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Stoner / Doom Bassist Thread - Part 18

#922
It's a beast of an amp. If I had any reason to keep it I would have, but I barely play guitar and I still have a Sunn Beta Bass that sounds pretty great with guitar, on top of my tube heads. I was using it with a Tubescreamer before, I bet it sounds wicked with that Tightmetal.
 
#923
I think two things have kept me from being interested in Hartke. One, they're all over craigslist. To me that means that people want to unload them as they get something else. Two, they're all over the place with endorsements. Seeing Victor Wooten and David Ellefson both flog for Hartke does nothing but make my inner hipster want to buy some Emperor cabs and a vintage Sunn amp. It's dumb, but it is what it is.

There's a certain doom aesthetic that I'm in love with.
 
#927
I will admit that I get a certain negative affect from the marketing/endorsees of certain gear, unconsciously. There are brands that are high quality, versatile and sound great, but I only ever see them being demonstrated by bassists using techniques and tones so far from my taste that it I don't even give them a second thought. That's the problem with looking up gear demos on youtube, a lot of the time. Occasionally you get someone like Ed Friedland, who even though he does a lot of that (for a reason, certain people want it), he always plays everything finger style and with a pick and shows you some of the tonal versatility of gear. Still, people like him are few and far between and they can only show off so much different gear so often.
 
#928
Kawai-chang said:
Have you had any other serious bites on the T-bird? If not, and it's been a while for sale, I'd at least give it a good pondering.

Seems like Fender CS stuff keeps it's value.
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blendermassacre said:
I'd be weary that it's just a roadworn series instead...
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JoeVictim said:
+1 that CS holds value and in some cases, increases.

+1 that it may be a roadworn series. See if the serial number can be verified with Fender before making any moves.

Then you just have to decide what you'd rather look at, Gibby or F-word. I don't forsee either going down in value.
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father of fires said:
See what the prices are for either at fancy dealers like Chicago Music Exchange.

Plus they usually have a pretty pimp vintage collection.
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ok so the guy sent me the receipt, serial number, year, all pertinent info, looks pretty legit. think id have an easier time selling this thing than the T-bird? or are these things even awesome basses? most of the time i really dont like reissues but im tempted about this one.
 
#930
father of fires said:
So Joe - those Carvins looked cool. How do they sound?
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Do you remember the soundcloud stuff I linked? It's all recorded with the Carvins.

Honestly, I think they sound great. I seriously am not gassing for new cabs. Remember, I had certain requirements for my next cab.
1. Budget
2. Weight
3. A company that isn't going to disappear or stop answering the phone.

All things considered, I would buy the Carvins again.

Now if I had unlimited money/didn't care about weight, I would be looking at those Olde Crow cabs (because they look so damn cool) or a Dually. Olde Crow has the look and the Dually has the engineering. I bet you could talk a Dually builder into doing the dovetail/natural stain thing, for a price...
 
#931
Corey Y said:
I will admit that I get a certain negative affect from the marketing/endorsees of certain gear, unconsciously. There are brands that are high quality, versatile and sound great, but I only ever see them being demonstrated by bassists using techniques and tones so far from my taste that it I don't even give them a second thought. That's the problem with looking up gear demos on youtube, a lot of the time. Occasionally you get someone like Ed Friedland, who even though he does a lot of that (for a reason, certain people want it), he always plays everything finger style and with a pick and shows you some of the tonal versatility of gear. Still, people like him are few and far between and they can only show off so much different gear so often.
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Ed Friedland is the man because he'll test a piece of gear and knows enough about music to tell you what genres and purposes its good for. When I'm hunting for gear demos (especially on Youtoob) I like when people put their equipment in the video description of, say, a cover song. That way you can hear what it sounds like musically, not just wankin. I fell for a couple where the audio clips for a pedal sounded awesome, but once you get it home and take it to band practice, you realize its a useless noisemaking brick.
 
#932
beebassdude said:
ok so the guy sent me the receipt, serial number, year, all pertinent info, looks pretty legit. think id have an easier time selling this thing than the T-bird? or are these things even awesome basses? most of the time i really dont like reissues but im tempted about this one.
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There is a market for Fender CS stuff. You just have to get lucky that someone is looking for what you have to sell. It would be the same with the Gibson though. They are both instruments for a niche market. Most players that NEED Fender on the headstock will be into the standard production stuff. It takes a special breed to drop the extra bucks on a CS.

It may sell faster, but still very niche.
 
#933
JoeVictim said:
There is a market for Fender CS stuff. You just have to get lucky that someone is looking for what you have to sell. It would be the same with the Gibson though. They are both instruments for a niche market. Most players that NEED Fender on the headstock will be into the standard production stuff. It takes a special breed to drop the extra bucks on a CS.

It may sell faster, but still very niche.
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i tend to agree, i just dont know much about fenders outside of the vintage P/Js. think im gonna pass on the trade for now and see if i can sell this guy, im not in a hurry anyways (although im always impatient haha!). thanks dude.
 
#934
beebassdude said:
i tend to agree, i just dont know much about fenders outside of the vintage P/Js. think im gonna pass on the trade for now and see if i can sell this guy, im not in a hurry anyways (although im always impatient haha!). thanks dude.
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Let me tell you a quick story.

I was trying to sell a '75 P Bass. I kept putting it on eBay and it never sold. Then I put it on consignment at Atomic. I gave them my rock bottom price and they added $100 and put it on ebay at a hard price until it sold. It took 4 or 5 weeks but it eventually sold.

So either put it on consignment and let them do the work or put it on eBay and put it out of your mind until it sells. If it sits long enough someone will eventually succumb to GAS.

So now whenever I try to sell something that I want a certain price for I let it rot on ebay until someone buys it.
 
#935
father of fires said:
Let me tell you a quick story.

I was trying to sell a '75 P Bass. I kept putting it on eBay and it never sold. Then I put it on consignment at Atomic. I gave them my rock bottom price and they added $100 and put it on ebay at a hard price until it sold. It took 4 or 5 weeks but it eventually sold.

So either put it on consignment and let them do the work or put it on eBay and put it out of your mind until it sells. If it sits long enough someone will eventually succumb to GAS.

So now whenever I try to sell something that I want a certain price for I let it rot on ebay until someone buys it.
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itll be at atomic this weekend. im trying out an AD200 they have in the clink. consignment is probably the way to go.
 
#937
beebass... i dont know what atomic has one for, but im gonna be letting mine go...

as for breakup factor with the way i EQ with things prettty evenly i could play at show volume and be getting break up that was nicely responsive. kinda rode the sweet spot for me at show volume. theyre nice.
 

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