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Are you "That Guy"? I'm asking because I'm "That Guy"...

Are you "That Guy"??

  • Yup! Even I don't know where some of my gear came from

    Votes: 108 75.5%

  • Nope! I'll look at new gear, if it comes from Fender, Ibanez, or Ampeg

    Votes: 35 24.5%
  • Total voters
    143
#81
I have gotten to where I enjoy tinkering with cheap basses and gutting the electronics and repainting them. I even made my own 5 string fretless out of a Rogue bass. I will also gig with a Yamaha RBX350 I bought new 26 years ago and a new Fender Pawnshop Mustang through an Ashdown 4x10 cab. Ashdown may not be obscure, but I dont see any in my area. I don't do it because I want to be different, but I do enjoy talking to people that have questions about my gear.
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Budget Fretless 5 string
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#83
pbass6811 said:
I'm the bass player in town that has all the gear nobody recognizes...and I LOVE it!

I'm always amused when other bass players come up to me and ask me what I'm playing, and then the blank stare after I tell them AND let them check out my gear! Once I got to the point where I could afford the stuff I wanted, I pretty much stopped buying stuff from GC and SA. If it's not Fender, Ibanez, Shecter, or Ampeg, some of these guys and gals have no idea that there are other manufacturers making bass gear. I'm the guy who shows up with Kiesel, Valenti or Dingwall basses, an Arkham Sound or Basswitch preamp, and goes into a Barefaced or LDS cab. I may have some Cog Effects, Iron Ether, or FEA Labs on my board at any given time(My board is a LOT less boutique-y at this moment, but it was CRAZY boutique-y for a while and may be again soon...).

I'm not knocking guys who play Fender, Ampeg, and Boss, there's a reason that stuff is legendary, and it works in every musical situation, but I always get a chuckle from look on peoples faces when they hear "Kiesel Vader basses(soon to be back to Dingwalls)into a dual SansAmp wet/dry setup into Barefaced Big Twin II's. It's like I said everything in Swahili...

So, who here is also "That Guy"? And, who here isn't? I have no problem with either side, in fact, I'd like to hear from both...;):thumbsup:
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To a limited extent. My "that guy" thing has to do more with showing up with modded basses and or built ones that folks look at and go "Wow I have never seen one of these that looks like this." I love replying "And other than this one you wont." ;)
 
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#84
Both are cool. Simple, standard stuff as well as niche-y stuff.
I prefer the former. Less expensive and easier to maintain. And I don't gig with anything I would cry about if it got stolen.
But I respect the latter--people who are willing to open their checkbooks and load in several grand worth of gear into the local 50 person dive bar on the seedy side of the city. That's the cool kind of crazy.
 
#87
On my most regular days, I showed up with an Ibanez bass (but it's a BTB 6 string single cut that does not get recognized as an Ibby) into a Sansamp into a Tonehammer and Aguilar cab.
Aguilar is not as recognized in Germany as it should be.

Nowadays you will see me quite often with a luthier made multiscale bass into an Ampeg PF20T which is an amp by a major brand, but an unusual one, used as a preamp that fires into a GSS Baby sumo poweramp to drive Barefaced cabs.
In my neck of the woods that is as exotic as it can get.
 
#88
pbass6811 said:
I dig where your heads at. If I had any kind of tool using skills, I'd build a fEARful cab myself. I just have no time, and no woodworking skills, LOL!



It really doesn't have anything to do with the money, my man. I like playing unique stuff. Don't care if it costs $500 or $5,000. I get why people always seem to think it's about the money, because unique gear, for the most part, is unique because it can get to be expensive, but the reality is that I think it's pretty cool when I introduce a fellow bassist to a piece of gear that they didn't know about, but could take them to another level or at least inspire them. I'm also the guy that doesn't have a problem gigging a $3k bass, because those are the tools I choose to use.

I don't look down on a guy that chooses to use Peavey and Carvin, I'd hope that just because I use Dingwall and Barefaced, I'd get the same consideration...;-)
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Absolutely - notice I said the price tag doesn't much matter. At the end of the day, I don't care if people recognize the names on my gear or not. Then again I'm really not a gear geek either.
 
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#89
To be honest I'm not sure how to answer. My gear involves big brand names, but nonetheless not mainstream and possibly an odd pairing for some: Hofner Violin basses and a Peavey amp. Maybe the OP can offer some direction.
 
#90
I tend to pay based on price. So I'll try anything with a low price tag and good reviews. Sometimes untried stuff with no reviews. I have ibanez, peavey, Ampeg, and a lot of lesser known names like Phonic etcetera.

So, I play now with a phonic PA head that goes into an Eden 12" cabinet. All 3 basses -- my piccolo, short scale upright acoustic, short scale electric and self-made 30" fretless all go into it.

I play SX basses that cost $115 a few years ago, (with uprgraded pickups), old, GK stuff, Line 6 studio amps, ESP piccolo basses, and stuff I made. It's what works for me. Occasionally I get caught and the stuff breaks, but compare the loss on a $200 bass amp with a $1500 name brand head. You can buy 7 of the $200 types for that price, although I never ever have to buy more than 1.
 
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#92
Spidey2112 said:
Love the equipment, @kesslari... currently seeking counseling, realizing the disconnect between your avatar and reality...

... oh, the humanity.
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LOL! Yeah, Gomez s far more handsome, worldly, and debonair than I am...

I don't care what people play, or the cost. You sound good and play well, or you don't. I've found the gear that works for me. And that's a beautiful thing.
 
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