SH73 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) If you had to pick one bass to play during self isolation , which one would you choose and why. Edited March 17, 2020 by SH73 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My Fender Jazz. Its just so nice to play. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 This thread could go viral 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My new SIRE M2 4 string John 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The only bass I've been playing for the last 2 or 3 weeks is my newly acquired Epiphone Jack Casady, so if I had to choose one right now, it would be that one. Cheapest bass I own, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Luckily my bass is graphite so easy to disinfect compared to wood which is probably harbouring Covid-19 in its pores. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, FinnDave said: Cheapest bass I own, too! Haha exactly the same for me too! I've just picked up a few basses from storage (with the intention of selling), one of which is my old fender copy beater. Since I've had it back I can't put it down! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Mine would be the sparkle blue Steve Harris signature. It's easy to wipe down the lacquered and stainless steel surface. I'd Run to the Hills with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I have a new bass, from 1982 on its way. Hopefully it'll come before lock down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Wouldn't the best one, be the one you already own and are familiar with? You DO know how long the virus can survive on solid surfaces, right? If you're serious about not catching the virus, you'd need to disinfect everything that is delivered to your home!!! How do you disinfect the packet of disinfectant wipes from the supermarket delivery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 31 minutes ago, ped said: Luckily my bass is graphite so easy to disinfect compared to wood which is probably harbouring Covid-19 in its pores. NAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My basses are all now practising social isolation, and are kept on wall hangers at least two metres apart. But the real plague carriers are the valve amps ... dodgy characters with a dubious past, and they smell funny too. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 38 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: My basses are all now practising social isolation, and are kept on wall hangers at least two metres apart. But the real plague carriers are the valve amps ... dodgy characters with a dubious past, and they smell funny too. 2 metres apart. You must have a huge house for all those basses between you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, dmccombe7 said: 2 metres apart. You must have a huge house for all those basses between you. Nah ... they're impaled on a line of stakes running down the garden. Think 'end of Spartacus' ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, SH73 said: If you had to pick one bass to play during self isolation , which one would you choose and why. Presumably I’d be isolated in my own house tho, where all my instruments already are....? Or am I missing something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 My trusty old ESP 400 Series Jazz. It's coming to the grave with me, anyway, no sense in parting ways now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, paul_c2 said: Wouldn't the best one, be the one you already own and are familiar with? You DO know how long the virus can survive on solid surfaces, right? If you're serious about not catching the virus, you'd need to disinfect everything that is delivered to your home!!! How do you disinfect the packet of disinfectant wipes from the supermarket delivery? True and mail put through letter box, but this thread is not about being totally sterile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I shall do more bonding with my Status Energy Matrix, the love affair is going well so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, FinnDave said: The only bass I've been playing for the last 2 or 3 weeks is my newly acquired Epiphone Jack Casady, so if I had to choose one right now, it would be that one. Cheapest bass I own, too! Isn't this a renewed acquaintance..? My (failing...) memory is telling me that you had one previously. Are you going to join an Airplane tribute band to go along with the GD repertoire..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: This thread could go viral I hope not. Else it'll have to self isolate! 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: Isn't this a renewed acquaintance..? My (failing...) memory is telling me that you had one previously. Are you going to join an Airplane tribute band to go along with the GD repertoire..? Had one and sold it a few years ago, finally gave in and bought another. Phil Lesh used to play a Guild semi, so it kind of fits in with the Dead band, plus it has a Stealie on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Probably not this one: http://www.monsonguitars.com/guitararchive/virusbass.html Nor these: https://dreamvibesmusic.com/collections/corona-basses (or in fact anything made by a certain US factory?) Maybe an Eastone JAB might work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just been told to stop coming in to the office until further notice Given that it's however many weeks with nothing better to do than practice (OK, technically I will be "working from home" but even stopping the travel to work gives me an extra four hours per day...admittedly at least half of those will be spent asleep) it's a good opportunity to give some time to something new. So despite the fact that I am expecting a new bass in the next few weeks, what I should be trying to prioritise is playing my seven string Explorer (I'm OK on it, but really need to give it time to get properly comfortable with the extra string) or my eight string mandolin (the tuning fries my brain every time, so I learn to play stuff by rote, rather than by intuitively knowing where the next note is) However, in practice it'll all be about the new bass as soon as that arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I think 14 days would be just about long enough to work out what the holy hell all those knobs and switches do...plus, I'd be sitting/lying down, so the mahooosive weight wouldn't be so much of an issue... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Honestly. either the chapman stick or the NS Stick - by the time we come out of isolation I might have worked it out! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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