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Do you play what they play?

#121
I didn't know Entwistle played a Bulldog Bass
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#122
My initial response to this would have been "no". Then I thought about who my influences are and what basses I own (all on my TB profile). Then I started matching them up.

Geddy Lee - Sadowsky jazz. Ash/maple full size body with 70's pickup placement.
John Paul Jones- Sadowsky jazz. Alder/rosewood full size body with 60's pickup placement.
John Deacon - '66 Fender P -stock.
John McVie - ditto
Carol Kaye - ditto
Glenn Miller - '77 Fender P. Ash/maple. Similar to the one Glenn used to play when I took lessons from him.

The instruments might not look like the ones my influences play (colour or brand), but they have the same configuration. Weird.
 
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#124
I never really had an inspiration that caused me to pick up a bass. I learnt cause a band needed a bassist and they asked me to convert from guitar haha. but after I did I realised how much I liked a few bassists in bands I'd been listening to for years. One of those is Behemoth and I do have an all black LTD similar to one their bassist uses sometimes but not the exact bass he's known for. I coincidentally use a lot of the same strings/gear but only noticed after the fact. My main love is warwicks and I don't have a fav warwick bassist. Just like them :)
 
#126
theevilplankton said:
Yes - and no. I loved the look of a Ricky 4001 when I first saw and heard one, and years later, I have one. Had a good few Rics - but a 4003 is not the same IMHO. Geddy is a big influence on me - as is Lemmy, Roger Glover, and a certain Mr. Squire....
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I'm a fan of Motorhead, as you can tell by my avatar.
I wanted to love the 4003S Ricks I tried, but they just didn't do it for me.
I got my hands on a 4004 Laredo & loved it, but it was $2,000.
The 4003s were only $1,600 at the time.
Now the 4003s are $2,000, not sure what the 4004Ls go for new.

I had a mini epiphany when I played my G&L. I didn't even ask the price, because I knew I wanted it.
 
#128
Yeah, sorta...kind of. Since seeing Paul McCartney in 1963 was my first indication that I could get a lefty bass, and I do have a couple of Rickenbacker basses, I suppose he counts. And I do like playing Beatles' stuff. I suppose Justin Moreve (Steppenwolf) could qualify, too; he also (supposedly) played a Rick. Have to say, though, I would have my Ricks regardless...;)
 
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#130
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I play a P Bass and a Lakland, like Geezer Butler, although he played basses besides those. I hadn't heard of Lakland until I saw the Geezer Butler bass. I got a classic P from them and I love it. Here are my two lovely ladies. The Lakland is on the right. There's a great story about my Lakland. I was ordering it and they told me the only sunburst available was with a rosewood fretboard. I was disappointed because, as you can see, it would have matched my Fender. The sales rep said, "no problem," and switched out the neck for a maple one! Such great service, and a wonderful bass guitar.
 
#131
No. My first strong bass inspiration at 14 was the High School-aged Kid next door who played a burst Gibson EB2D. I thought it was beautiful, and thought his band was awesome, BTW.

...So I bought a Asian knockoff slab P in the same creme/white/rosewood as the Tele in my avatar because I loved that look. I still do.

My first bass teacher was a pretty awesome local rocker who played a black Ric 4001. So I bought natural/black/maple Fender P... Because I liked it.

These days my main-player electric bass is an Ibanez 1806e. I couldn't name a "star" who plays one to save my life, because I really don't care. I just like it.
 
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#133
LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
Do you play the same brand or style of bass that your favorite bassist plays? I mean the players who most inspired you to pick up the instrument .
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Yes, but it wasn't a deliberate choice. JPJ was my guy, but I started on a Precision Elite II. Then I walked to the used area of a shop when my friend was buying a guitar and saw a used 'burst Jazz 62 reissue. Picked it up, started playing and was immediately taken by the slim neck, and the body was SO resonant. Bought it on the spot w/o even plugging it in.

That was 1987, but for a period in the 90s I didn't play it much, favoring a Rick I had picked up in 91, and a couple of others I had (including a Fiesta Red Jazz RI) but from about 2003 on, it's been my main bass hands down. All the others but the Rick had been sold off by '97 or so.
 
#135
Killed_by_Death said:
I'm a fan of Motorhead, as you can tell by my avatar.
I wanted to love the 4003S Ricks I tried, but they just didn't do it for me.
I got my hands on a 4004 Laredo & loved it, but it was $2,000.
The 4003s were only $1,600 at the time.
Now the 4003s are $2,000, not sure what the 4004Ls go for new.

I had a mini epiphany when I played my G&L. I didn't even ask the price, because I knew I wanted it.
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I'm with you on the 4003S - had one very briefly this year, didn't like it one bit!
 
#137
47VevetS said:
Daveid Ellefson is a monster on the bass, and I love the old Jackson/Charvel basses ( not so much the newer low end models) ........I wish I could afford half the stuff my heroes use.
BTW- that special edition neck-through Jackson made for Ellefson is beautiful, but I dont have 3000+ dollars for it.
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I hear ya. I said the main reason is the bigger headstock but the actual reason I didn't buy a Jackson was the price tag.
 
#138
With ONE of my basses, I guess so, although I bought it well before I started listening to him. But my Stingray is not a '79 fretless. ;)

I have a few basses that are the brands of players that I really like, but I have never bought a specific model in order to emulate a certain artist. I own a Fender Jazz Fretless, but I bought it MANY years after I first got into Jaco, and I'm actually looking to sell it. I prefer my Pedulla Pentabuzz far over the Fender.
 
#140
I don't play the same bass as anybody, but people like Tim Foreman and Flea steered me towards GK amps. I've never looked for a player's gear for any reason other than the sound it makes- if the sound of a Pete Wentz p-bass spoke to me, I'd buy it (and a little sandpaper :whistle: ), just like I'd buy anything else. Sound is king, but some of my favorite players have some of my favorite sounds.
 

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