bassbiscuits Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I absolutely love my one. It's a gold top too - a Korean-made Peerless one from 2007. It's strung with TI flats, but the varitone dial means it goes from smooth acoustic sounding bass, to P bass tone, to really growling stuff. I think they look awesome too. Yes it has a bit of neck dive, but nothing serious and the whole thing is so lightweight anyway. I got it second-hand in summer 2016 and it immediately slotted straight in as a gigging bass. Great bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hoping to get my new strings tomorrow (D'Addario Chromes) and have it ready for rehearsal on Thursday. Been playing it acoustically at home today and it feels good, surprisingly fast neck, fast runs somehow don't 'look' right on a semi acoustic, but they sound good, and that's all that matters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fftc Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 This thread prompted me to have a good look at this bass and thanks to that gas syndrome I now quite fancy one of these too! But I also looked into Mr Casady as well. At only 43 I'm a bit young for Jefferson Airplane but he is also in Hot Tuna. Wow. Wish I'd heard of them sooner. Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I bought my first Casady bass 2 or 3 years ago, when I was still playing finger style, one of the main reasons was because we had Jenny Haan (ex Babe Ruth) in the band and she was doing a cracking version of 'White Rabbit'. Sadly, the bass didn't suit my way of playing back then, but now I have to use a pick, it does. Swings and roundabouts. But Jack Casady was one of the biggest names in bass back then, along with another little band from San Francisco you may have heard of, the Grateful Dead, whose bass player, Phil Lesh, also had a taste for semi-acoustic basses, and both he and Jack had the touch of the near mythical Owsley 'Bear' Stanley on their equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fftc Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Everyone knows the Grateful Dead! I even have one of their albums. But I'm going to have to look up Owsley 'Bear' Stanley. Every day is a school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) [quote name='fftc' timestamp='1488316005' post='3247909'] But I'm going to have to look up Owsley 'Bear' Stanley. [/quote] Here's a good place to start: [url="http://www.thebear.org"]http://www.thebear.org[/url] - But as you discover just what he was responsible for, be prepared for a long read and a totally blown mind! Edited February 28, 2017 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1488318086' post='3247942'] Here's a good place to start: [url="http://www.thebear.org"]http://www.thebear.org[/url] - But as you discover just what he was responsible for, be prepared for a long read and a totally blown mind! [/quote] That's the guy who inspired 'Kid Charlemagne' by Steely Dan isn't it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1488321009' post='3247986'] That's the guy who inspired 'Kid Charlemagne' by Steely Dan isn't it?? [/quote] That's the guy, yep. Incredible character, made most of the acid that fuelled the summer of love, financed the Grateful Dead, was their sandman, designed the Wall of Sound for them, probable the best PA system ever made. Plenty about him in this book, great read! https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Bear.html?id=E41zCwAAQBAJ&source=kp_cover&redir_esc=y Edited February 28, 2017 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Just come across a clip of the man himself demonstrating what this bass can sound like https://youtu.be/_aQtq-BnK6c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fftc Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Cheers for the links. Haven't had a chance to look through them yet as I spent last night watching 'We Jam Econo' featuring some slightly more recent West Coast US luminaries! But I will get on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wotcher Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Go watt boon Hurley go. Saw firehose in the late 80s too. Joe mccarthys ghost remains a favourite. As does Stories. Check em out Edited March 2, 2017 by Wotcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Changed strings to a set of Chromes and played the bass with a band last night, I was only using my little practice combo (Ashdown EB180) but it seemed to have more punch than my US Precisions! Sounded great, lovely to play and looks very different. I'll gig it next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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