dmccombe7 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I use a Fender jazz in a classic rock covers band. Purple, Rainbow, Sabbath etc and it suits the music to a point. I sometimes think that a Precision might have a little more bottom end which i think is missing in the Jazz. You also had people like Glover and Hughes using Rik's - not my choice as think they also sound a bit thin for rock music. I believe Glover added a precision pick-up to his though. Neil Murray used Aria's for a while in the 80's. SB1000, SB900 i think with pick-ups wired in stereo to seperate amps. BC Rich Mockinbird was another choice of Neil Murray. Gorgeous looking bass but no idea how they feel. Have never actually seen an authentic one. Only the more recent cheaper ones circa £400 worth. I would go for a Precision and play it safe. Have a listen to Bob Daisley for some real classic rock basslines on a precision. Awesome bassist. Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 When I was in a fairly typical British rock/metal band back in the 80s, I played a black Guild Pilot (mainly to stand out from herd who were using pointy headstock Charvels) Great sounding and looking bass but not the easiest to play! I would go for the aforementioned pointy Charvel, unless you can afford a Spector (the bass I really wanted back then but couldn't afford)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 [quote name='Krysbass' timestamp='1323436009' post='1463344']Good call - I also seem to remember seeing a Whitesnake video from that era where their resident bassist (not sure which one) was playing an Aria SB.[/quote] Post "1987" (aka the Hair Metal Years)? Rudy Sarzo. He used several different makes, although his Aria was an SB-ELT, before moving on to a Peavey signature model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) [sub]I was in an 80's glam/hair/metal band for a while, I used a Yamaha BBG4. Great sound, looked like a "Super-P" Flame maple (photo) top under a see-thru green finish, gold hardware..... Suited the image perfectly and I got mine for less than £200. Wish I'd kept it actually.....[/sub] [sub][attachment=95007:yamaha.jpg][/sub] Edited December 9, 2011 by 4-string-thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Admiral Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 [quote name='Krysbass' timestamp='1323436009' post='1463344'] Good call - I also seem to remember seeing a Whitesnake video from that era where their resident bassist (not sure which one) was playing an Aria SB. [/quote] That would be Neil Murray - when Whitesnake were good - in the Marsden/Moody Days, before Coverdale ditched the tubby/geeky guys for legwarmers and poodle haired pretty boys : i.e. John Sykes. That said - he made a sh*t load of cash in the states and married Tawny Kitaen...... For those that are still interested in the bass conversation - Link to blogsite about Aria and Neil Murray : [url="http://ariabasses.blogspot.com/2011/02/neil-murray-and-aria-pro-ii.html"]http://ariabasses.bl...ria-pro-ii.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1323426532' post='1463159'] Before his T's he used to play some lovely strippey Blitz's, after he moved on from spikey BC Rich's. [/quote] Nope! Sixx [i]always [/i]favoured solid finish (dark coloured) Hamer Blitz basses. The striped (and polka-dotted!) ones were Hamer FBIVs (check my sig). Sadly, most of these are firewood now. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1323477265' post='1463897'] That would be Neil Murray... ...he made a sh*t load of cash in the states and married Tawny Kitaen... [/quote] What a man Neil must be! Look at the size of that pearl necklace! Edited December 10, 2011 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1323544173' post='1464503'] Nope! Sixx [i]always [/i]favoured solid finish (dark coloured) Hamer Blitz basses. The striped (and polka-dotted!) ones were Hamer FBIVs (check my sig). Sadly, most of these are firewood now. P [/quote] I stand corrected. Would love to check out your FBIV, maybe the next Bassbash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 It was David Coverdale that married tawny kitaen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I have a Jackson charvel with pointy headstock in White. More of a bass used by Bon jovi and the like really but if you are interested I could be persuaded to part with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1323623517' post='1465131'] I stand corrected. Would love to check out your FBIV, maybe the next Bassbash? [/quote] Sure, no problem. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 NWOBHM: Fender Precision or anything loaded with a Precision style pickup. 80's Glam/Hair/Shred: Charvel/Jackson "Super P" style body, P & J pickups, pointy headstock. BC Rich Any Model. Lurid colours optional. Thrash: BC Rich Any Model, Ibanez Destroyer, Aria Pro II SB Elite, Ricenbacker 4001/4003, Charvel/Jackson "Super P" (as above). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBones Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Aria = Cliff burton, ok he played a Rick as well but in the main the Aria SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Jackson bc rich ESP Spector and the rest already mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote name='TonyBones' timestamp='1323772288' post='1466708'] Aria = Cliff burton, ok he played a Rick as well but in the main the Aria SB [/quote] No, he only played the Aria (SB Elite II) during the Master of Puppets "era", his main bass up to and including "Ride the Lightning" was a Fireglo Ric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBones Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1323783533' post='1466938'] No, he only played the Aria (SB Elite II) during the Master of Puppets "era", his main bass up to and including "Ride the Lightning" was a Fireglo Ric. [/quote] The Rick the aria and an Alembic all played from Kill em all onwards, Alembic was stolen around the ride rehearsals IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1323783533' post='1466938']No, [Burton] only played the Aria (SB Elite II) during the Master of Puppets "era"[/quote] He played an SB1000 and an SB Black and Gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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