PTB Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) I collected a Nash P bass from @Skin Lewis yesterday lunchtime and thought I’d play it for the first set at yesterday’s gig in Bath. It sounded so good, I carried on til the end and my main bass became my spare. I can’t be the only one to get a new bass and gig it immediately surely? Edited May 25 by PTB . 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Good score there. I’ve done similar, picked up a bass on way to a gig and gigged it straightaway. I found it quite liberating, instead of perfect set up and correct strings it was just play the gig & enjoy it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I always do this. New toy, get it out there. It's the only way I can tell if I'm going to bond with it. You can plug it in and sit with it all day, but the proof is in the pudding on a gig 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexDelores Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I did this on Friday and love to go straight out with a new bass. Best way to find the kinks is to give it a run as it comes! Looks like a fantastic gig that! 21 hours ago, PTB said: I collected a Nash P bass from @Skin Lewis yesterday lunchtime and thought I’d play it for the first set at yesterday’s gig in Bath. It sounded so good, I carried on til the end and my main bass became my spare. I can’t be the only one to get a new bass and gig it immediately surely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I always gig new gear at the earliest opportunity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I once got an Epiphone Jack Casady bass dropped off at the gig by my keys player and I plugged it straight in and used it for the whole gig. No point hanging around is there. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 8 hours ago, bassbiscuits said: I once got an Epiphone Jack Casady bass dropped off at the gig by my keys player and I plugged it straight in and used it for the whole gig. No point hanging around is there. Well done on finding a practical use for a keys player! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Very very nice! We do need photos of that bass, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borntohang Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I met a guy in the car park of a festival to buy a bass. We turned up same time as him, I asked him if it worked and was he really, really, sure and then we walked into the festival and onstage with it. Took it on live TV next morning too as we were playing Soccer AM. I don't think I actually had another bass for backup as all our rental guitars had just gone back after a tour and it was a travel date so wasn't gonna be home. Luckily it was great and became my main touring bass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 22 hours ago, BassAgent said: Very very nice! We do need photos of that bass, though. Here they are! 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 25/05/2024 at 22:01, PTB said: I can’t be the only one to get a new bass and gig it immediately surely? Did this with my Steinberger when I bought it new an eternity ago. No point having it and not playing it, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmew Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I did precisely that on Saturday. Though I may have been a little bit off piste as I normally gig a Dingwall multiscale fretless, and took a Ken Smith 34" scale fretted after only playing it for half an hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 29/05/2024 at 07:52, PTB said: Here they are! Thats a stunner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) On 25/05/2024 at 13:01, PTB said: I collected a Nash P bass from @Skin Lewis yesterday lunchtime and thought I’d play it for the first set at yesterday’s gig in Bath. It sounded so good, I carried on til the end and my main bass became my spare. I can’t be the only one to get a new bass and gig it immediately surely? Say hello to my old Crow Valley Band mucker Dave ‘Brock’ Perry on guitar! And nice score Edited July 3 by JapanAxe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) I would do this with a second hand bass I bought from somewhere/someone trusted but the person who deps for me in my indie once apparently (I wasn't there obviously) showed up to the gig with a sealed cardboard box. He used a pen knife to take the staples out, pulled the plastic wrap off and unleashed his new Sire V7. It had been delivered as he was packing the car. That's commitment, have you seen the way some delivery basses arrive new from warehouses? That Nash is GORGEOUS. I have been on the lookout for just such a vintage-looking super p. If you don't bond with it, let me know first? Edited July 3 by Jack 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 On 03/07/2024 at 08:40, JapanAxe said: Say hello to my old Crow Valley Band mucker Dave ‘Brock’ Perry on guitar! Sure, will do 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted July 4 Author Share Posted July 4 On 03/07/2024 at 08:41, Jack said: I would do this with a second hand bass I bought from somewhere/someone trusted but the person who deps for me in my indie once apparently (I wasn't there obviously) showed up to the gig with a sealed cardboard box. He used a pen knife to take the staples out, pulled the plastic wrap off and unleashed his new Sire V7. It had been delivered as he was packing the car. That's commitment, have you seen the way some delivery basses arrive new from warehouses? That Nash is GORGEOUS. I have been on the lookout for just such a vintage-looking super p. If you don't bond with it, let me know first? Thanks - we seem well & truly bonded at present but I guess you never know…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 On 25/05/2024 at 13:01, PTB said: I can’t be the only one to get a new bass and gig it immediately surely? Nope. Picked up my JJ Burnel Signature from Shuker HQ and gigged it that night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 On 29/05/2024 at 07:52, PTB said: I do like a teardrop shaped case. What’s in it isn’t too shabby either. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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