' date='Jan 8 2008, 07:49 PM']A great man once said - "Theres no money above the fifth fret". Now, money or no money, I believe this is a more valid opinion than that of anyone who would [i]actually[/i] play the 21st fret on a bass guitar.[/quote] That man was in the dark,I am the light. If the fret is there,its there to be used....And I get paid. Quote
Jase Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='ARGH' post='117449' date='Jan 9 2008, 09:57 PM']That man was in the dark,I am the light. If the fret is there,its there to be used....And I get paid.[/quote] May the force be with you. Quote
Super_Mario_Bass Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Lol, any dude who refuses to play the 21st fret is limiting himself Quote
tombboy Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I quite like this one, apart from the fact that it makes me look like a baldycoot!! However, this just screams.... 'PARDON?'!! Quote
jammie17 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) The Man. Edited January 10, 2008 by jammie17 Quote
Jase Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='Super_Mario_Bass' post='117794' date='Jan 10 2008, 01:13 PM']Lol, any dude who refuses to play the 21st fret is limiting himself[/quote] I only have 20 anyway Quote
wotnwhy Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='jammie17' post='117842' date='Jan 10 2008, 01:59 PM']The Man.[/quote] uh.... i don't see a bass.... Quote
jammie17 Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='wotnwhy' post='117862' date='Jan 10 2008, 02:26 PM']uh.... i don't see a bass.... [/quote] Bass?...Larry Graham don't need no stinkin bass.... Quote
LukeFRC Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 there was some live chilis dvd (from slane?) and they did this shot of flea playing and jumping whilst the camera moved around him. that was way cool. the londons calling cover is pretty sweet. Quote
99ster Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='115967' date='Jan 8 2008, 12:04 AM']He is amazingly cool Definitely agree about the atmosphere of black & white photos....[/quote] Here's a more recent pic of George - doing what he does best.... Quote
EdwardHimself Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 [quote name='NJW' post='116481' date='Jan 8 2008, 07:49 PM']Now, money or no money, I believe this is a more valid opinion than that of anyone who would [i]actually[/i] play the 21st fret on a bass guitar.[/quote] what so just because somebody plays the 21st fret of a bass it makes their opinion invalid? Who let you in the room? I use the fret quite a lot infact i would like a 24 fret bass since the one i have now doesn't have enough. Quote
Beneath It All Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='115744' date='Jan 7 2008, 08:28 PM']it's not you that's the numpty, as great as leo fender was, he wasn't really aware of a bassist's needs in the early days, the reason the first fender basses have 20 frets (which means you have just below a 4 octave range in standard tuning, pretty silly)[/quote] ******I guess that's why they're probably STILL the most sought after bass of all time..Oh by the way,My 20 fret Fenders have only a 3 Octave range!! [almost] Quote
EdwardHimself Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Beneath It All' post='120277' date='Jan 14 2008, 06:06 PM']******I guess that's why they're probably STILL the most sought after bass of all time..Oh by the way,My 20 fret Fenders have only a 3 Octave range!! [almost][/quote] what i meant is that you can't play 4 octaves of the note E on a 20 fret bass, maybe it doesn't bother you but it bothered a lot of other people, that's why almost all new basses have at least 21 frets! And people aren't attracted to vintage fenders because they have 20 frets. That's like me saying "oh yes let's buy this old car for 5x the price of a new BMW PURLEY for the reason that it has a 3 speed gearbox so you'll never get it to 70mph!" They are attracted to it because they are rare and collectable items. I really doubt they'd be less popular today had they had more frets. Anyway why the f*** are you getting so pissed off? i never said they were bad basses, i just said that imo there were a few obvious oversights made when this bass was first built. Edited January 15, 2008 by EdwardHimself Quote
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