Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Super Rant... Am I alone?
- Thread starter Donavan12
- Start date
Wow really??? you have never been in an environment where they drink alcohol?
your gigs sound like a lot of fun!
One drunk at a high end Holiday party, jumped onstage to "sing" knocked the female singer backwards, took out the guitarist, who's 1968 Les Paul custom headstock hit the PA speaker stand, breaking the headstock and knocking the pa speaker over, which landed on the board... the singer broke an ankle...
turns out he was the president of said company!
i still bring out my warwick --- but it is well out of harms way and under constant observation.
Total investment @ 500.00
Mods list:
Reed James Pv pickups (first ones ever) @Reed James Eng
American deluxe bridge (not high mass)
Drilled string through body added ferrules (increases the down pressure on the saddles of g/d/a strings which were really slack as i have the neck set-in with no shim and the saddles were bottomed out on either the stock or the replacement bridge when strung trough bridge)
CTS/Orangedrop/Switchcraft/Cloth covered wire harness
Genuine Fender Chrome Pbass/Tele knobs.
Jokomo black pearl inlay stickers.
Ashtrays
White thumbrest.
Dunlop Dual design straplocks
I guess we hold our liquor better here in SC.Wow really??? you have never been in an environment where they drink alcohol?
your gigs sound like a lot of fun!
One drunk at a high end Holiday party, jumped onstage to "sing" knocked the female singer backwards, took out the guitarist, who's 1968 Les Paul custom headstock hit the PA speaker stand, breaking the headstock and knocking the pa speaker over, which landed on the board... the singer broke an ankle...
turns out he was the president of said company!
i still bring out my warwick --- but it is well out of harms way and under constant observation.
I've never seen a drunk person do that. On another note, I played with a guy who broke is Les Paul (neck) twice at practice with no drunks. My point was, why pay a lot for something if you are worried about Murphy's Law.But we don't spell better.Wow really??? you have never been in an environment where they drink alcohol?
your gigs sound like a lot of fun!
One drunk at a high end Holiday party, jumped onstage to "sing" knocked the female singer backwards, took out the guitarist, who's 1968 Les Paul custom headstock hit the PA speaker stand, breaking the headstock and knocking the pa speaker over, which landed on the board... the singer broke an ankle...
turns out he was the president of said company!
i still bring out my warwick --- but it is well out of harms way and under constant observation.
Talkbass' search function sucks. Google works much better for finding stuff on talkbass.That's why there is a search feature built into the forum.
There have been a few threads like this lately (not counting the dorkus who made your cousin cry). I think many people here on TB agree it's all in your hands. Sure a nicer, more expensive instrument will have some bonuses, but there's nothing MISSING from cheaper gear. Unfortunately family can rarely talk away the pain a "peer" can cause, so I would just try to play along with him and tell him that a real win would be to learn on his cheaper guitar until he can afford a better one - the skill is the important part; and wouldn't it be nice to plug in the Kawasaki and play better than the MIM Strat kid can?? TB'ers have said a few times the real morons are the ones with more expensive gear and no chops lol
I have played a few Squier basses in music stores and agree that some played and sounded pretty darn good. But with that said and at this point in my life, I would never purchase one just for the reasons stated by OP and others. There is already enough drama and crap that you are exposed to when in a band and I don't want to add gear snobbery to the list. Just saying no Squiers for me. If my bandmate wants to play one I have no problem with that.
Last edited:
I always get picked on at the skatepark for riding an old school board with funny 90's shoes.
Sometimes these kids are like 10 years old giving me a hard time. It's ok though, I wear all the safety gear and have no problem cutting them off in the middle of a high speed chase.
I have the newer boards too, but sometimes I like my older ones for style.
Sometimes these kids are like 10 years old giving me a hard time. It's ok though, I wear all the safety gear and have no problem cutting them off in the middle of a high speed chase.
I have the newer boards too, but sometimes I like my older ones for style.
Anybody who cares more about your brand of guitar than your ability to make music with it simply isn't worth the time of day.
I think they help the other guys out. If everyone wanted the "best" all guitars would cost the same.
Just a little advice for your young cousin, have him listen to the first two Van Halen albums and then let him know that the guitar Ed used was a cheap 200.00$ home made guitar painted with bicycle paint (show him the cover of the first album) and he went on to have a pretty good life as a musician. My point is that you don't need high priced gear to be a musician. All you need is the drive and desire and love of music, better gear will come later on when your ready and know what you want, and remember, talent comes from within (head, heart and hands) not from a piece of wood with strings on it and someone's name on the headstock. Because in the end that's all it is, a piece of wood. As for me I've been playing bass and guitar for more then 35 years and my current bass is a black/maple neck Sterling SUB ray 4 and my guitar is a 1985 white/maple neck Squire strat and I wouldn't part with either one of them. I just love the way they look and play and don't care what's on the headstock.
A young musician is a terrible thing to loose. The world needs music. Best of luck.
A young musician is a terrible thing to loose. The world needs music. Best of luck.
I haven't seen him recently. I have to talk to my aunt and uncle about it. I think all he's got is an acoustic guitar I'm not even sure. But his little brother had a guitar too and when that rotten spoiled kid ran his mouth he dropped his guitar too! So this kid ruined both of their ambitions! Especially since a little brother looks up to an older brother. I'll have to have a talk with them again and see where those kids are at with "guitar interest"
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
That's the perfect environment for a P-Bass. The world trembles when you start waving around that paddle on the end of the neck. I'm pretty sure Moses split the Red Sea with a P-Bass. The water knew it would hurt way too much to get in the way of that thing and opened right up. It doesn't matter whether it is a Fender or a Squier so long as it is a P.
