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Never thought I would be saying this...Goodbye darlin

shababy32

shababy32

May 2, 2015
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Greetings and salutations everyone. Or as we say down here in God’s country(Missisippi), how y’all doin? Well I must admit for a minute I’ve been down in the dumps. I had to sell my 2015 Fender American Standard P Bass. It hurt. It was the bass that I had been striving to get for years and years. Then I started thinking. It’s really only a bass guitar. A damn fine one, but it didn’t make my bed, my exwife actually paid for it and being that she was spawned from Lucifer himself, the damn thing could have easily been possessed and who knows. The bass might have even spontaneously emmiting massive electrical currents and possibly fried me...Like I really need something to do that to me. I successfully did that to myself during the 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and well, satans daughter gave me the best gift ever. My son! So when it is either keep what I consider the Holy Grail or Santa for my boy, it’s a no freakin brainer!
Anyway, here’s my question. I have a Jazz bass already, and I’ve been really interested in goin a different rout. Like the semi hollow body, or hollow body, or just something different. Fender Starcaster, Gretsch, or even the epi jack Cassidy or Allen Woody bass. Not lookin to spend over 800. Any suggestions?
Thank y’all!
 
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shababy32 said:
Greetings and salutations everyone. Or as we say down here in God’s country(Missisippi), how y’all doin? Well I must admit for a minute I’ve been down in the dumps. I had to sell my 2015 Fender American Standard P Bass. It hurt. It was the bass that I had been striving to get for years and years. Then I started thinking. It’s really only a bass guitar. A damn fine one, but it didn’t make my bed, my exwife actually paid for it and being that she was spawned from Lucifer himself, the damn thing could have easily been possessed and who knows. The bass might have even spontaneously emmiting massive electrical currents and possibly fried me...Like I really need something to do that to me. I successfully did that to myself during the 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and well, satans daughter gave me the best gift ever. My son! So when it is either keep what I consider the Holy Grail or Santa for my boy, it’s a no freakin brainer!
Anyway, here’s my question. I have a Jazz bass already, and I’ve been really interested in goin a different rout. Like the semi hollow body, or hollow body, or just something different. Fender Starcaster, Gretsch, or even the epi jack Cassidy or Allen Woody bass. Not lookin to spend over 800. Any suggestions?
Thank y’all!
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this D'Angelico is $800..dual pickup model.....Invalid Link Removed
 
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bobyoung53 said:
If her head starts spinning watch out!
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Well her head hasn’t made a complete 360, but her nose holes get so big when she’s pissed off, u could drive a Mac truck through one nose hole, and have a tractor trailer pull through the other! Regardless, as much as I could bash her, and deservedly so, I really need to figure out what kind of bass I want. I am done with marriage!
 
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Something different? Hollow body you say? I know nothing about these (I posted a thread asking about them and got tumbleweed), but I do like the look of them - Hagstrom Viking:
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edit: Duh, dollar/pound confusion, might be overbudget.
 
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shababy32 said:
Thank you for your concern! I try to make it every Sunday. I might need to grab some holy water this Sunday. I think I heard my exwife talk like a cross between the Excorcist and The Nun tonight! Sleeping with one eye open tonight!
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I'm not religious, but the amount of dislike you're hanging onto for this person seems like the opposite of something a holy man would do, but I digress.

I'd say if $800 is your budget, look at an Epi Jack Casady. They sound great. Also, in my experiences, semi-hallows are no more fragile than solid bodies unless you're swinging them around intentionally.
 
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Yeah, an ex gone psycho. Been there, done that, got the T shirt, myself. Good luck with it! I think of it as getting let out of a bad contract. In the long run, I've been much better off. It was a bumpy ride getting through it, 'sall.

Back to bassics. The bass you disposed of was a P, yeah? If you enjoyed having both a J and a P on hand, maybe the good move is to replace the P.
 
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Ewo said:
Back to bassics. The bass you disposed of was a P, yeah? If you enjoyed having both a J and a P on hand, maybe the good move is to replace the P.
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Yeah, that's why I suggested the Sire P7 - in passive, rolled to the neck, you've got all of the "modern P" bases covered. Roll in the bridge pickup and/or go active, and you've got way more flexibility than that old P ever did.

On the other hand, the JC is a sweet, sweet bass, and can also cop a pretty decent "P" style tone with the right settings and hand technique...
 
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shababy32 said:
Greetings and salutations everyone. Or as we say down here in God’s country(Missisippi), how y’all doin? Well I must admit for a minute I’ve been down in the dumps. I had to sell my 2015 Fender American Standard P Bass. It hurt. It was the bass that I had been striving to get for years and years. Then I started thinking. It’s really only a bass guitar. A damn fine one, but it didn’t make my bed, my exwife actually paid for it and being that she was spawned from Lucifer himself, the damn thing could have easily been possessed and who knows. The bass might have even spontaneously emmiting massive electrical currents and possibly fried me...Like I really need something to do that to me. I successfully did that to myself during the 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and well, satans daughter gave me the best gift ever. My son! So when it is either keep what I consider the Holy Grail or Santa for my boy, it’s a no freakin brainer!
Anyway, here’s my question. I have a Jazz bass already, and I’ve been really interested in goin a different rout. Like the semi hollow body, or hollow body, or just something different. Fender Starcaster, Gretsch, or even the epi jack Cassidy or Allen Woody bass. Not lookin to spend over 800. Any suggestions?
Thank y’all!
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Not a short-scale fan but I've always liked the Rumblekat, especially in that new Sapphire Blue finish.
 
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shababy32 said:
Being that I have never owned a semi or hollow body bass, are they durable? For some reason I think of them as being fragile. Is this true?
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Semi-hollows have a bigass wood center block inside. They’re as sturdy as most solidbody basses. You’re probably thinking more of hollow body archtop type instruments. Those are more like an acoustic guitar in terms of fragility. But that said, even those are pretty sturdy when it comes to normal dinging and bumping. A hard smash right to the face can be a problem. But that’s something that can damage any bass if it gets hit just right.

tl:dr - Don’t worry about it. Semi-hollow basses are sturdy.
 
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The Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird gets my vote! Fantastic sounding bass and excellent quality. I have been playing Thunderbirds since 1976 and the VP is more than a match for 60's Thunderbirds. I loved my first one so much I bought another! I see more in the future.
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