Cameronj279 Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 ...to take to gigs or rehearsals? Basically I have two great basses, both of which suit my bands music very well and both feel great to play. But I struggle deciding which one to take to rehearsals. Quote
Lozz196 Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 If both fit well, and don`t sound drastically different to each other, use one for rehearsals/home use, and save the other for gigs. That way the strings on the gigger will last longer. Quote
Guest bassman7755 Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) When I'm gigging regularly (which I'm not right now) I tend to use my main bass only for gigs and use another one for practice and rehearsals. I do this in order to keep the strings on the main bass as fresh as possible (Edit: ninja'd by lozz). Also I often use my fretless for practicing including the stuff I intend to play fretted at the gig. Edited October 10, 2015 by bassman7755 Quote
bartelby Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I've just joined another band. First rehearsal I took a Fender P, a Stingray and my HB PJ5. There was no need for the 5 string but both the P and Stingray fitted in really nicely. Second practice I took just the P next time will just be the Stingray. Then I'll have a better idea of what suits the whole set. Then it'll be a case of ignoring the results and taking which ever bass I fancy at the time of the gig. Quote
Cameronj279 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1444473526' post='2883485'] If both fit well, and don`t sound drastically different to each other, use one for rehearsals/home use, and save the other for gigs. That way the strings on the gigger will last longer. [/quote] Both do sound drastically different but both work very well. Should have said that originally. The strings on the Dingwall will always die quicker sadly since Elixirs won't fit! Good idea though Lozz Quote
odysseus Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I'm in a rock and roll band at the moment, I use Fender Jazz basses for that, so I take one of them. If I was still in a funk rock band I'd take a Stingray. Quote
chris_b Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I have an A bass. The B and C basses can be played at home and may get to a rehearsal but the A bass is the A bass for a very good reason. Why would I want to gig with anything else? Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Different basses for different bands but also with some overlap between some of them. Quote
Happy Jack Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 You see my friends it all depends on the mood I'm in. Quote
Roger2611 Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I have my avatar bass for the bigger gigs and recording and the rest of the Precision's rotate as practice / smaller gig basses, the none Precision's I need to get off my backside and sell! Quote
Paul S Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1444475870' post='2883512'] You see my friends it all depends on the mood I'm in. [/quote] This. Any of my basses would sound ok with any band, so I just see which one beckons when it comes to going out of the door. Quote
Painy Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Keep them in identical cases/gig bags then grab one at random without checking the contents as you go out of the door and let fate decide? Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Painy' timestamp='1444476584' post='2883523'] Keep them in identical cases/gig bags then grab one at random without checking the contents as you go out of the door and let fate decide? [/quote] I have on more than one occasion opened the gig-bag to find what I was not expecting. Quote
Muzz Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1444473630' post='2883488'] The strings on the Dingwall will always die quicker sadly since Elixirs won't fit! [/quote] Just a quick note on this: I contacted Elixir about this very issue (they have extra long Nanoweb nickel but not stainless), and their response was that they had no plans for extra long stainless nanowebs, which is a real shame. To the OP, I have three basses which look very different (Dingwall, Shuker and Thunderland), but they sound very similar because they all have split-coil pickups and East U-Retros*, so I just pick whichever two I fancy on a whim for the night. Full-mix-of-styles weddings and small stages I won't use the Thunderland (it's a loooong bass), but rockier pub gigs I will. * And they have different woods in their construction...but let's not go there again Quote
Happy Jack Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1444478203' post='2883541'] I have on more than one occasion opened the gig-bag to find what I was not expecting. [/quote] I have told you before to keep your shotguns in a steel cabinet ... Quote
Woodinblack Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I take multiples to practices, so I can see which sounds better / works better with songs. For gigs, it depends on what mood I am in as to what I take, and what the place is like and I take one as a backup just in case, again, depends what mood I am in what that is. Its basically all the same, the audience dont care, so the choice is just for me. Quote
chevy-stu Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='Painy' timestamp='1444476584' post='2883523'] Keep them in identical cases/gig bags then grab one at random without checking the contents as you go out of the door and let fate decide?[/quote] [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1444478203' post='2883541'] I have on more than one occasion opened the gig-bag to find what I was not expecting. [/quote] yep, played that game more than once, due to 3 identical gigbags... ended up taking my 74' Jazz on a 10 day Austrian tour when I really thought I'd grabbed my #2 Stingray in case it got damaged.. Quote
steve-bbb Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 fickleness and randonimity - any one of four (plus the fretless if i need it for something specific) Quote
JoeEvans Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 If it's not obvious which one you need for one purpose or another then it probably doesn't matter, so go with whatever you feel like on the night. Quote
gary mac Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Recently and for the foreseeable, I will mostly be taking the lightest. Quote
M@23 Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 I used to use whichever I felt like as I was stepping out the door. Not so much of an issue now I only have one main bass. I'd go through phases though of preferring one to the other, then gig the less used one and really enjoy it and go on a run of playing that one for a while. Quote
Paul S Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1444490325' post='2883651'] Recently and for the foreseeable, I will mostly be taking the lightest. [/quote] Quote
colgraff Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 My Dingwall is my main bass so it is practised with at home and comes to rehearsals and gigs with me. My other bass is used when the fancy takes me. Quote
Spike Vincent Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Tokai or Squier precisions for rehersing, 1978 Fender Precision for gigging, unless it's the sort of gig that involves leaving kit around for extended periods, then it's the Squier. Wouldn't be the first time I've had basses accidentally packed into other bands vans. Quote
Highfox Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Normally one of the P's But the one with flats or rounds is the hard part. Quote
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