My first order of business in 2014 is to finally finish the fretless build I started a few months back.
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Impending 2014 purchases
- Thread starter Bassic Playing
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Well, I'm looking to downgrade a little. The sale of my Roscoe 5 will facilitate some debt reduction. What's leftover ($500 - $1,000 tops) will be applied to a new bass or basses, depending on what direction I decide to go.
Debating going to a 4 again as my only gig is church and some jazz fill in work. I only use a B for playing some stuff at home.
Debating going to a 4 again as my only gig is church and some jazz fill in work. I only use a B for playing some stuff at home.
I' torn right now on which P bass I want......
Lakland 44-64 Duck Dunn
Fender American Special
G&L L100
Once I save up the gig money it is between those 3.......
I already have a Jazz and a PJ......now need the P
Lakland 44-64 Duck Dunn
Fender American Special
G&L L100
Once I save up the gig money it is between those 3.......
I already have a Jazz and a PJ......now need the P
I have been wanting to order a new Carvin bass for a while now. Hopefully this will be the year!
New gear? Tchah! I can't afford new gear!
I was given my double bass, and I made my own uke-bass. My electrics are both sub-£100 piles of poop.
That said, I think I've got enough. Obviously, I'd love a decent electric bass, and I'd really like a proper uke-bass, but I'm sure I'll manage with what I've got. Who knows, I might acquire something nice in 2014. You never know
I was given my double bass, and I made my own uke-bass. My electrics are both sub-£100 piles of poop.
That said, I think I've got enough. Obviously, I'd love a decent electric bass, and I'd really like a proper uke-bass, but I'm sure I'll manage with what I've got. Who knows, I might acquire something nice in 2014. You never know
And some kind of 8 X 10 cab to go with THIS:
My brand-new custom-made all-tube bass amp made by Mark Ashley over at HammerTone Amps. According to Mark, the B-100 is a 100-watt bass amp that is.....
" basically a Fender Showman normal channel with a cathode biased power section. The cathode (self) biasing saves you the trouble of manually biasing plus the power tubes are biased in pairs which gives you the option of "pulling" 2 of them for reduced power practice".
Aside from all that, I guess I'm pretty good, equipment wise!
That's a whole lot of awesomeness there, brother. Beautiful build (the outside anyway!). What is the tube compliment? Your output tubes look more like KT-88's instead of 6L6's...
No purchases planned on the bass front. I may switch out my home speaker cabinet from vintage to bleeding-edge technology with one of Mike Arnopol's MVW cabs.
Probably going to put Hipshot ultralites & an A bridge on my main PJ, and maybe put in some large pole Delano pups if I can find an individual Jazz bridge, only seen them in pairs over here.
Tempted by a Squier VM Telecaster Bass Special, too (I've got Jazz/Precision/Jaguar/Mustang body shapes, and wouldn't mind a different Fender type), but I'd like to play one first due to the weight and the 1.7" nut, but nobody seems to stock them around here..
I'd also not turn down a deal on a 2012/2013 Fender MIA Precision Standard, either black or sunburst with a maple neck, but it's not high on my list because I really can't justify the better part of a grand on one instrument.
Tempted by a Squier VM Telecaster Bass Special, too (I've got Jazz/Precision/Jaguar/Mustang body shapes, and wouldn't mind a different Fender type), but I'd like to play one first due to the weight and the 1.7" nut, but nobody seems to stock them around here..
I'd also not turn down a deal on a 2012/2013 Fender MIA Precision Standard, either black or sunburst with a maple neck, but it's not high on my list because I really can't justify the better part of a grand on one instrument.
Probably more studio technology this year. No basses anymore, too much of them already!
Same here. I could use a few more 500 series items for the API Lunchbox. But....you know us Bass players, most of us seem to find a way to acquire a new bass anyway....with very creative justifications!
Mostly just pickups and parts for what I already have in the new year. I'll be saving for my first high end bass throughout the year but I have a wedding comin up so I'll have to be a grown up about priorities for awhile haha. Luckily I can always sell to fund other stuff and trade!
i'm just waiting on the Roscoe 5'er and G&L SB-2T that i ordered. i just dumped a bunch of gear and i'm going to try and keep it simple.
I never have a game plan.... I buy when my MEDS aren't kicking in.
I think I need a decent combo amp for my jam nite gig. Would have to carry a small bar. I am liking the GK MB115ii
I think I need a decent combo amp for my jam nite gig. Would have to carry a small bar. I am liking the GK MB115ii
I would say a 2014 model Gibson Thunderbird, but I just spent a lot of hard earned money on a rickenbacker a few months ago, so that'll probably not happen.
I'm definitely getting a bass this year but right now im going through the pros and cons of about 8 different models and i just don't know....probably will start a thread about it at some point and ask opinions. My budget is small so it probably won't go over 400$....
Thinking about getting back into playing bass. I always enjoyed it but kept plugging away at guitar for some reason. This year I plan on picking up a Classic Lacquer P or J bass and a micro VR head/cab.
