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How long before you gig a new bass.

SteveC

SteveC

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Thought this might be interesting. How long do you wait before you take a new bass to a gig? The day you get it? A month?

I brought a Sadowsky M5-24 to the dress rehearsal for a musical I was playing the day I received it. Brought my new Roscoe 6 string to a jazz combo gig the day I received it as well - although I had played it at the Roscoe shop the week before.

So, do you wait to "get to know" the new fish or do you just get wet?
 
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That day.

Same strings, and frets. I gigged my 6er the day I bought it after only using 4s. I used the middle four strings to stay grounded, and not lose my place, and added the B and C strings in songs that needed it
(instead of tuning down to D for instance).

It wasn't a big deal. The hardest thing to get used to were the controls.
 
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SteveC said:
Thought this might be interesting. How long do you wait before you take a new bass to a gig? The day you get it? A month?

I brought a Sadowsky M5-24 to the dress rehearsal for a musical I was playing the day I received it. Brought my new Roscoe 6 string to a jazz combo gig the day I received it as well - although I had played it at the Roscoe shop the week before.

So, do you wait to "get to know" the new fish or do you just get wet?
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A very long time for me, but only because I don't gig these days. Otherwise, I'd be in the "same day" crowd.
 
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Early as possible. Only.one exception in my whole life. I bought a Mike Lull here a while back and never gigged it. The bass was beautifully constructed but I just could not get along with it. So I sold it before it ever went live with me.
 
#13
I always do my Homework first. I consider it practice. I always take it home first get to know it, tweak it etc before I gig with it. Already enough surprises on the gig so I don't need any with my gear. Same thing when I get a new Bass Amp.
 
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Probably at least a couple of days -- just want to make sure the bass is trustworthy before I use it for 3 hours straight. I suppose if I got it on a Thursday and I had a show on Friday, I might use it there. But something like that -- in general, 2-3 days.
 
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SteveC said:
Thought this might be interesting. How long do you wait before you take a new bass to a gig? The day you get it? A month?

I brought a Sadowsky M5-24 to the dress rehearsal for a musical I was playing the day I received it. Brought my new Roscoe 6 string to a jazz combo gig the day I received it as well - although I had played it at the Roscoe shop the week before.

So, do you wait to "get to know" the new fish or do you just get wet?
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How about:
Guy brings bass to gig. I play it during sound check. Buy it on the spot. Play the rest of the gig with it. At end of gig different guy offers more than I paid. Sold.
 
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