Mark Wilson
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Well, At least I caught the sarcasm in Spade's sentence with a bucket.
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Basses that are indeed, one trick ponies
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Well, At least I caught the sarcasm in Spade's sentence with a bucket.
- Jun 25, 2007
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Find someone who can get a good Jazz tone out of this bass, and I MIGHT agree with that statement.
+1 ! Worse yet are those that buy multi stringers to play in a style more rudimentary than the late and great Dee Dee Ramone. I loved the Ramones by the way.
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Hey! thats fretless on the high end of the neck..I'll give it a shot on the jazz tone!
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The Gibson EBO ... it only does one thing ... a deep low thud ... it is fun to play but it is not versatile at all
I would have to disagree. P basses have been used in just about every style of music. That punchy p bass growl just sounds amazing in all styles.
Why? Can't a guy play what they chooses to play? Just because someone has a 6+ string bass doesn't automatically mean they need to shred for every song.
There are many things in the chain of versatility. The bass itself is only a piece of the puzzle. I have basses with one pickup and one knob to 2 pickups, a piezo, 7 knobs, and one switch. They do what they're supposed to do. There is no bass that can do it all well and some are more versatile than others. That's just the way things are.
Nikki Sixx signature T-bird.
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It has an on/off switch.
Well, that's two tricks, innit? On and off.
As far as the p bass goes, I love them for their versatility. Play with your right hand near the neck - instant dub; play just in front of the pickup - lots of punk growl; play on top of the pickup- nice warm tones. It's really just a matter of technique.
The three basses I always think of as one trick ponies are rics, ebos and some Alembics, most notably the "Epic". Rics have that midrange cut, ebo's have what fatdawg describes as that "fart in a bathtub" tone, and some Alembics can only pull off that Entwistle sound, which is great if you're in an eighties heavy metal band or the Who.
The three basses I always think of as one trick ponies are rics, ebos and some Alembics, most notably the "Epic". Rics have that midrange cut, ebo's have what fatdawg describes as that "fart in a bathtub" tone, and some Alembics can only pull off that Entwistle sound, which is great if you're in an eighties heavy metal band or the Who.
Fender Precision.
One trick, but its a good one, and it bears repeating.
Might be flogging a dead pony here, but James Jamerson, John Entwistle and Fully Fullwood might have a thing to say about that.
Oh wait, they did- on their instruments.
Yeah, people seem to be confused styles and sounds still. Obviously there is some similarity within that, but their definitely not the same thing.
HA!!
Methinks we might (just might) be slowly - ever so slowly - changing minds about our beloved Rics~!~!
Only one very small mention in this whole thread thus far!!!
Cool!!!!
Actually, I absolutely LOVE the tone my P-Bass throws out there and, when coupled with the Ric - there isn't a job out there I can't get done......
Methinks we might (just might) be slowly - ever so slowly - changing minds about our beloved Rics~!~!
Only one very small mention in this whole thread thus far!!!
Cool!!!!
Actually, I absolutely LOVE the tone my P-Bass throws out there and, when coupled with the Ric - there isn't a job out there I can't get done......
Erm..........how on EARTH did you come to that conclusion?? So if you've never played a Precision or Precision style bass, you don't know how to play bass?
With respect, you are talking utter nonsense.
HA!!
Methinks we might (just might) be slowly - ever so slowly - changing minds about our beloved Rics~!~!
Only one very small mention in this whole thread thus far!!!
Cool!!!!
Actually, I absolutely LOVE the tone my P-Bass throws out there and, when coupled with the Ric - there isn't a job out there I can't get done......
Eh, I was just wanna mention Rickenbacker.
But it's mostly envy since I can't afford one. Well, I can afford one but I don't think it's worth the money, as much as I like the rics. But are they versatile???
I love these threads. The first few posters don't understand the OP question, and the thread gets derailed on the first page.
One guy makes a cliché, but very true, statement wich is completely out of context when the OP didn't requested a swansong. A few other poster "+1" that out of context statement and othere posters are afraid to contribute to the thread.
I interpreted the "one trick" doesn't equal "not versitale".
As much as I respect the P-bass, I think it is "one trick".
But they are versatile, and suitable for many genres.
But the tonal variety isn't there.
One great trick that can be used almost anywhere.
Yes the bassist is responsible for the variety out of a certain bass. But this isn't the technique forum.
I think comparing the basses at nominal playing style.
my ,02
but as always, I could be wrong.
I'm on the fence with the P bass.
In my opinion they are fairly one trick ponies, but that sounds is BASS. It's pretty much THE tone that represents our instrument. and that tone is suitable for many types of music.
If you want a one trick pony, the Gibson Grabber. The thing has a completely balls-out tone which kills for rock music, but I would never take mine to a jazz gig.
In my opinion they are fairly one trick ponies, but that sounds is BASS. It's pretty much THE tone that represents our instrument. and that tone is suitable for many types of music.
If you want a one trick pony, the Gibson Grabber. The thing has a completely balls-out tone which kills for rock music, but I would never take mine to a jazz gig.
