A garage Band?--- a Mosrite or Kay would fit -you probably want a basher not a Boutique.
A squire Jaguar maybe?
A squire Jaguar maybe?
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Only a Carl Thompson will do. Anything else will get you laughed out of the garage and/or knifed in the belly.
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One you pull out from under a dumpster and don't clean off. The whole point is to be loud, simplified, and obnoxious. And duct tape. It should have duct tape on it somewhere.
The first thing that comes to mind is a used Squier P. Cheap, and perfectly serviceable for that purpose.
There you go buddy - Fuzztones style :
You've got two, very different choices here. One's a short-scale, single pickup bass and the other is a full (long) scale, dual pickup bass. However, if the size and feel of a Mustang works better for you than a P-bass, then I'd suggest trying out a Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar SS (for 'short scale'). They're the Jags with the black painted headstocks. They're also P/J's, should you want to add some "growl" to your sound (like I do!
).I've heard of this trick, but not hanging it overhead. I always heard about junk/scrap carpets being hung from the walls.
I've also heard about people collecting scads of cardboard egg cartons and mounting them onto pegboard or big sheets of cheap plywood. Am I the only one who's heard of that trick?
Regardless, sheet-rock/drywall needs some kind of sound dampening. When I was a young drummer, I could hear the huge difference between my bedroom and my friend's basement. To wit…
Testify, brother!!
1. Buy a bass you like.
2. Bring it in the garage to practice
3. Yay win.
4. I'm not being a wise guy, I actually did this when I started. it works.
2. Bring it in the garage to practice
3. Yay win.
4. I'm not being a wise guy, I actually did this when I started. it works.
My teenage "garage" was an old barn that had some big old dusty carpets up in the loft. After getting reamed by the neighbors for noise, it occurred to us to hang the carpets. The carpets themselves don't do much, its the air space between them and the wall that damps sound. I have seen the egg crate trick used in a tiny (walk-in closet) home studio. Worked reasonably well for low-budget recording. Lots of other ways to do this, but you use what you have!
A good one would be the Ibanez Talman. It's cheap and built well, so not only would you not be afraid to put a dent or two in it, it also plays comfortably.
The sound is pretty Fender-like. They both have 2-band EQ preamps, however the TMB300 has an extra switch for coil-splitting.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez/TMB100-4-String-Bass.gc
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I always thought a Garage band was a bunch of teens starting their first band, usually forced into the garage for practice. Is it a Genre of music now?
I used to play bass in a garage in my teens... played a cheap ol' import Peavey millennium through a big heavy cheap ol' Peavey combo amp and a Turbo Rat with the gain dialed in so high that it sounded like a rumbling, indistinct mess.
Therefore:
Peavey is the best bass for playing in garages, but perhaps not for "playing garage."
I think?
Therefore:
Peavey is the best bass for playing in garages, but perhaps not for "playing garage."
I think?
my vote is for the green
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