Michael Cera's Bass

DrPepper09 · #1 12-02-2010, 05:09 PM

Anyone know what bass Mr. Cera is playing here? Apparently he's playing bass in a band called Mister Heavenly.

Billy3000 · #2 12-02-2010, 05:16 PM

It looks like a Vox from the 60's but I can't read the headstock.

s_mcsleazy · #3 12-02-2010, 05:20 PM

its rather kooky

thebrain · #4 12-02-2010, 05:22 PM

He and Keanu should start a band with 2 awful bass players, maybe they would make one decent one together. I like them both as actors though.

WaskoDS · #5 12-02-2010, 05:23 PM

http://phantomguitars.com/store/prod...2%AE-Bass.html

Gopherbassist · #6 12-02-2010, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by thebrain

He and Keanu should start a band with 2 awful bass players, maybe they would make one decent one together. I like them both as actors though.

Do you have evidence that either one of the is awful?

davidgoldman · #7 12-02-2010, 05:24 PM

It looks like a Vox Phantom to me. Mid to late 60s.

smcd · #8 12-02-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by davidgoldman

It looks like a Vox Phantom to me. Mid to late 60s.

+1 British made model.

thebrain · #9 12-02-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Gopherbassist

Do you have evidence that either one of the is awful?

I didn't know I was making a case for it, but as a matter of fact, I saw Dogstar play at the Doheny Days Rock Festival back in ~'98 and he unknowingly played with his E string about a 1/2 step out of tune. He couldn't separate his fingers on his left hand and played with one finger on his right too (which I like to call the "hook and hoof" technique).

Michael Cera.. well he's been playing for all of well.. since they shot the movie earlier this year, but now he's touring as a "pro". I like music that's played by musicians personally.

cassius987 · #10 12-02-2010, 06:01 PM

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A very cool 32.5" scale (sounds like a 34" scale)

Makes absolutely no sense.

bolophonic · #11 12-02-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thebrain

I didn't know I was making a case for it, but as a matter of fact, I saw Dogstar play at the Doheny Days Rock Festival back in ~'98 and he unknowingly played with his E string about a 1/2 step out of tune. He couldn't separate his fingers on his left hand and played with one finger on his right too (which I like to call the "hook and hoof" technique).

Michael Cera.. well he's been playing for all of well.. since they shot the movie earlier this year, but now he's touring as a "pro". I like music that's played by musicians personally.

This sounds like a made-up story. Can anyone confirm that Keanu Reeves is actually tone deaf?

And I personally don't mind either way when actors start music careers. I think Michael Cera is touring less as a "pro" musician and more as "Michael Cera with a bass in some band." I bet he doesn't stand there watching his left hand the whole time he plays like most beginning bass players do, at least.

Billy3000 · #12 12-02-2010, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thebrain

Michael Cera.. well he's been playing for all of well.. since they shot the movie earlier this year, but now he's touring as a "pro". I like music that's played by musicians personally.

Michael Cera actually knew how to play bass before Scott Pilgrim started shooting. Also just because the movie was released in august doesn't mean that they filmed it this year. I'm pretty sure shooting wrapped on it a year before it was released. And it was in the works since the days when Michael Cera was still on Arrested Development. Check your facts before you dog on someone or something.

Billy3000 · #13 12-02-2010, 06:21 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4oMcojzeDI

They sound pretty damn good to me! And Michael Cera doesn't sound like he doesn't know what he's doing either.

BassesForTheWin · #14 12-02-2010, 06:21 PM

Looks like a Vox copy, and Im very suprised Mr. Cera would join us in the low end.

GeneralElectric · #15 12-02-2010, 06:28 PM

Its a Phantom Bass made by Phantom Guitars. You can make out Phantom on the headstock as well. They make copies of old Vox basses and such.

I do know that Michael Cera has been playing guitar since he was a kid and I'm pretty sure he plays piano as well. When he did Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist he had to play bass for that as well and said that he wasn't very good at playing it but enjoyed doing so. He didn't play bass prior to that filming so he's been playing since at least 2007.

Unfortunately I'm a nerdy kid with shaggy hair who plays bass, and I've heard a lot of comparisons so I read an interview once.

thebrain · #16 12-02-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy3000

Michael Cera actually knew how to play bass before Scott Pilgrim started shooting. Also just because the movie was released in august doesn't mean that they filmed it this year. I'm pretty sure shooting wrapped on it a year before it was released. And it was in the works since the days when Michael Cera was still on Arrested Development. Check your facts before you dog on someone or something.

You must really love Michael Cera man.

thebrain · #17 12-02-2010, 06:39 PM

My 10 year old niece can play a few songs on bass too, but it doesn't mean she's a musician. you guys should start a Michael Cera club.

christw · #18 12-02-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thebrain

My 10 year old niece can play a few songs on bass too, but it doesn't mean she's a musician. you guys should start a Michael Cera club.

And you guys could be less hateful. Just because someone's been an actor doesn't mean they can't be a musician too. If I'd been acting for the last couple years of my life, I'd be an actor and a good bassist. (Probably have money too.) Unfortunately, I'm only one of those but that doesn't mean people can't be both.

vinxbass · #19 12-02-2010, 07:00 PM

I think those are really cool looking basses.

DeliriumTremens · #20 12-02-2010, 07:09 PM

The hook and hoof!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d3ubzMCRQ

thebrain is totally correct about Keanu