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I have never wanted a P or J bass
- Thread starter coyote1
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I'm with you actually. They're probably great instruments, no doubt. In fact I know they are as many of my influences swear by them.
However, they just seem played out. Not in the traditional way of saying that, like they are un-hip or anything like that, more so in the way that if I were to buy one I would just inherently feel like I was doing so to 'pay homage' to their history.
It just wouldn't feel like an authentic purchase, that's all.
However, they just seem played out. Not in the traditional way of saying that, like they are un-hip or anything like that, more so in the way that if I were to buy one I would just inherently feel like I was doing so to 'pay homage' to their history.
It just wouldn't feel like an authentic purchase, that's all.
my 1st bass was a Rick bought in 1978,....still have it,....I'm a Lefty and have never even played a Fender bass.
The only problem is that your eyes are getting in the way.
(This goes for good women too!)
Eh, not the case, I love the lines of the J (oh yeah, the sound too), they just don't draw me in and beg to be played the way some other basses do. That is why I think my purchasing one would be for the wrong reasons.
Thats all, like someone else mentioned, I'm glad so many people love them.
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The pawn shops are not custom shops and are reasonably priced, awesome instruments. I played one in NYC and it was awesome. A true musician would be able to make this baby sing. I am too new to bass to own one(trying to learn on a fretless and a 5 fretted), but maybe one day.
You guys have played Fender basses, right..?
I don't like mnemonics but I LOLed ....
that's a pretty valid point. I sorta felt that way too until I found MY fender - one that seemed a little extra special to me. that's how fenders are. they seem generic and boring or overused and then you find the ONE. then you can make it yours without feeling tied to all the history.
I've got no certain affinity for navy blue suits. But, in my business, there are times where a navy blue suit is the appropriate thing to wear. So I have a couple.
+1
I Always felt that Fender was boring too... until i felt my Precision American Standard Sunburst Maple fingerboard in my hands and spoke ... i was looking for that marvelous sound in my head and that i´ve always have heard ... and at the end it was in my nose all the time but in didnt realize ... is the sound all bases should have...! IMHO
Yeah, I don't know what got into me!
Wife just gave me a list of chores. lol.
(you do know the no pics no bass rule, right? - TB law)
Anyway, a Jack Casady sounds like a pretty sweet little hollow bass.
I need to check one out.
Duly noted.
I don't like Brussel Sprouts. I don't think anyone cares about that either.
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Oh ok I got it. I feel that way about the the little hollow basses with flat wounds and prefer modern piano string bass tones. Just goes to show you, to each his own. I still however respect your right to your choice of bass, string and tone. Still bass to me.
Im not a fan of Fender basses either. No offense to those who love them. They just feel big to me especially the neck. The neck feels too fat. Ive never picked up a Fender bass and thought this feels good with one exception
at a used music store I once came across a Fender Jazz bass Lite. I think thats what it was called and it didnt feel like a typical Jazz. The neck was thinner, I think the body was a bit smaller and it felt more like what I was used to.
