Recent content by StarcasterBassa

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    Mark Stoermer

    Check out Joy Ride from their 3rd album. It's nice and funky and it's all laid down on, believe-it-or-not, a Hofner Beattle bass.
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    Orange 50BXT

    Depends what kind of music you play live too. If you're playing something that would be considered "slightly loud" then look somewhere else... the Orange CR100BXT maybe. If you play slightly more chilled stuff, i.e. jazz, then it would be plenty powerful. I have one myself and I have played...
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    Starcaster basses?

    Well I've got one of the black bodied and rosewood fretboard basses and I love it. It's heavy as sin which leads me to believe that it's not made from plywood. I read on a few sites that the body is alder and the neck is maple (just like a more expensive Fender). The only problem I see with mine...
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    Orange Crush 50BXT vs Ampeg B50R

    I got one just at Christmas time. I absolutely love it. It sounds great too, not thin and weak at all. I've actually played a small gig with it and it was powerful enough to be heard over the drums at only half of it's maximum volume.
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    Who inspired you to become a bassist? (part 2)

    Mark Stoermer and Chris Wolstenholme.
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    Fender Starcaster series...?

    Well I myself own one of these basses and I love it! It looks good and actually sounds good too, much to my surprise. I've had a friend of mine, who has been playing for nearly thirty years, look at it and he was quite impressed with it considering the price. The only "problem" I encountered...