GAS article

[mrufino1]

I bought a Chapman Stick from the author many years ago, very nice guy, and someone just mentioned him on another thread. I thought I'd look him up and I came across this:
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It made me think. Not that I own a lot of basses, but it made me think.

 

[JimmyM]

He's pretty accurate. But hey, GAS beats killing people or spending your money on drugs.

 

[ibanezcollector]

im safe


Your Main Axe (Valenti Jazz 4 being built I just cant do the 5 so Nino is going to sell my 5)
Fretless (Dean Edge)
Axe sounding very different than your main (Precision Bass and my Jazz with Flatwounds)
Backup to your main (Modded SX Jazz love this bass)
A collectable 60's or 70's instrument (No Plans on this at the moment..)


So I got 5 basses and its all I really need.. I think that article is dead on accurate..

 

[JimmyM]

I think the writer wasn't exactly accurate about the basses a working bassist needs to cover all situations and make everyone happy. Here's my list:

1. Precision
2. Jazz or PJ
3. 5 or 6 string
4. Fretless

Obviously there are people who have made a living and never played a Jazz or Precision. But they're the only bass types I've ever been specifically requested to use, and even top players who wouldn't be caught dead in public with them will keep one or two stashed in their house for sessions. I've had people ask me to bring a 5 or a fretless before, but for that they usually don't care what kind of bass it is. But I've been specifically asked if I had a Fender many times.

 

[kesslari]

Invest in your bass ability not your bass collection!

Nice.

 

[Mastermold]

I don't disagree with the advice, but if you can afford to buy them what's the harm?

 

[JimmyM]

I don't disagree with the advice, but if you can afford to buy them what's the harm?

Ya, that guy writing the article is like an alcoholic with a beer in his hand telling other alcoholics not to drink. Still, he's right. What keep a person working is their playing and not so much their basses.

 

[Davo-London]

I've got mine down to three.

1. Fretted electric bass
2. Fretless electric bass
3. Fretless ABG

That's all I need. It's taken me years to get there though.

Davo

 

[bh2]

Interesting article... the main thing is to play and play and play, your gas will come and go.

 

[drmckool]

this article just makes me want to go out and buy a J-Bass to work in for like 20 years.

he makes a good point though that i should get a Jazz bass, a Fretless and a Ric just in case

 

[stflbn]

I'm feelin' good. Though I don't buy into his necessity for Fender's, but I'm not a hired gun and can play what I choose.

Your Main Axe (Schecter Studio5 - heavily modded)
Fretless (no interest)
Axe sounding very different than your main (Precision Bass)
Backup to your main (working on that, likely a Steinberger 5'r)
A collectable 60's or 70's instrument (no interest)


I find that I'm more apt to Gas over rig type gear then I am basses. But I'm starting to think I'm getting settled on rig gear also. :-0

 

[kencasino]

I am down to three:

Peavey TL-5
Crafter Acoustic five string
Douglas fretless 6-string

I guess I got it right!

 

[drmckool]

Your Main Axe (Stingray 5)
Fretless (I Want a Fretless Jazz)
Axe sounding very different than your main (I want a Ric)
Backup to your main (Warwick Thumb BO)
A collectable instrument (my stingray 5, it's the 20th anniversary model)

plus i just want a J-Bass aswell for good measure

 

[Evan_S._Brown]

"You may not want to bring your rickenbacker to a funk jam"

???

...you try and tell Rick James that...(even though he's dead)

 

[drmckool]

"You may not want to bring your rickenbacker to a funk jam"

???

...you try and tell Rick James that...(even though he's dead)

he'd slap you if you told him that

 

[MTMTEX]

He's pretty accurate. But hey, GAS beats killing people or spending your money on drugs.

+1
And I didnt see a classified section attached to the article. Did I just miss it?

 

[gmstudio99]

1. Your Main Axe - 97 MIA Jazz
2. Fretless - 98 MIM Jazz
3. Axe sounding very different than your main - Sting Signature Precision
4. Backup to your main - Jazz 24
5. A collectable 60's or 70's instrument - No interest in this, however, an 08 P may be my "investment." And then I'm done.

 

[drmckool]

1. Your Main Axe - 97 MIA Jazz
2. Fretless - 98 MIM Jazz
3. Axe sounding very different than your main - Sting Signature Precision
4. Backup to your main - Jazz 24
5. A collectable 60's or 70's instrument - No interest in this, however, an 08 P may be my "investment." And then I'm done.

so you really like fender eh

 

[ErebusBass]

I think I'm set:
Main axe - Schecter Stiletto Elite-5
Fretless - Defretted Samick Silvertone
Backup - LTD F-255
Something different - SX SPJ 62

 

[gmstudio99]

so you really like fender eh

Yup. I do. I make no apologies for that. I've tried a lot of others, but haven't found anything that I like as much. Here's the funny thing, I do a lot of (union) pit work and in the local union book electric bass is listed as "Fender Bass."