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Picked up guitar, too. Huge mistake
- Thread starter Wilmingtonian
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It’s a problem. I’m not gigging or in any bands right now - and I’ve currently got four bass amps. My SO has something like six guitar amps.
So what do I do this week? See a Vox Mini Superbeetle (in British Racing Green tolex no less!) on sale and immediately decide it’s “The Precious” and I’ve got to have it.
So what do I do this week? See a Vox Mini Superbeetle (in British Racing Green tolex no less!) on sale and immediately decide it’s “The Precious” and I’ve got to have it.
Buy the Duane Eddy signature 6 string bass/guitar.
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Problem solved, you will still use your other bass gear but you can play it like a guitar.
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Problem solved, you will still use your other bass gear but you can play it like a guitar.
I get the payout for a recent Reverb sale come around the same time I get my paycheck; I'm split between a pair of Denon DNS1200s to pair with my recently-acquired Tascam X9, & an ED Data Corrupter + RPS Arcade Machine. Why have one schizophrenic robot pedal when you can have two schizophrenic robot pedals?
!!!If it helps a bit... while a nice dedicated guitar valve/tube amplifier just can't be beaten, you can get really good sounds, way more than just 'acceptable', using a bass amplifier and one or two cheap pedals.
1) Joyo American Sound (the British sound is also very good but I personally prefer the American sound, I have both). This is an amplifier+speaker simulation pedal, super cheap (around £35 over here), based around some Fender guitar amp whose name I forget. Versatile, with its 'voice' control covering a nice range of sound characters, and doing anything from shimmering clean to raunchy dirty overdrive.
2) some reverb or even a delay pedal, to add a bit of ambience. I was using a reverb, but lately I'm enjoying using delays set low, to just one repeat, which gives you a kind of reverb of sorts.
The Joyo also sounds great as a bass overdrive, from barely noticeable low gain to dirty...
Ever since I got the Joyo pedal and tried it on my bass amp, I no longer bother plugging in my guitar amp at home, as most times I'm switching, playing a bit of bass, then guitar, etc, recording little ideas etc, so using one amp is convenient, especially at home. So... get a Joyo American Sound, add some reverb/delay, and use your bass amp
GAS will still be there, but at least you won't need to suffer in silence or with an uninspiring sound until you can get a good guitar amp.
Over the years I have had way more GAS for guitars & guitar stuff--maybe because of the variations & what I like.
I keep it simple on bass, although there is still bass tuff I'd like to get
Played guitar for 30+ years. Sold almost all of my guitars/gear. Still have a Gibson Explorer (singned by SRV) and LP Standard. They haven't seen the light of day for years.
4 string bass... check
5 string Bass... Check
Midi Bass... Check
Fretless bass... Check
6 String Bass... Check.
Acoustic electric upright bass... Check
6 String acoustic... Check
12 string Acoustic... Check
6 string nylon string electric guitar.. Check
Strat... Check
Les Paul... Check...
Mandolin... Check
Piano... Check...
Hammond B3 and Leslie... Check...
Mini Moog... Check
Hammer Dulcimer... Check
Banjo... Check
Call about rental space now that divorce is being finalized... Check.
You do realize she gets half...or the economic equivalent?
He loves it yeah yeah yeah...... Out of all the “minis” I’ve that’s the best one yet.
I have a few thoughts on picking up guitar as a bassist:
+1 on playing guitar bringing on double the GAS. If you’ve got issues with bass GAS, guitar GAS is even more severe. Guitars are everywhere, smaller, slightly cheaper and therefore, IMO, easier to collect.
I started playing guitar in 2011 as a slide player in a blues band (I found it “easy” as I’m left hand playing righty and am an upright bass player) and ive always been involved in fun side projects as a guitarist ever since.
One of the coolest things to do as a guitarist is to lock in with the drummer when playing rhythm. I’m not sure how many guitarists actually think about locking in with drums, but as a bassist coming over to guitar, locking in with drums is an instinct and will give you a leg up on other guitarists who don’t get it. Whereas bassists, we cue in on the bass drum or even high hat, as a guitarist you may find yourself locking in to other instruments such as the snare.
+1 on playing guitar bringing on double the GAS. If you’ve got issues with bass GAS, guitar GAS is even more severe. Guitars are everywhere, smaller, slightly cheaper and therefore, IMO, easier to collect.
I started playing guitar in 2011 as a slide player in a blues band (I found it “easy” as I’m left hand playing righty and am an upright bass player) and ive always been involved in fun side projects as a guitarist ever since.
One of the coolest things to do as a guitarist is to lock in with the drummer when playing rhythm. I’m not sure how many guitarists actually think about locking in with drums, but as a bassist coming over to guitar, locking in with drums is an instinct and will give you a leg up on other guitarists who don’t get it. Whereas bassists, we cue in on the bass drum or even high hat, as a guitarist you may find yourself locking in to other instruments such as the snare.
It is a really nice amp. It uses Korg’s NuTube technology. And it does sound and act a lot like a tube amp. It doesn’t completely nail the sound of an AC-30. But it’s definitely got the Vox sound and chime thing going for it. Decent onboard trem and ‘verb - and it’s bloody loud! Especially when you plug it into a bigger cab which it can easily drive. Although the custom spec Celestion Vox put in the included cab is no slouch in the tone or output department either. And it has a phone jack so it doubles as a silent practice amp. I was working on a song at 2:00 am and it didn’t bother my SO down the hall or Fen or Wigg (our dogs) who were crashed out on the sofa next to me.
Add in it only set me back $279 delivered and weighs in at 19 lbs. When compared to the AC-15 that weighs around 67 lbs and fetches $900 street, I’d call that a real bargain. And you can’t beat it for just looking so damn cute!
I’m really liking these little amps like the Orange Tiny Terror and Crush series and the Ampeg SVT Micro. Lots to like for relatively small money. Highly recommended.
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