Kiwi Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1377804174' post='2192190'] Hawkwind played west ones [/quote] They didn't exist after Lemmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 They were great up until'87'imho but agree to disagree etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulconnolly Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Think I was playing my Westone when we appeared on Granada Reports in '87 - didn't get an endorsement tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I had one of these for my first bass, got it in 1987. I loved that thing more than my own family, it was a very, very sad day when I had to sell it. It just screams 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1377721606' post='2190973'] Soundwise Wal probably, but lookswise Steinberger all the way. Nothing says 80s as much as one of those. [/quote] Both of these...closely followed by the good old Status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) [quote name='rodacademy' timestamp='1377795415' post='2192014'] Is the Aria a 900? Love it! I had a red one and its still one of the best looking basses EVER! [/quote] Nope, it's an SB-R150. very rare and very nice Edited August 30, 2013 by police squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) Basses of the 80s were mostly synths (especially the first half). Those who had record deals had the Yamaha DX7, Roland JP8, Prophet V, Oberheim OB8a, Emulator, PPG Wave or if you had a huge advance maybe a Fairlight CMI. The rest of us made to with the Wasp, Roland SH101 or a Sequential Circuits Pro1... Edited August 30, 2013 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 This is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Any of the Aria's, especially the SB (I like the CSB medium scale). The John Taylor look, bass strapped high and not down by your knees - proper 80s. Great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I've always liked the original Steinberger, it's to me quite am ageless instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Total 80s casualty here. Started out on a Westone in 85, took the opportunity to try out a Ray and a WAL at the same time - couldn't afford either but loved the Ray, hated the parametric EQ and weight of the WAL. Got to be a Berger as the iconic 80s bass though but do not let the look or image out you off, these are awesome basses, once tried never forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 These???? http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?sa=X&rlz=1G1ACPW_ENUK372&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=Os0tW3j9x_yplM:&imgrefurl=http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/g77-bass-what-was-the-guitar-called.113439/&docid=Yg14H9LYSBSB3M&imgurl=http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6862/roland20g77fc9.jpg&w=450&h=138&ei=460sUuf6D-es7QbJ7YGoDQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:10,s:0,i:112&iact=rc&page=1&tbnh=110&tbnw=360&start=0&ndsp=14&tx=190&ty=39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Another vote for Jaydee here. (Biased though as I never liked the Steinbergers and was always disappointed to see an admired player use one!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTM Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hey ! I found a Charvel 3B in white in a local shop. It looks brand new which is, concerning its age, quite strange. The shop owner told me that the bass has been stored for the past few years. The original Charvel case is included. They ask for ~500 GBP - Do you guys think that this is an adequate price ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W11ATO Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Aria, Status & Wal....were there any other bases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 A majority of my basses are from the 80s for some unknown reason. 1981 Gibson Victory Artist 1985 G&L El Toro 1985 Yamaha BB450 1986 Yamaha BB350F 1987 Gibson IV I suppose only the Yamaha BBs (and not my ones) are ones that people would think of in a top 10 80s bass list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Westones were everywhere in the late 1980s, the nice ones with the brass hardware and earlier logo seemed to have fallen out of favour with the more well heeled players and could be picked up relatively cheap. There were also the cheaper Westone Thunders and Thunderjets with the later logo as well. Sounded great, and had nice necks but often got badly treated and ended up being binned. Much better than the catalogue Marlin Precision copies that most of my schoolfriend bass players had, or the chipboard body Aria that I started out with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywoodrox Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I have an aria slb 2 love the pointy headstock, I like the white steinberger bill wyman played, jacksons n kramers with pointy headstocks and cool paint jobs like animal skins, ive got some dayglo nobease knobs on my bass, s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1379358711' post='2211782'] A majority of my basses are from the 80s for some unknown reason. 1981 Gibson Victory Artist 1985 G&L El Toro 1985 Yamaha BB450 1986 Yamaha BB350F 1987 Gibson IV I suppose only the Yamaha BBs (and not my ones) are ones that people would think of in a top 10 80s bass list. [/quote] Those G&L El Toro basses have become very sought-after in the States in recent years . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Four pages in and no-one has mentioned Warwick. So I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Here's my favourite bass of the 80s: [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/korg_ms20_lg_zpse777e650.jpg[/IMG] And my favourite bass player to go with it: [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/roland_mc202_lg_zpsb80da9bd.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1379441645' post='2212816'] [/quote] Hehehe. Good call. That thing, despite a lot, did a mean bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Steinberger for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I had an Aria ZZB which I px'd in for a Fender P. Wish I still had the ZZB, they seem to be worth a bit now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) [quote name='rodacademy' timestamp='1377720634' post='2190940'] ....What do you think is the most iconic Bass of the eighties?.... [/quote] I'm not much good with "icons" or trends, so I've no Idea. For me it was a Fender Precision. Most of the guys around here, playing the pub/club circuit, were using Fenders back then. Edited September 18, 2013 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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