ped Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mastodon2 said: It's on the Scotts'sbasslessons facebook page so anyone with a facebook account can view it. He has left a puppet on the E string tuner! He posted a photo of it on the 6th of March on the page too. I knew it was yours, given that he is based near Leeds so it wouldn't be a big trip to collect it and there's not exactly a surfeit of 1984 Ken Smith basses floating around. He's got the bear on the D tuner too 1 Quote
Jonesy Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, ead said: We share very similar tastes in foam mutes. It's the first time I've ever tried it to be honest and I'm not 100% sure I've cut it straight, but it seems to do the job 😊 I also want to give one of those moppets a go, the ones that look a bit like a sponge Swiss cheese. Quote
ead Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Jonesy said: It's the first time I've ever tried it to be honest and I'm not 100% sure I've cut it straight, but it seems to do the job 😊 I also want to give one of those moppets a go, the ones that look a bit like a sponge Swiss cheese. Mine is not even close to being straight of that symmetrical tbh but it dows the job well and is easy to insert, adjust for the level of 'thump' required and to remove hastily for the next song. Quote
JapanAxe Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 On 20/03/2020 at 15:27, Steve Browning said: One of the SVL Reserve basses. Had them just a year now and they are simply perfect (for me). Ooh I didn’t know Simon was making basses now! Given that all my bass guitars are basically Precisions (see signature) I’ll happily grab any of them. Having said that, my ‘73 P has that ‘comfortable old pair of shoes’ thing going, so that’s my nomination. Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Just now, JapanAxe said: Ooh I didn’t know Simon was making basses now! Given that all my bass guitars are basically Precisions (see signature) I’ll happily grab any of them. Having said that, my ‘73 P has that ‘comfortable old pair of shoes’ thing going, so that’s my nomination. My ex guitarist had a black over sunburst relic strat of his - was bloody amazing. Quote
JapanAxe Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 48 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: My ex guitarist had a black over sunburst relic strat of his - was bloody amazing. A guy I know has an SVL Brent-Mason-ish 3-pickup Tele. It’s pretty darned fine. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 1 minute ago, JapanAxe said: A guy I know has an SVL Brent-Mason-ish 3-pickup Tele. It’s pretty darned fine. They’re not cheap though eh?! Quote
JapanAxe Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: They’re not cheap though eh?! Er, no! Quote
FinnDave Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 My current 'go-to' bass is my most recent purchase, a £500 Epiphone Jack Casady, which is the only bass I've played for the last 4 weeks or so - my 4 Fenders and a Sandberg have remained unplayed since the day the Casady bass arrived. (I feel sure I've typed something similar in the last 24 hours, but can't find it!) Quote
peteb Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) My go-to bass for the past six years of so has been an Xotic jazz, bought secondhand from here. Currently tuned down a half-step to cover all the rock (i.e. most) gigs that I do. Edited March 28, 2020 by peteb Quote
Dazm66 Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 This one. Bought new in '88, been with me ever since. 6 Quote
ped Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Let’s see some more ‘go to’ basses! It’s interesting to see that for several people, your ‘go to’ is a relatively cheap instrument. It just goes to show that a great bass is the one you feel most comfortable with, or the one you normally have to hand. I must admit I feel more ‘loose and relaxed’ playing a bass which owes me less than a super high end bass. I guess it’s a bit like driving an old banger which you’re comfortable to park anywhere. There’s something inherently fun about that. 6 Quote
therealting Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 My Warwick Alien 6. Don’t even have to plug it in 2 Quote
lownote Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 14 hours ago, ped said: Let’s see some more ‘go to’ basses! It’s interesting to see that for several people, your ‘go to’ is a relatively cheap instrument. It just goes to show that a great bass is the one you feel most comfortable with, or the one you normally have to hand. I must admit I feel more ‘loose and relaxed’ playing a bass which owes me less than a super high end bass. I guess it’s a bit like driving an old banger which you’re comfortable to park anywhere. There’s something inherently fun about that. I've had over forty basses, ranging from a £600 Ibanez single cut to a £25 cheapo Aria P bass clone. My two go to basess were the Revelation (posted above) £150, and a Peavey Grind 5, £225. I had a MiM Fender P which cost me £300 which came pretty close and likely would have been my go to if I'd kept it long enough. Quote
ordep Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 31, 2020 by ordep double post Quote
ordep Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) Lately its my Modulus VJ Edited March 31, 2020 by ordep 1 Quote
la bam Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Purple Sire V7 rev 2 for me. Love it. Very easy to play on, and with the preamp really makes it easy to cut through the mix when testing with backing tracks etc on the daw. Quote
Frank Blank Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, la bam said: Purple Sire V7 rev 2 for me. Love it. Very easy to play on, and with the preamp really makes it easy to cut through the mix when testing with backing tracks etc on the daw. ...and looks particularly good in the Tardis. Quote
Deedee Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 I have two main 'go-to' basses for home noodling, one kept upstairs and one downstairs. My '81 Aria SB-R80 and '83 SB-R60. Both have plenty of bruises and scars but they feel wonderful and just fit me perfectly. 10 Quote
bassfan Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Deedee said: I have two main 'go-to' basses for home noodling, one kept upstairs and one downstairs. My '81 Aria SB-R80 and '83 SB-R60. Both have plenty of bruises and scars but they feel wonderful and just fit me perfectly. That’s a nice pair mate! Love the bottoms one 👍🏻 Edited March 31, 2020 by bassfan 1 Quote
Deedee Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, bassfan said: That’s a nice pair mate! Love the bottoms one 👍🏻 Cheers @bassfan Quote
Crawford13 Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 My go to is my Alpher Mako PJ, I can get pretty much any sound a will ever need out of the bass, and it just feels incredible! Unsurprisingly not the first Alpher on the thread. Truly phenomenal instruments. Quote
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