Thought someone else might have chipped in by now. CV is Classic Vibe
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Fact: It's not the bass
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Thought someone else might have chipped in by now. CV is Classic Vibe
All I know is when I pick up a cheaply made bass, I know it. I feel it. I see it. And yes, I hear it. All you have to do is take electronics out of the equation.
What does it sound like acoustically? That is where you instantly hear and feel the difference. And that 100% translates to when I'm plugged in as well. There is warmth, clarity and richness of tone. Unmistakable in my opinion. My Peavey & Danelectro are fun to play and sound uniquely good in their own way. Compared next to my Thumbs... it's night and day in terms of sound quality.
Plus, good instruments are an investment. They're works of art that happen to play music. A Pinto will get you from point A to B (well unless you're rear ended, then boom)...but I'd rather drive there in a Ferrari
Call me crazy 
What does it sound like acoustically? That is where you instantly hear and feel the difference. And that 100% translates to when I'm plugged in as well. There is warmth, clarity and richness of tone. Unmistakable in my opinion. My Peavey & Danelectro are fun to play and sound uniquely good in their own way. Compared next to my Thumbs... it's night and day in terms of sound quality.
Plus, good instruments are an investment. They're works of art that happen to play music. A Pinto will get you from point A to B (well unless you're rear ended, then boom)...but I'd rather drive there in a Ferrari
Call me crazy
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What kind of Bass does She play? Does she get a good tone from it? ... Would anyone really care? Ha!!The fingers are extremely important indeed, that's what she said.
If you're on your way to a gig, that Ferrari is quite useless; I'll take my Dodge Ram 1500, Ha!!All I know is when I pick up a cheaply made bass, I know it. I feel it. I see it. And yes, I hear it. All you have to do is take electronics out of the equation.
What does it sound like acoustically? That is where you instantly hear and feel the difference. And that 100% translates to when I'm plugged in as well. There is warmth, clarity and richness of tone. Unmistakable in my opinion. My Peavey & Danelectro are fun to play and sound uniquely good in there own way. Compared next to my Thumbs... it's night and day in terms of sound quality.
Plus, good instruments are an investment. They're works of art that happen to play music. A Pinto will get you from point A to B (well unless you're rear ended, then boom)...but I'd rather drive there in a Ferrari
Someone took a pic of me on the way to my last gig.... I can totally fit all my stuff in...no prob.
Hey wait. Wasn't there some other guy who played a Hofner with flats that sounded pretty good? He got kind of famous there for a little while. Can't seem to remember his name... (I think he switched to a Ric at some point, which obviously killed his career.
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To be honest, whenever I see threads/posts stating "a crappy player will make a great guitar sound crappy, and a great player will make a crappy guitar sound great" or "it's all in the fingers", I'm a little unsure what the poster is saying...
Are you guys purely speaking about timbre of the notes, or are you including note selection, rhythm, dynamics, etc?
Are you guys purely speaking about timbre of the notes, or are you including note selection, rhythm, dynamics, etc?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Once you have a decent instrument and a decent amp, your money is best spent on LESSONS, and not on saving up for that Fodera. I have turned people from sounding like crap to sounding pretty good in about 3 months worth of lessons. And they didn't go out and buy a new bass.
Here's my "factual" contribution to this thread.
Players play what they feel comfortable with financially. It's mostly just a money thing. It doesn't matter if someone sounds like themselves on a Rondo or on a Sadowsky. If you're completely honest with yourself, you know this is true. All else is delusional.
Players play what they feel comfortable with financially. It's mostly just a money thing. It doesn't matter if someone sounds like themselves on a Rondo or on a Sadowsky. If you're completely honest with yourself, you know this is true. All else is delusional.
AMEN!!!!!!
I will agree that some higher quality basses will have higher degree of playability but there is a price point where that becomes silly. It is, and always will be the hands of the individual player that makes the difference.
I will agree that some higher quality basses will have higher degree of playability but there is a price point where that becomes silly. It is, and always will be the hands of the individual player that makes the difference.
Case in point is Jeff Berlin who has made a career out of playing fantastic music on entry level $500 basses that he endorses. Now if he would just turn the damn chorus pedal off once in a while.
Another "ok you have a point but so do I...now will you pass the salt" thread. Tiger Woods could take a badly used set of women's left handed clubs and still shoot par. You wouldn't want me doing brain surgery on you with a brand new high quality set of scalpels. That being said there is no doubt that a high quality instrument (an amp) can augment ones tone and playing experience. Lots of bogie golfers use $2000 clubs. I am an intermediate player and love Sadowsky basses...I am fortunate that I can afford one. So I would agree it isn't the bass. Now, please pass the salt.
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Hey wait. Wasn't there some other guy who played a Hofner with flats that sounded pretty good? He got kind of famous there for a little while. Can't seem to remember his name... (I think he switched to a Ric at some point, which obviously killed his career.
Yes! He's a lefty. For a while there he played a Wal 5 string. I liked that.
Wow!
The ability of some to overcome life's roadblocks is totally amazing!
Thanks for sharing.
