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View Poll Results: How many basses do you currently own? | |
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|    | 286 | 10.06% | |
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|    | 591 | 20.80% | |
3
|    | 528 | 18.58% | |
4
|    | 377 | 13.27% | |
5 or more
|    | 765 | 26.92% | |
10 or more
|    | 152 | 5.35% | |
15 or more
| | 109 | 3.84% | |
Too many to count. (If you have enough basses to click this box, please elaborate in a post.)
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04-11-2007, 02:51 PM
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Endorsing Artist: See Profile | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: redwood city, ca | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BassAgent  Say Jean, I have a question: is it possible to play an ordinary bassline on those things? It seems to mee that your hands would overstretch, unless they are 6 feet wide  | Yeah, ordinary basslines no problem. Stuff over the 17th fret on a regular 4 or 5-string, I'll typically:
1) move to a thinner string
2) tap
3) Use thumb position
Around the nut, the spacing is usually pretty tight so playing in that area is not an issue.
When someone unfamiliar with one of these instruments picks one up for the first time, usually they will have more of a problem plucking the same string they are fretting, rather than not being able to reach the thickest/lowest string. |
04-11-2007, 03:25 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | So Jean, how long did it take you to become functional on those gigantic instruments? I look at them and I'm just flummoxed!
BTW, you should really consider my suggestion of calling it a "gigantar." It's a bass but it's got more notes in the upper range than the lower, and its gigantic.
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04-11-2007, 04:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, USSA | | | Warmoth Deluxe Jazz 5, Dean B2-5, Ashbory, Fender Jazz Deluxe Active, Peavey Fury6, SX SJB62-5 (J-Retro modded), SX Short-scale Jazz, Short-scale Fullerton Cutlass MM, White Jazz Funk Machine (homebuilt, Audere-equipped) and my custom 6 (currently stalled out)... |
04-11-2007, 04:10 PM
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el Jefe: Rude Mechtronics | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | 3:
Warwick Thumb 4 Bolt-on
MIM Fender Jazz
Ibanez ATK 300
Shopping for more, as always
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04-11-2007, 04:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Regina, SK | | | 1
2007 MIM Fender Jazz Bass
Although soon i am going to buy a Squire VM Jazz (natural)
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04-11-2007, 04:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ via NYC | | | 2 roscoe 5 strings and a Fender P. I am currently gassing for a Ken Smith Black Tiger or BSR 5 string! If anyone has one for sale let me know.
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Xotic Jazz Basses
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04-11-2007, 07:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kent, England | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jean Baudin I lost count. But here's a new picture of some of them.  | I guess that "re-stringing" for you is much like painting the Golden Gate bridge? There's a full-time team of technicians locked in your basement, who come out out night and start changing the strings  .
Don't you ever wake up and think to yourself, "Hmm, I think I'll switch to flats today"? 
BTW, I checked out some of your videos today, for the first time. You're rather good aren't you?
Respect!
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05-28-2007, 06:39 PM
|  | I'm irresistible. | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Torrance, California | | | Check my profile for all 4 that I have. I just picked up a Fender MIM Jazz RW/Sunburst to keep at work 100% so I can practice during my lunch break. So if something happens to it, who cares? Although, it is very good quality all-around for an MIM. I'm surprised. All gear was 20% off at Sam Ash today (Memorial Day) - so I got about $98 off the price...not too bad!
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05-28-2007, 06:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | I have 10 right now (including my double bass).
Nice round number!
2006 Sadowsky NYC 24-5 PJ
2006 Sadowsky NYC 24-5
2005 Sadowsky MV5
2002 Fodera Edward 6
2004 Rob Allen MB-2 5-string
1990 Ken Smith BT6
1972 Höfner 5000/1 Deluxe
1995 Fender MIA '62 RI Jazz (Fralins)
2001 Fender MIA '57 RI Precision (Fralins)
1998 Anton Krutz (KC Strings) 7/8 DB with C-ext
I'm gonna be thinning them out so I'll be selling a lot of them this year.
Cheers!
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05-28-2007, 07:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Victoria B.C. Canada | | | 2
My Ibanez EDB500
Vantage w/Emg P/U
Gas'ing for more :> |
05-28-2007, 10:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Marksville,LA | | | 9 at the moment. |
05-28-2007, 10:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | | | ONE!
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GK Club #259, Yorkville/Traynor Club #140
My Gear is better then I am :(
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05-28-2007, 10:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Texas | | | 2
1.ibanez GSR200FM
2. Spector Legend 6
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05-28-2007, 10:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | 60s/70s Fender Jazz
'01 Fender Jazz fretless
'06 60th anniv. Fender Precision
MusicMan Sterling w/ piezo
Gibson EB0 (very old and in need of some refurbishing) 
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05-29-2007, 01:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV | | I currently have eleven in my possession, and one on order. They are all four string and the fretless all have blank planks.
63 P Bass
73 P Bass
78 P Bass
78 P Bass - you can never have too many P Basses
05 P Bass - fretless (with mods)
72 Jazz - fretless (with mods)
G&L SB-2 - fretless
Modulus VJ - EMG
Modulus VJ - Barts
Suhr Vintage Jazz
Larrivee acoustic/electric
Kinal MK4-B - on order (just sold a Kinal MK5-B)
Bob Walker www.walker-entertainment.com |
05-29-2007, 06:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Frojach\Austria | | | Gibson LP DC
Zon Legacy IV
G+L Tribby 2k5
Ibanez Musician FL
Guild Ashbory
Hamer Chapparall 12string
Cimar JB |
05-29-2007, 09:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesapeake, VA | | 4 so far...
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'08 Fender American Jazz
Roscoe Century Standard 5
'78 Fender Precision
Fender MIM Jazz
Rickenbacker 4003
Warwick Thumb 4 NT
Fender Fretless MIM Jazz
Thurston Custom Made
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05-29-2007, 10:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisiana | |  i own 3
Fender Precision Deluxe Special
Fender American Jazz
ErnieBall Musicman Stingray5
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05-29-2007, 10:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lewisville, TX | | | 3 at this time...
Warwick 'vette STD active-4
Washburn XS-5
Yamaha 250F fretless-4 |
05-29-2007, 11:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, TX | | | 5 at the moment
Lakland Skyline 55-02
Ibanez RD900FM-NT
Ibanez ASB140 w/Bart
Ibanez BTB400QM-TR
Fender MIM Jazz Fretless
Lakland Skyline Decade (inbound Q4)
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