One bass, one amp, and one cab is really all anyone really needs
Tell that to the music director when the book says "Fretless"
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Tell that to the music director when the book says "Fretless"
Originally Posted by klejst
"One bass, one amp, and one cab is really all anyone really needs"
Obviously the word that makes the statement by Klejst "wrong" (smiley noted!) is "anyone". It assumes that everyone is alike and as the same musical "needs". Clearly not true. I know lots of guys with one bass, one amp, and one cab who play one type of music and it's "all they need". Other folks "need" something different.
Personally I own some things I almost never play (the 8 string (doubled) for example). I could flip it and not notice anything gone... until that occasion arises when suddenly I notice it would be the PERFECT bass for a certain job. When you have a lot of "choices" (basses) you don't draw slips out of a hat to choose (hopefully) you put some thought into what bass is best going to support the music I'm playing TONIGHT.
If the answer is always the same bass, then other basses are just "educational". So does one "need" education? I would argue that you do. One never really masters the instrument no matter how good you are and the variety of things to learn is immense no matter how much experience you already have. So do you "need" to improve yourself? I say, yes, everybody does.
"One bass, one amp, and one cab is really all anyone really needs
" Obviously the word that makes the statement by Klejst "wrong" (smiley noted!) is "anyone". It assumes that everyone is alike and as the same musical "needs". Clearly not true. I know lots of guys with one bass, one amp, and one cab who play one type of music and it's "all they need". Other folks "need" something different.
Personally I own some things I almost never play (the 8 string (doubled) for example). I could flip it and not notice anything gone... until that occasion arises when suddenly I notice it would be the PERFECT bass for a certain job. When you have a lot of "choices" (basses) you don't draw slips out of a hat to choose (hopefully) you put some thought into what bass is best going to support the music I'm playing TONIGHT.
If the answer is always the same bass, then other basses are just "educational". So does one "need" education? I would argue that you do. One never really masters the instrument no matter how good you are and the variety of things to learn is immense no matter how much experience you already have. So do you "need" to improve yourself? I say, yes, everybody does.
Originally Posted by klejst
"One bass, one amp, and one cab is really all anyone really needs
Obviously the word that makes the statement by Klejst "wrong" (smiley noted!) is "anyone". It assumes that everyone is alike and as the same musical "needs". Clearly not true. I know lots of guys with one bass, one amp, and one cab who play one type of music and it's "all they need". Other folks "need" something different.
Personally I own some things I almost never play (the 8 string (doubled) for example). I could flip it and not notice anything gone... until that occasion arises when suddenly I notice it would be the PERFECT bass for a certain job. When you have a lot of "choices" (basses) you don't draw slips out of a hat to choose (hopefully) you put some thought into what bass is best going to support the music I'm playing TONIGHT.
If the answer is always the same bass, then other basses are just "educational". So does one "need" education? I would argue that you do. One never really masters the instrument no matter how good you are and the variety of things to learn is immense no matter how much experience you already have. So do you "need" to improve yourself? I say, yes, everybody does.
My previous post was meant to be sarcastic hence the smiley face. Obviously I know the 1-1-1 setup is not for everyone. Nothing against those who have more gear or require more gear than me either.
I only have one bass....and it's in a pawn shop. lol Thank God my guitar player has a nice Tobias I can use. lol
I could sell all of my basses except for maybe my Lakland 5502, or my Stingray 5HH; they have all I have needed. I could get down to either of those. Hell, I could sell everything if I had to, of course.
I like to have a P Bass around, too (some bands I sit in with are pretty traditionalist, and a five string raises some eyebrows).
I like to have a P Bass around, too (some bands I sit in with are pretty traditionalist, and a five string raises some eyebrows).
Well, in my case, you have to understand: the bass I bought to be "the one" is a Big Al. It's like twenty basses in one.
That said, I am still gassing for a few other basses. I particularly want a Stingray 5 or Sterling 5 to match and complement the Big Al, and a pink Fender P just because...
That said, I am still gassing for a few other basses. I particularly want a Stingray 5 or Sterling 5 to match and complement the Big Al, and a pink Fender P just because...
I "need" three because I keep two at two different friends' homes and one here. And, I find that the material may be better suited to one or the other, or there are other considerations as well. For example, at home, I keep a Fender '51 RI that sounds sweet and present at living room volumes; at the home of a former cover band-mate I keep my AV '57 P (and Mesa/Boogie amp) because he has a 40' x 40' rehearsal room where we can open up a little; at another friend's home I have my Godin A5 fretless, which is appropriate for the songs she does (and she uses a capo, making a 5-string useful).
One bass? I don't have to, but if I did, it'd be the AV '57.
One bass? I don't have to, but if I did, it'd be the AV '57.
