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Has Talkbass changed your mind about anything?

#41
Tort pickguards (or pickguards in general for that matter), needing something more than a small combo for my current gig, flatwounds, sunburst Precisions, and rosewood fretboards.

Also - not changing my mind, but making me aware of tubes, G-K, Avatar, Sansamp, 12" speakers, James Jamerson, deals on used stuff, and why I needed an American Fender P. :)
 
#42
Not so much changed as made me aware of some new things

How using certain effects can help me get the sound I hear in my head.

That using smaller amp/speaker gear was a viable option (to the point of venturing into the market myself)

Opened me up to new products that I may have never seen or heard of on my own.


:) ... And met and have gotten to know a lot of nice people along the way
 
#45
Before talkbass, i didn't know...

1) ...how to setup the truss rod myself
2) ...anything about amps and cabs
3) ...that i don't need effects
4) ...very well how chords related to modes
5) ...that spectors sound as good as they look
6) ...that guitards are the same all over the world!
 
#46
TB changed my mind about bassists. I didn't know that there are so many insecure people among us. I never before visited a forum with so many off topic "how to manage my life" threads (e.g. "how do i kick someone out of a band?", "how do i tell my wife i bought expensive gear?" etc.). :D
 
#47
TalkBass convinced me that Double Bass was the "real deal" and got me off the bass guitars or "ToyBasses" that I was playing at the time.

Now I always reach for my Double Bass if I want to play! :)

I just wish I had been "converted" earlier, as I enjoy it so much more!
 
#48
Talkbass changed my mind about jazz basses. At first I thought they were "plain jane" kinda basses, not the kind of thing I go for at all. But they were so popular and so many people talked about the jazz bass growl that I tried them and found that I really liked them! They just have a great sound, and as a result, my main fretless is a jazz bass!

And though Talkbass didn't change my mind on them, it pushed me towards graphite necks after I heard so many good things about them. Now I swear by graphite necks and I prefer basses that have them! My main bass is a Status Graphite Matrix Series I with two jazz bar pickups. It's basically an active, graphite necked jazz! It has that jazz sound married with the sounds attainable through graphite components!

However, Talkbass has not changed my mind about DB being such a bad sounding instrument. I mean, I used to jam on one at school for fun, but when it comes to playability and tone, the electric bass has it sewn up.
 
#49
Ephminus said:
I have to give credit to Talkbass and some of it's members for helping me see the light regarding certain basses and other gear.

I have always had a certain dislike towards certain gear with no real reason aside from just thinking something looks ugly or having heard from other sources that a piece of gear was cheap and crappy. All of this without trying things for myself or giving it a chance.

Here are some of the things that I have changed my mind about.

#1. Cheap basses.


#2. Fender Jazz's and Ibanez ATK's


3. "Relic" basses.


4. Passive pickups.
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I agree! I never wanted a Fender until being on TB for a few years, now I've played on roughly 6 Fender or Fender-style basses. I love them. I never thought that I'd want to mod a cheap bass, and now my SX Jazz is my main bass. Relic'd basses are cool looking, but not for me. Passive pickups have caught my attention too recently.

TalkBass has changed my mind about expensive gear! Like my iAmp, my Wizzy M-Line, custom basses (after my MIM P's neck twisted! :bawl:) and DB's & Bows! And don't get me started on strings...
 
#50
Baryonyx said:
However, Talkbass has not changed my mind about DB being such a bad sounding instrument. I mean, I used to jam on one at school for fun, but when it comes to playability and tone, the electric bass has it sewn up.
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Well that's just because you're not doing it right !:p

If you put the time and effort in, then in the long run, DB is far more rewarding and satisfying to play! ;)
 
#51
Baryonyx said:
Talkbass changed my mind about jazz basses. At first I thought they were "plain jane" kinda basses, not the kind of thing I go for at all. But they were so popular and so many people talked about the jazz bass growl that I tried them and found that I really liked them! They just have a great sound, and as a result, my main fretless is a jazz bass!
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+1 :bassist:

in tandem with that...i'd only been posting here for two weeks (starting last November), when i found out about and went ahead to order an SX Jazz. glad i did.

i've opened my mind up to different bass concepts. next bass i buy, will either be a 5 or 6 fretless, and i will learn how to play it for my own satisfaction.

opposite of GAS, there comes a point where you have to be satisfied with what you have (in this economy, this can only be good). so this forum does wonders for me. i can check out what other players are doing and what they're into, but still feel like i have my own thing happening sound-wise. yes, even though i play a generic Jazz copy :)

i've also come to realize that bass players are even more intricate in their approach to tone and gear than guitar players. these days, with modeling and affordable FX, guitarists can grab any guitar off the wall and do whatever they want. but there's still a real craft to understanding what goes into a good bass tone, and how that applies to your style of music.

sorry this was long. but this place has taught me much.
 
#53
I wouldn't say changed my mind......but it did open my eyes to quite a few new adventures.......going fretless for one and, in forty years of playing, I've only recently started messing with effects pedals after doing some reading in the Effects forum.

After reading about how much fun members have had modding guitars, I also decided to give that a try myself and picked up a cheap Squire P-Bass that I've modded and it was a blast to transform it into what I wanted it to be.

There also seems to be a somewhat small but growing contingent of ABG players that, unlike some other boards, actually seem to be forming a fellowship and are supporting and helping each other out. They are kind of a niche instrument but they can be alot of fun to play and they give off their own vibe the it seems only other ABG players get.

All in all, a great place to hangout and there never seems to be any rifts going on among members....
 
#55
Has TB changed me? Yes and no. I'm an old geezer, who had to go through my own gear and tone epiphanies the hard way over the years, by stepping into a lot of pot holes myself before I came to TB. I think TB is educational, as all of the fine folks here are more than generous to share their knowledge as to how they do things, and an older dog like me can even learn new tricks, because I love to learn, and I know I don't know everything. As for gear in general, I know that all that is good gets honest kudos and praise here, while things that aren't so good also come under honest scrutiny. The honest real world reviews are a great help.

TB in spite of all of the gear talk, still expounds upon the gospel that all of us here need to keep on learning the art of making music upon our instrument no matter at what level of proficiency and career experience we may have. This is a great community, unlike any other I've seen on the net. Here players at all levels and across every style of music one can think of, can come together in a pretty friendly place and that's something you don't see every day.
 
#57
BillMason said:
For you... not so for everyone, surely? Otherwise, we'd have a worled where the only musicians are DB players.

This message *is* posted in the Bass Guitar forum after all... kinda inflamatory, if you ask me.
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Well - you did see the smilies huh ;) - but seriously I played bass guitar from age 13 to about 40 and then started to think about DB and TB has loads of similar stories - plus some great music posted by the DB guys here! :)

I still have a BG and I know a lot of players who have gone from BG to DB and found it hugely satisfying! DB is much more physical and it is very exhilerating to pull through those big strings and feel that sound through your whole body - not coming out of a box somewhere over there! :p

Of course it does require a lot more work and dedication (BG seems really easy after playing DB for a while) so of course it won't be for everybody - but I truly believe that any bass player who gave it a real go and tried their hardest would get a lot out of playing DB! :)
 
#58
Three things.

1. Never buy a Fender, waste of money, every other bass does twice as much at half the price. You get bouns points for owning a Sadowsky or Lakland.

2. Never buy anything but Fenders, I mean,if ya can't do it on a P or J, you just can't do it. Who are you to complain about the first/best basses. Everything else just wishes they were Fender.

3. Tortoise Shell pickguards go well with every colour, espcially the ones they actualy don't. Its an insult to bassists everywhere to use anything else.
 

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