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11-11-2012, 07:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Greenville, South Carolina | | | What's you're price range? Do you prefer active electronics or passive? Lot's of advice here, but more information would help. |
11-12-2012, 05:29 AM
| | | | Gasman Price range is $500-$600 maybe $700 but $700 needs to be a love at first sight. I want it Active, if it have EMG pickups better, 5 strings, nice look, neck through body. Thats why I pick the Thunderbird Pro V or the BC Rich Widow. The widow looks nice but it is spikey I dont know how hard is it, Thunderbird dont have spikes. |
11-12-2012, 05:32 AM
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Endorsing Artist Cataldo Basses and manufacturer of the Badbird Bridge | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rochester NY USA | | This is nonsense. If you move the strap button to the heel of the neck and use a good strap your fine. I have been playing almost nothing but Tbirds since '76. Every engineer I have ever worked with have loved my 'birds tone. Quote:
Originally Posted by LanOsb133  Went into the studio with my T-bird. They hated me and hated it... Then again... They hated my tone with my P bass... It was their tone that I HAD to use otherwise it didn't "come out right in the recording."
T birds however are fun basses when you sit down. but playing a 30-45 minute show with them sucks... Then if you are up on stage for an hour+ don't even get me started. They neck dive like crazy and they are hard to play standing up (well for me at least) and I'm 6'2... If you want a gigging bass steer away from the T bird. |
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11-12-2012, 08:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orange County, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by godofthunder59 This is nonsense. If you move the strap button to the heel of the neck and use a good strap your fine. I have been playing almost nothing but Tbirds since '76. Every engineer I have ever worked with have loved my 'birds tone. | Juts putting in my 2 cents from what I have come across in my short time. And yes I could move the strap button but I really love the way it is right now :P
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11-12-2012, 09:13 AM
| | | | So far winning the thunderbird, nobody have something to say about BC Rich Widow? |
11-13-2012, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: spennymoor, england | | the widow is good, but I'd suggest looking at say, Cort T-75, it's a sweet bass, when i played metal I used it as my main bass retuned to C-G-C-F-A#
it's lightweight, comes with EMG pick ups and Active EQ, should be able to get one for around $600, I believe I paid £500 for mine 3 years ago, but that's when they offered a black cherry finish, it's just charcoal right now http://www.beyondeleven.com/Cort-T75...t-t75-tcgw.htm http://www.cortguitars.com/en/product/t75
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11-13-2012, 07:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Peterborough (England) | | | I know it sounds weird for metal but I can heavily recommend a Jazz bass. I have a custom one with Kent Armstrong Chrome Bars on it and it sounds great. I've used it in a metal band thats similar to While She Sleep/Architects & have done Parkway Drive covers with it. You'll notice a lot of metal bands with them now. |
11-13-2012, 08:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mount Airy, North Carolina | | | I had a BC Rich Zombie 5 string. It's gonna be very close to the Widow. Agathis body etc...
My complaint was the weight. Can you get in a music store that has many Widow's to Sample??
Play a bunch of them looking for the lightest one. Try them with a strap and standing up. Don't be afraid to spend a few hours. Don't let the salesman "rush" you. I think the Widow would make a great Metal Bass. You just gotta find the "Perfect" one for you |
11-13-2012, 09:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere in the maritimes. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SonOfDelorian I know it sounds weird for metal but I can heavily recommend a Jazz bass. I have a custom one with Kent Armstrong Chrome Bars on it and it sounds great. I've used it in a metal band thats similar to While She Sleep/Architects & have done Parkway Drive covers with it. You'll notice a lot of metal bands with them now. | It's not weird at all. Are you familiar with Opeth? Jazz bass.
These guys come to mind as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmg3jr7Bhfo
A Jazz bass absolutely looks and (especially) sounds metal.
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11-13-2012, 09:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA | | | Might want to try and find an Ibanez BTB series too. Active EQ, 35" scale, most with Bartolini pickups, neck through construction, balance really nicely, nice wide neck for tech metal tappy stuff and slapping if you're into it...honestly it's the best bass that I've ever played for metal and one of my favorite basses of all time.
The pickups are like a jazz bass on steroids but the active EQ lends a lot more tone shaping capabilities than the standard passive jazz.
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11-13-2012, 09:43 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: dirty jearsy | | | the squire vm 5 strings are nice its my gig bass
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11-13-2012, 09:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Peterborough (England) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Bob | I've not but it does sound great in that song. They hold a really nice bottom end whilst having that edge with the treble cutting through. Its not 24 fret but if you got a custom one or one made by someone else you could do it. I'd recommend a Fender though. |
11-13-2012, 10:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mount Airy, North Carolina | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SonOfDelorian I know it sounds weird for metal but I can heavily recommend a Jazz bass. I have a custom one with Kent Armstrong Chrome Bars on it and it sounds great. I've used it in a metal band thats similar to While She Sleep/Architects & have done Parkway Drive covers with it. You'll notice a lot of metal bands with them now. | Absolutely! Active Jazz Basses are Very Versatile. There's nothing I can't play on My Jaguar bass which is basically a Jazz bass on Roids. Here's my Jaguar bass. http://www.ebay.com/itm/251182572396...84.m1555.l2649
You can pick up newer used ones for around $600. The only reason I'm selling mine is because I have a RIC on the way from Musicians Friend. I have used the Jaguar tuned down 1/2 Step and then "Drop D". Played a bunch of Creed songs and STP and it never missed a beat. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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