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stoner/doom bassist thread part 2: suspicious smoke
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I need some suggestions. What would you guys do for a bass from this list
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I was considering the olp mm 5 stringer or the Ibanez blazer p copy. Then, there is always getting a P bass or a t40 or ahhh! There is a lot of choices... Looking for basses you may have experience with for this genre. My Wick isn't working out and it may be sold be tomorrow afternoon. There was also a guy selling an Epi thunderbird pro for 250 the other day. Please chime in.
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I was considering the olp mm 5 stringer or the Ibanez blazer p copy. Then, there is always getting a P bass or a t40 or ahhh! There is a lot of choices... Looking for basses you may have experience with for this genre. My Wick isn't working out and it may be sold be tomorrow afternoon. There was also a guy selling an Epi thunderbird pro for 250 the other day. Please chime in.
Most of those basses bore me to tears. I can't play a fender style body anymore as it's just not my thing. I would push you to get the OLP as I love triple coils. I'm also a big fan of anything that's old Ibanez. The T-40 would be awesome too if you can handle all those knobs. The guy from Black Tusk rocked T-40s for awhile until he had his custom bass made
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Just remember t- 40's look and sound cool but weigh a metric ton! I wish I could get my first bass back to use as a backup. It was a late 80' s ibanez destroyer 
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It saddens me to read this. After lusting after and playing every brand possible, I now belong to the "a p bass is all I need" club.
as far as effects go i dont have a ton of them although my board looks big lol. bluebeard fuzz and a blender so i keep some of the clean low end, and i had a morley PWF that im replacing with a wilson freaker (which should be here next week).
i wish i had more effects i just dont have any use for them. i think im adding a musket fuzz at some point to my 2nd rig so i run two fuzzes into two different amps, should sound pretty sweet.
im getting an acoustic 370 tomorrow to pair with a peavey 3620. im hoping it brings the dooooo)))))m.
i wish i had more effects i just dont have any use for them. i think im adding a musket fuzz at some point to my 2nd rig so i run two fuzzes into two different amps, should sound pretty sweet.
im getting an acoustic 370 tomorrow to pair with a peavey 3620. im hoping it brings the dooooo)))))m.
lol. hey if you get that band going bring my guys down to richmond so we can play with you. we're actually gonna be at the triple in august, if you can come out that would be awesome.
I'm in the same boat. I can't stand the feel of Fender basses, though I've warmed up a little to the j-basses.
The Ibanez 505 is a decent low-mid level 5 string. Plays decent and sounds ok.
Well at least you use a G&L which look much nicer than the Fender's imo. I have two basses with P pickups but they sure don't look like a P bass
As much as my guitarist hates it I love Ibanez. When I bought my SR700 I transitioned from a terrible player to a not so terrible player. Sad I ever sold it. If I had kept all the Ibanezes I've ever owned I'd have a pretty kickass collection of cheap, ass kicking basses. My ATK700 is still my main player and probably will be unless I buy a USA or prestige one.
id rock a P bass, but theyre so stupidly priced its not worth even trying to get one. if i ever ran across a late 70s one that was all original with a cool finish, id pull the trigger for the right price.
There was a 4 and 5 string OLP, the Ibanez Blazer (p copy), T40, Thunderbird Pro or now Fender put out this
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I like both of these. Stupid decisions.
However, I might be able to afford the blazer and the 4 string OLP or the T40 and the 4 string OLP or both the 4 and 5 string OLPs. If I can get it, should I go for 2 basses?
Any reason you're limiting yourself to those GBase results? Lots of cool stuff pops up in the classifieds here.
not really. I just like looking at lists. I could look at classifieds but then I am going to be online all day
*The big thing was the Ibanez Blazer. the other basses are a bonus.
Also, what type of Warwick were you using? What wasn't working about it? I use a 5-string Corvette STD that works great in my band.
Like I said I'm a huge fan of old Ibanez, so I'll tell you to pull the trigger on a blazer =P However there are two very awesome Ibanezes on the bay right now that I would buy if I had spare cash.
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My progression has been from '78/'79 Yamaha BB to '79 T-40 to G&L Tributes. I bought an RD Artist a few weeks ago thinking it would rule the school & to be honest... I like the G&Ls more. They sound bigger, are more defined, and cut through better. Plus they don't weight 15lbs. The T-40s get a bad rap. They're only kinda heavy. Mine's around 12lbs & I have no problem wearing it for a couple hours at a time.
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