Paz Lenchantin uses her old (I believe,'65) pbass for pretty much everything she plays, and she plays it all. Every genre.
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Bass for each style
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Paz Lenchantin uses her old (I believe,'65) pbass for pretty much everything she plays, and she plays it all. Every genre.
I use a Pedulla Buzz fretless J-J, and a Stingray for anything and everything. The fretless was my only bass for many years. Covered all the bases, metal, pop, folk, blues, jazz. No complaints from anyone, and compliments from many.
Play the basses you want to play whenever you feel like it, and just have fun.
Cheers!
Play the basses you want to play whenever you feel like it, and just have fun.
Cheers!
There is another dimension that should be considered, and that is timeframe. A funk tune from today is quite different from one from the early 70's. Even Country is a totally different thing from decades ago. So then you have to say, is having a 5 string critical? There is a lot of Low B in music these days. A good bassist can make the lack of a fifth string almost invisible, but if you really want to cover it all, a 5 is a must these days.
P bass for classic rock, Motown, early funk, modern rock, classic country.
Jazz Bass for jazz, fusion, pop, Gospel, Smooth Jazz
The alternate is my Alembic bass which does it all and extremely well. So many tonal options allow an Alembic to be the Chameleon of basses. I have yet to do a gig or session where it is not appropriate.
P bass for classic rock, Motown, early funk, modern rock, classic country.
Jazz Bass for jazz, fusion, pop, Gospel, Smooth Jazz
The alternate is my Alembic bass which does it all and extremely well. So many tonal options allow an Alembic to be the Chameleon of basses. I have yet to do a gig or session where it is not appropriate.
You can practically make any bass sound like any other bass with the proper EQ tweaks.
Do not buy into the hype/voodoo that there are basses for a specific genre. It is all marking hype or confirmation bias BS. Any instrument can be used for any genre if you know your gear well enough to get the sound you want/need out of it.
When all else fails, my VBass rig does it all pretty well.
When all else fails, my VBass rig does it all pretty well.
Metal: P
Jazz: Ibanez SR
Funk: Ric 4003
Punk: Epi Jack Cassidy
R&B: MM Stingray
Hip hop: Alembic
Not what you'd expect to see but all would work very well in those roles.
Jazz: Ibanez SR
Funk: Ric 4003
Punk: Epi Jack Cassidy
R&B: MM Stingray
Hip hop: Alembic
Not what you'd expect to see but all would work very well in those roles.
I've always liked a dual humbucker, one close to the neck and the other close to the bridge. Never been a rich guy so I bought a Madeira short scale, made by Guild, looks just like their JSII. Built the same way, made in the early 70's. It will do about any sound I need. I play through a GK MB210 neo with a GK115 neo under it. Light and sounds great!!
I use Fenders, mostly P/J for hard rock, early rock n roll and blues, use Gibsons for blues and earlier rock, use Rics or Jazz's for lighter more poppy rock and brit-pop. I like fretless Fenders for jazzier type blues. When I say pop I mean poppy rock, I hate the new stuff that's created in the studio with machines. That being said I could probably get by with just a P bass for 99% of my gigs.
I've been playing pretty much everything on a Ric for decades.
Oh, I have other basses. Occasionally, I'll break one out and use it for a while. Then my bandmates will start asking, "Okay, when are you going back to the Ric?"
I admit, the leader of the reggae band seemed as though he was wondering how it was going to work, but he came around quickly.
Oh, I have other basses. Occasionally, I'll break one out and use it for a while. Then my bandmates will start asking, "Okay, when are you going back to the Ric?"
I admit, the leader of the reggae band seemed as though he was wondering how it was going to work, but he came around quickly.
Definitely!
I recently picked up an ultracheap bass, a Glarry Jazz. I put a set of Bartolinis in it, along with an EMG active tone control. Sounds amazing! Lead guitarist looked at me wearing the Jazz, shook his head, and said, "You just don't look right without a Ric!"
I use my 1967 non reverse Thunderbird for everything from a folk duo to 3 or 4 piece rock to big band to concert band. Contrary to what has been said about TBirds, it can be used for anything.
I've always love the growl you can get out of a Rickenbacker and Thunderbird... the Ric also has a "cranking" sound and the 'bird has a deep, ambient bottom to it that I haven't seemed to hear thru a P/J , tho they (the Fenders) do come close.
Well, if what’s on the label has anything to do with it...
-Warwick Rockbass for Rock
-Fender Jazz Bass for Jazz
-Fender Mustang Bass for Country
others?
-Warwick Rockbass for Rock
-Fender Jazz Bass for Jazz
-Fender Mustang Bass for Country
others?
I think you mean 5-er for “bro country”. If so, completely agree.
Plenty of outlaw country with only 4 strings.
I generally use a P- or J-bass, Gibson Thunderbird or Gibson RDArtist. For folk or folk-rock I use my Guild Starfire and for tunes that lean toward Jazz I use my Rob Allen FB-2.
