Minimalist Bassist club

[TheIrishOx]

Is there a club for us bass players who just plug in and play. I wasn't always a minimalist but thats another story. I don't know I can start a club so is there one or can some some one start one.

[J. Crawford]

Wheres Fenderhutz with Don Ho..
But yes, I am a minimalist. No pedals, loopers, etc. But I dont need a club, thanks anyways.

[Jim Carr]

A club is just a thread.

[TheIrishOx]

Originally Posted by Jim Carr

A club is just a thread.

oops i didn't know that wow i'm dumb. man is there dumb bassist newbie club cause think i need to subscribe to it.

[OliverH]

Well, if I'm going to be in a club I may as well be in just this one... can't get much more minimalist than that.

Fender '62 reissue jazz fretless -> Eden 2x10 combo. That is all.

[Muddslide]

I bet I got everyone beat.

Two P-clones that cost under $250 together, and nothing but a headphone amp that barely works.

I could fill a small warehouse with the gear I used to own, but now I'm freakin' ampless here!

[bongomania]

I'm not really a minimalist, I'm a gear whore, but I do love my super minimalist bass:

[tapp01]

^that's a beaut Bongo!

[stewart8980]

does a fender jazz and a 10 watt kustom apply

[fenwickbacker]

I run a passive Jazz Bass through a 2x12 combo amp. No pedals - no effects and I rarely change my tone - all knobs wide open.

Somewhat minimalist.

[stratovani]

Minimalist - that's me. I run my Squier P straight through the board at church when I play on Sundays. No amp, there's not even room for an amp on stage! Not even a DI box, just bass and cable. Does the job real well.

[Hoover]

I let the music dictate whether I'm a minimalist, a maximalist, or something in between.

When I play with The Lorax (http://www.loraxband.com) all I bring is my Schecter 4-string Jazz Bass clone and a cable...90% of the gigs we do have a backline amp provided that's perfectly suitable for the meat&potatoes rock'n'roll we play, so bringing any more gear to a gig would be a waste.

When I play with Debris (http:///debris.rednotebook.org) I bring the whole kitchen sink: Modulus 6-string, fretless bass, usually an 8-string also, a half dozen stomp boxes, two loopers, and a rack with compression & multieffects. It's what's required to do justice to the material.

[Silaxian]

I've got a BBE sound processor in my amp rack. Other than that, I use no effects whatsoever. Does that count as minimalist?

[rllefebv]

Originally Posted by bongomania

I'm not really a minimalist, I'm a gear whore, but I do love my super minimalist bass:

Ya know, a real minimalist, (and I notice that you are not claiming to be one), would just wire that pickup straight to the jack and get rid of that pesky knob... Jeez, do I have to point out all the obvious things?!?!? (Such as "That is obviously a killer axe, and I am obviously envious!!")

-robert

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by rllefebv

Ya know, a real minimalist, (and I notice that you are not claiming to be one), would just wire that pickup straight to the jack and get rid of that pesky knob... Jeez, do I have to point out all the obvious things?!?!?

Frets? So much for minimalism.

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by rllefebv

Ya know, a real minimalist, (and I notice that you are not claiming to be one), would just wire that pickup straight to the jack and get rid of that pesky knob...

You know, I actually almost did ask for just that when having Nino build it, but I just love the passive-P-with-tone-rolled-off sound too much to give up that option.

I'm tempted to get a fretless neck for it though.

[seanm]

Originally Posted by rllefebv

Ya know, a real minimalist, (and I notice that you are not claiming to be one), would just wire that pickup straight to the jack and get rid of that pesky knob... Jeez, do I have to point out all the obvious things?!?!? (Such as "That is obviously a killer axe, and I am obviously envious!!")

-robert

Also, for a minimalist bass it has one too many strings

Originally Posted by bongomania

You know, I actually almost did ask for just that when having Nino build it, but I just love the passive-P-with-tone-rolled-off sound too much to give up that option.

I'm tempted to get a fretless neck for it though.

So the one knob is tone, not volume? Cool. I can't live without a volume since I like to turn down between sets (and sometimes between songs).

So to get back on topic..... I quite often am minimalist, just a Fender P to iAMP 500C (usually with an extension cab). But more and more, especially on paid gigs, I am using my X2 wireless.

While I like minimalism, I also like the freedom of the wireless. I do use a 20' cord from the RX to the amp so that if the wireless goes bad (which it never has) I can quickly plug in.

[overdrivethree]

count me in.

i've got a very simple Squier II P-Bass. built like a tank. run this into a '73 Kustom head/cab. this goes pretty far, as far as tone and dynamics.

add to that my Epi Viola bass, which is pretty basic. and my SX Jazz (can't open until Christmas, but i'm sure it will be great). i always thought that the mark of a truly good musician was someone who can make a POS sing like a Stradivarius. i'm not in that league, of course. but it's what i aspire to in how i play and the gear i buy.

[ac11367]

I just go up on the mike and do the bass parts vocally, while my drummer stands next to me doing the human beat-box.

[jimmy rocket]

Originally Posted by ac11367

I just go up on the mike and do the bass parts vocally, while my drummer stands next to me doing the human beat-box.

Yeah, well I just stand on an empty stage and let the audience experience the power of my silence.