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Let's see those Work Horse Basses!

#461
Here's mine..an actual Workhorse bass, by golly----

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yeah...I know...very cheap...
 
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Dave the Bass said:
Hi! It's a great bass, balances nicely on the strap, not too heavy on the shoulder...I usually run both pickups balanced, with a little bass boost, and mids and highs flat. Gives a good basic sound that works with pick, fingers, or slap. I really like the sound with the bridge pickup soloed, leave the bass in the same position, turn the mids up full, and turn the highs all the way down....gives it something close to a fretless growl and works great for ballad-y, slower songs.
As far as maintenance, it's very stable..I've had mine 2 years and only had to make a couple of very small bridge and truss rod adjustments. It doesn't show fingerprints or dust at all...maybe if you sweat a lot when you play it might, but I haven't had any issues with it at all.
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Nice --- thank you sir for the feedback! I do sweat a lot, so I'll be diligent at wiping down after every time I play it. I wonder what others do as far as frequency and types of of maintenance? I'll start a new thread, since I'm a new bass player (8 months) and a heavy sweating player.
 
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Agapeguy said:
Nice --- thank you sir for the feedback! I do sweat a lot, so I'll be diligent at wiping down after every time I play it. I wonder what others do as far as frequency and types of of maintenance? I'll start a new thread, since I'm a new bass player (8 months) and a heavy sweating player.
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My advice... play everything you can put your hands on. Find out what you like. I've been doing this for over 50 years, and have over a dozens basses and have owned , traded, and sold many more than that over the years. Never rule any thing out, just because it doesn't seem to be the most popular bass that you see.

It took me years before I finally fell in love with neck thru basses, then because they seem so hard to find years more before I finally decided Spectors were the right thing for me. I was just thankful Spector offered some Asian import Neck thru versions that folks had got and updated with active PUPs, so I didn't have to take a big bite first before I tried them. Then after spending a little more for a used Czech NS2 model and falling in love with that, finally took the bigger step for a special edition USA model neck thru NS4. Now I have three NS4s all are different and amazing basses, one was even a special build order I did on a frettless. (Waited 7 months to get that baby) So..... play everything you can find.

BTW I still have a G&L, Steinberger, Gibson T-Bird, Warwick Infinity, and a few others around here.

Never just settle, or we'd all be playing Fender Precisions, Gibson EBOs, or Hofner 500/1 Beatle basses.
 
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Eddie LeBlanc said:
My advice... play everything you can put your hands on. Find out what you like. I've been doing this for over 50 years, and have over a dozens basses and have owned , traded, and sold many more than that over the years. Never rule any thing out, just because it doesn't seem to be the most popular bass that you see.

It took me years before I finally fell in love with neck thru basses, then because they seem so hard to find years more before I finally decided Spectors were the right thing for me. I was just thankful Spector offered some Asian import Neck thru versions that folks had got and updated with active PUPs, so I didn't have to take a big bite first before I tried them. Then after spending a little more for a used Czech NS2 model and falling in love with that, finally took the bigger step for a special edition USA model neck thru NS4. Now I have three NS4s all are different and amazing basses, one was even a special build order I did on a frettless. (Waited 7 months to get that baby) So..... play everything you can find.

BTW I still have a G&L, Steinberger, Gibson T-Bird, Warwick Infinity, and a few others around here.

Never just settle, or we'd all be playing Fender Precisions, Gibson EBOs, or Hofner 500/1 Beatle basses.
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Very true, never settle for anything but the perfect bass for you. It's very rewarding once you've got "the one." (mine happens to be a Hofner 500/1V62 ironically):roflmao:
 
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The OP used the phrase "brings home the bacon". Well, here's me playing either a "home made" or "ultra boutique" (depending on your assessment of my skills) P at church. Last time I played at this church, the hospitality folks that feed us (band and production folks) made us...8 pounds of bacon. So, technically, it didn't bring any bacon home, unless you count the stuff in my stomach. I believe I had more than my fair share of the bacon.



OK, I know I had more than my fair share.
 
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