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One Bass to do it all?

#123
pappabass said:
View attachment 3530813 Just 1 bass?? Oh come on !!
I have 3
1. ESP/LTD B205 Korean made, it is my church bass.
2. Fender P, my beer joint bass
3. Sterling Ray 4 when I want a clean bass sound.
Don't play in church any more,
Fender P is a little muddy sounding like all are. Already bought & sold 2 other fenders. I would end up just buying another one. Plus its my davoite color, black on black
Mainly play the Sterling now.
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"Fender P is a little muddy sounding like all are." I disagree STRONGLY with that statement. My P certainly is not muddy. :bassist:
 
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#124
I've been at just one bass for a while. Up until recently it was a Squier VM Mustang. But with a really good trade and the sale of other stuff I was allowed to get my current bass, a Lākland Jerry Scheff 4 string! A lot more versatile. I think it would work just fine for a lot of styles! And maybe one day I'll get to the point of being a mediocre hobbiest on the bass.
 
#125
Dr. Cheese said:
I like having more than one bass and more than one sound. Maybe I should have said that I want is to be able to use my fretless in any setting. I want to get used to hearing that sound any time I play bass even if I choose not to use it.
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I honestly think that wanting to use your fretless in any setting is an unrealistic expectation. IMHO
 
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#126
ugly_bassplayer said:
Awesomeness. I like people who can talk without being offended. Last challenge I did for myself cost 50¢. Finally learned to play with a pick after 25 years. Boom instant humbling!!!Share the knowledge!!!!
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There is no point in posting if I cannot take some criticism or even ridicule. More to the point, so many great players have had great careers on one bass. If I decide that my Pedulla does not cut it for some music, there is nothing to do but use another tool and get the job done.
 
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#128
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#130
My Lakland Skyline 44-64 (p bass) is the closest I’ve found. It just works, and seems like it’s really responsive to subtle changes I make with my right hand. I love my J-Sonic as well (partly because my sweet wife got it for me) but it doesn’t have the sparkle my P does (at least in my current setup).
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
Recently, I found that I had a hard time getting my Pedulla to sound the way I wanted it to when rehearsing for a church concert at the end of the month. My Sire really sounds great for the music, but it is bothering me that my main bass is not working out. Now that I know the songs better, I am going to practice them at home on the Pedulla and use my Pentabuzz at the next rehearsal. I think of how many great players have had careers on one bass, and I feel that I should be able to carry out my humble take on one bass too. In fact, I really want to let some basses go. Probably just keeping my Sire, Peavey Fury, and Pedulla. I do have another bass on an extended layaway and selling off my Carvin may take care of that. Four basses is still a lot of basses, but I want to use the Pedulla at least 75% of the time. If my Peavey had not only cost me $65, I would probably sell it too.
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I will have 4 basses after today (read: pending NBD day...;) ) and I find i go through moods of what I like to play, so I don't try to force a bass into a situation, I just let my emotions/rational decide which one I want to use for a gig/practice. I have found that 3-4 is about the sweet spot for me. YMMV.

I have a spector eurl 435lx, a 2010 Ric 4003, a G&L 2K tribby, and a Thunderbird vintage pro (arriving today). For what I play (rock/alt), anyone of these can and do work...;)

I will say that the most versatile of my lot, is the L2k with coil splits. That one can cover any situation easier than the others IMHO now.

Good Luck!
 
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#139
I don't really understand the angst many seem to have with trying to get down to one bass. I have 7 and I'd still like a couple more. As long as I can afford them and it's not taking food off my kids table then why not. The guitarist I play with mainly has 20 guitars. I have another guitarist friend that has somewhere around 80 guitars and probably up to 40 amplifiers. 7 just doesn't seem like many to me.

Now if I was just playing around the house I can see just having one or two But I'm playing in 3 different bands with each being completely different from the other. Modern Rock, Classic Rock and Old School Country. And beyond that I just plain like the different tonal variety.

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Everyone has their own and own reasons for why they want what they want and I am in no way beating anyone up for it.
 
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