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10-04-2011, 01:25 PM
|  | El Nada | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Seattle, WA | | | They're fine basses, just not particularly striking in the looks dept. One of the local shops that I frequent can't really sell them. They just languish on the wall, but the Fenders and Gibson shoot right out the door. Interestingly, the Artcore guitars sell very well, just not the Ibby basses.
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10-04-2011, 01:29 PM
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10-04-2011, 02:02 PM
| | | | Eric Czar - enough said! |
10-04-2011, 04:59 PM
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10-04-2011, 06:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ via NYC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tupac  I was just thinking about this today. All the time I see players on Youtube wielding and Ibanez, but I've never heard of an actual professional use an Ibanez to gig. All I seem to see are Fenders and Stingrays. What's up with that though? Are they really not the choice of the pros, or is it just a coincidence that no one I listen to like the Ibies? (I hope it's the latter)
Does anyone know any popular bassists who swear by them? | Look up a pro by the name of Gerald Veasley. He only played with folks like
Grover Washington Jr. And the Joe Zawinal Syndicate.
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10-04-2011, 07:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Marial They're fine basses, just not particularly striking in the looks dept. One of the local shops that I frequent can't really sell them. They just languish on the wall, but the Fenders and Gibson shoot right out the door. Interestingly, the Artcore guitars sell very well, just not the Ibby basses. | Agreed. I just really don't like the way they look. Also, seems like most of their higher end basses are active, which is another turn off for me. |
10-04-2011, 07:53 PM
|  | Ruff | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In the dog house. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by steve_rolfeca Just...
...speechless...
(please tell me that isn't you!) | I don't have the legs for it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkbone Is that Lech Schmenge, the younger, less famous brother of Josh and Stan Schmenge?? | Ha!
He was at the Biergarten at Epcot last year. It was fun. Walt Disney World Bassists |
10-05-2011, 08:21 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada | | | Don't forget that most of the journeyman pros that work tours, breathe different air than the stars that they're backing up.
A guy like Sting never never has to worry about losing a gig 'cause the chick singer thinks his bass isn't cool, or doesn't like the color.
The right clothes, the right hair, the right rig, the right attitude and the right array of basses, are all part of a touring pro's toolkit. If they can get comfortable with a nice, safe custom shop Fender (or a high-end clone), why try to push water uphill by carrying an Ibanez SR? |
10-25-2011, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville MD | | | Gerald Veasley has a signature Ibanez six string model. |
10-25-2011, 02:30 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Portland, OR | | | Ha, true |
10-25-2011, 03:53 PM
| | | | Greg k of the offspring used to play a roadster, Troy sanders not so much any more, as he just announced his Warwick endorsement |
10-25-2011, 03:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Metro Atlanta | | | Les Claypool still fiddles with an old Ibanez Musician (got that from an interview). |
10-26-2011, 09:43 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Phantom Guitars, Eastwood Guitars | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin,Texas | | | Kinda funny that this thread was right after one about Stephen 'Thundercat' Bruner.
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10-26-2011, 10:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD | | Quote:
Originally Posted by snapple Lots of Nu-Metal dudes play(ed) them..
Fieldy (Korn), Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit), guy from Orgy I think...
They were pretty popular in the late 90's-early 00's cause of their slim necks and ability to handle low tunings. | Sam Rivers is a Warwick Guy... and to my knowledge had been for most-all of their popularity... However, Wes Borland (LB Original Guitarist) was an Ibby Man.
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10-26-2011, 10:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ohio | | | The guys from August Burns Red and Haste the Day use Ibanez. So do/did a few others. Like someone said earlier check the Ibanez site for a whole list |
10-26-2011, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MickBass Eric Czar - enough said! | Who?
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10-26-2011, 10:31 AM
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10-26-2011, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by nutdog | What are the best socks for metal? 
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10-26-2011, 10:54 AM
|  | Rather biased towards Skjold basses. | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Denver | | | I opened for Trombone Shorty a while back, and Mike Ballard was playing a blue one that night. I've seen him playing a Steinberger more recently though.
Has anyone mentioned Doug Wimbish? |
10-26-2011, 11:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | | The older I get, the less I care about who plays a bass like the one I have. I have sense to know if a bass works for me or not, and I have sense enough to know that a bass that works for someone else may not work at all for me.
Ibanez makes a whole lot of basses, and most of them are much better built that most bassists give them credit for producing.
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