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Jam Night - What bass should I bring?

What bass should I bring?

  • Fender P4 w/ flats

    Votes: 91 29.3%

  • Fender Lyte Deluxe w/ brand new rounds (active)

    Votes: 22 7.1%

  • Fender JMJ Mustang w/ flats

    Votes: 45 14.5%

  • Fender Geddy Lee w/ brand new rounds

    Votes: 67 21.5%

  • Yamaha Attitude

    Votes: 30 9.6%

  • Dingwall Super P5 w/ rounds

    Votes: 56 18.0%
  • Total voters
    311
#44
NKBassman said:
Probably a good time to say that these are always my two top pics for this particular jam. While I was kind of secretly hoping that the poll would lean in a different direction just for kicks, I've decided to respect the poll results today.
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Given that it's down to those 2, I'd lean towards the lighter of the two, or if the stage is small, the short scale. Once in a while, a jam session attracts scads of guitarists, but the bass player plays the whole frickin' night, so something you can play for a good long while is a good idea.
 
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i'd say the geddy lee J or the Dingwall..Only cuz a J covers most stuff pretty good, but understand your hesitance to bring the Dingo. I own 5 basses and a 6th on the way..this dilemma is understandable....I'd have to see more pictures, maybe a family photo?:whistle:
 
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#47
39-Bassist said:
Just go with which bass you are the most comfortable with AND IF it got dinged, it wouldn't make you cry...
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They're all very comfortable and I play equally mediocre on all of them :p. Of course they all feel different, but any one of them won't make a difference to me once I hit the stage.
In terms of dingability, the (naturally worn) P4 and (factory roadworn) Mustang would be the least worrisome.
 
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#48
micguy said:
Given that it's down to those 2, I'd lean towards the lighter of the two, or if the stage is small, the short scale. Once in a while, a jam session attracts scads of guitarists, but the bass player plays the whole frickin' night, so something you can play for a good long while is a good idea.
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I'm going to blindly respect the poll results tonight. Not much point to doing a poll if not. :p
It is a very small/tight stage, and the short scale is nice in that respect.
 
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#49
NKBassman said:
Probably a good time to say that these are always my two top pics for this particular jam. While I was kind of secretly hoping that the poll would lean in a different direction just for kicks, I've decided to respect the poll results today.
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Like most, I have a few basses, that are different and set up differently with strings and various actions set up. Frets and fretless, rounds and flats.
Despite all the innovation and sounds at hand, a P bass with flats still has a place and sound worth revisiting once in a while, particularly with those musical genre, IMHO of course.

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NKBassman said:
They're all very comfortable and I play equally mediocre on all of them :p. Of course they all feel different, but any one of them won't make a difference to me once I hit the stage.
In terms of dingability, the (naturally worn) P4 and (factory roadworn) Mustang would be the least worrisome.
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Well then I say play mediocre (or to the enjoyment) of the P4...fits tones for most of everything.
 
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#54
NKBassman said:
"Unremarkable" though... not necessarily a priority (unless you're talking about stuff being more enticing to steal).
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I meant "unremarkable" in the quite literal sense: The instrument that would generate the least amount of attention, the one that nobody (except perhaps another bass player) would even notice, much less mention. Anonimity in this case is not a perjorative.
 
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#55
Bob_Ross said:
I meant "unremarkable" in the quite literal sense: The instrument that would generate the least amount of attention, the one that nobody (except perhaps another bass player) would even notice, much less mention. Anonimity in this case is not a perjorative.
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I don't disagree in this case. If I was going to be up on stage with the host band all night I'd bring whatever bass I wanted to play all night regardless of its value. And in that case I would grab the Dingwall without question. But since whatever instrument I bring tonight is going to be sitting around for more of the evening than not, there's value in selecting from the shallow end of my particular pool.
 
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#58
brianrost said:
Bring the Dingwall and get lots of funny looks and questions. :thumbsup:
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I brought the Dingwall and the Geddy the last time I did sit in with this band for an evening. I played the Dinger, and gave the jazz bass to any bass players who came up to jam. I offered the Dingwall to one guy who I actually knew who is a killer player and session guy around town, but he declined, saying "what if I look down and go crosseyed and fall over". lol
 
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