Send the poor lonely thing here....I will comfort and love it
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Overhyped Features You Just Had to Have
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I am somewhat pleased that I never fell for the Badass hype.
Not sure I can hear the difference.
Not sure I can hear the difference.
Yes! Except in my case, I have to pay to get everything fixed because I can't fix *#@!
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- I don't wait 30 minutes after eating, to go swimming.
Quick change battery compartments on active basses is also SUCH a great idea!!
Sunroof, and the leather wrapped steering wheel...
... it's a good thing the sunroof leaks, as it keeps the hand-crud off the leather...
... it's a good thing the sunroof leaks, as it keeps the hand-crud off the leather...
Funny, I was going to say I'm glad I got over feeling like I needed just a main player and a backup. Now I have lots of basses and I'm much happier this way. I may favor one for weeks or months, or favor one for use with certain ensembles, but every time I open a case I haven't touched in a while, it is like being reintroduced to an old friend.
I'm a firm believer that any bass can work in any situation, and I could be completely happy with just one or two, but it sure is fun to have choices.
6 string for sure had 2 but in the end I'm a groove guy and a 5 is perfect for me.
I was all active too, now spend lots of time on passive and see the benefits to both.
Until last year I was never a P guy, I never liked the E string sound now I spend most of my time but I think thats more due to the music im playing but maybe not tastes change.
I was all active too, now spend lots of time on passive and see the benefits to both.
Until last year I was never a P guy, I never liked the E string sound now I spend most of my time but I think thats more due to the music im playing but maybe not tastes change.
Man do I miss the one I had. It was fantastic. I only sold it because I'd never ever be able to play it out anywhere (also the significant profit), but the minute I did I regretted it.
I see where this thread is headed.
Anything more that a old Fender P-Bass is overhyped.
Anything more that a old Fender P-Bass is overhyped.
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Glad you were the first to say it...
I have owned 9 Rics from 1968 till now (still have 2). They usually sit at home while the Fenders see playing time. I have never gotten the hysteria about the Ric. Back in the 60s - it wasn't really a big deal. Almost ALL of the West coast guys were playing them - myself included.
I don't know if it was Chris Squire or perhaps Geddy Leee that pushed the "legend" ahead - but indeed, it grew. They became somehow "magical". Supposedly, the Ric is the end all to all things musically. It will absolutely transform music - from A to Z.
Now having said this - I still occasionally take one with me and play a song or two, but usually it sits in a stand for the lookey Lous to slather over. But what the hell! Hype or not - they ARE cool to look at!!
Actually, vintage Fender gear might be the most overhyped of all....
And I like Fender.
If that's where it will go if you want to take it there. I am the OP, I have P with flats AND two fives. One of those fives has soapbars and an 18v preamp.
The best thing about Badass is how my Dad used to say it...."buh-dass".
Now that is true! A whole lot of old Fenders are more valuable as antiques than working instruments.
The first quality bass I bought was my 1995 Warwick Corvette Standard Passive 4 string, I bought it new and although I do not use it these days as my main player it is an absolutely fantastic bass....the craftsmanship, wood, playability and OH MY GOD THE TONE!
I even got all hyped up and bought another in the early 2000's and although it was a nice bass it was FAR different than my original, not even close TBH.
Also had a period where I was all over the active electronics and was swapping all kinds of preamps in and out of a few originally passive basses, I am over that now and the only active bass I own is my 4 string Musicman HH Buttercream Sterling which is active OEM.
Also was caught up shlepping around a giant Ampeg 810 & Heavy beast of an Amp for a number of years back in the early 2000's........I don't miss that one bit.
These days I have simplified it all, Fender USA '75 RI that I love, lightweight class D amp & will be purchasing a lightweight 410 cab to replace the NV610 and 410hlf in the near future as well.
Also.....
Get off my lawn!
In the early 90s it was graphic eq on amps and active electronics. Since I joined TB in 2002 I've learned that new shiny tech becomes all the rage only to be replaced by the newer shinier tech. I haven't been a hype-buyer for a long time thankfully.
The only neck I have ever had problems with that required it to be fixed by the manufacturer was a non-truss rod Q4 with a warped neck and I have owned over 100 basses. Go figure.
