Need a "hippie" bass... suggestions?

[Dan B]

Alright, here's what you need to do.

Find a bass or bass body made with bamboo or some fast growing wood. Hardwood= destroying the environment. Make your own pickups, and use whatever neck you can find. You see, you want to go green, and hippies like green.

Paint the thing in some wild acid-trip color. Tye-dye works (like those two Stingrays and ATK earlier in the thread). Put a white pearloid pickguard on it (or clear pickguard). Just go crazy with the paint.

Put a flower decal on the headstock. Hippies like flowers, right? Either that, or some kind of anti-war/anti-poverty/world peace message. Maybe incorporate that into the paint.

Have some way to burn incense. Incense= way cool psychedelic 60s.

 

[thehangingmist]

just get a little beat up fender style bass with a flower sticker and a scarf hanging around somewhere. let the guitar players refin their stuff

 

[BassClef 2010]

+1^^

 

[topcat2069]

Take acid when you play, then ANY BASS will be a hippie bass

 

[bigblondeafro87]

The Modulus Quantum 5 or 6 is the current most common bass I've seen in the 'hippy' scene...

 

[realbadgroove]

You could always paint one of your basses

 

[johnk_10]

The Modulus Quantum 5 or 6 is the current most common bass I've seen in the 'hippy' scene...

really? i've never seen a hippy playing any more than a 4 stringer, especially back in the 60's.

 

[realbadgroove]

Everyone uses the modulus Quantum I use the TBX which is what phil lesh used to play and what Mike Gordon of Phish currently plays and Dave Schools of WSP has. Doesnt get more hippie

The Modulus Quantum 5 or 6 is the current most common bass I've seen in the 'hippy' scene...

 

[5StringBlues]

really? i've never seen a hippy playing any more than a 4 stringer, especially back in the 60's.

He meant the rich,BMW driving ,pseudo-hippies of today.

 

[countrybass007]

The standard Fender Jazz was very popular with the 60s bass players who could afford one. Harmony, Teisco, and various cheapos were popular because they were cheap, and they did the job. The sound of your amp will make a big difference in getting the vintage sound of the 60s. Stick with an old Ampeg, or Fender, amps like GKs will sound too clean. If you want to go modern, Orange and Mesa make some great amps with the old school sound.

 

[cnltb]

I've been asked to play in a 60's - 70's hippie-type band (ala Cream, Yardbirds, Hendrix, Zombies) kinda "acid rock". The thing is that the band wants to really get the "psychodelic" vibe, and I only have mostly modern type basses... so, I need some suggestions - cheaper is better - definitely no more than $700, 4 string, fretted.
Another thought is to modify my Squier Jazz with some interesting graphics. Any suggestions?

Alembic....second hand

 

[john_martin_sai]

Grabber - drippin' with hippie dna

....after that,.....any other vintage styled GIBSON.

 

[johnk_10]

He meant the rich,BMW driving ,pseudo-hippies of today.

oh, okay. i'm a hippy from the 60's, so i guess i'm a bit out of touch with what the 'yougin's' are doing now.
although i do drive a BMW now (used to drive a VW bus).

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Hippie bass makes me think of the Hagstrom 8..


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[johnk_10]

or even one of these:

 

[5StringBlues]

Non-reverse T-Bird!



Excuse me,I have to go clean up now.........................

 

[Stumbo]

See my avatar pic.

'64 Fender Jazz(white/tort) played through a Sunn 2000 w/2x15 cab.

IME, it was mostly the clothes that had the wild graphics, not the basses.

 

[thehangingmist]

and btw, its you who needs to look hippie not the bass really. unless its a ultra modern led fitted bass anything will be ok

 

[Dan B]

and btw, its you who needs to look hippie not the bass really. unless its a ultra modern led fitted bass anything will be ok

Like this?

Hey, it screams "hippie" to me

 

[carl h.]

This is what I always think of for a hippie bass:

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