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The 'Love for all basses' thread.

NickyBass

NickyBass

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Nov 28, 2005
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#1
I love all basses. I realize that there are different needs for different gigs, projects or budgets. Each bassist has a highly personal set of requirements or desires and I only hope that everyone finds the bass for them. I know there are alot of open minded individuals here, but then there are a few who like to spoil an otherwise good conversation by uniformed arguments or by just plain being rude and unaccepting. This is a great community and we should support each other and celebrate our differences.

I don't beleive that there is one bass for everyone. I also have been realizing that there isn't one bass for me. I have had my refin 1959 P bass for many years and it has become my 'main' bass for the bulk of stuff that I've played. My style is changing and my tastes are getting much more diverse, so a few years ago, I started expierimenting with as many basses as I could get my hands on.

Now, I am just as likely to play my old P bass as I am my Skjold. I am GASing for an Alleva Coppolo 5 string P and a 60's Gibson non-reverse Thunderbird.

I'm starting this thread for a friendly conversation on all basses. In this thread no one bass is better than the next.

So, anyone else here love ALL basses.
 
#2
I can't say I love ALL basses. I'm mainly a Fender player, but I have a Rickenbacker and a couple of Gibsons I love too. I can't honestly see the day when I'd play a five/six string bass, a fretless or a short-scale bass, but that's because I've never approached the limitations imposed by my own choices - not because I feel that they are inferior. They're just not for me; I get what I need out of the basses that I have.

But I whole-heartedly agree with the sentiment above - there are far too many people here who are far too keen to push their own opinions as hard fact and to dismiss others.
 
#4
I love all basses as well, but that doesn't mean that I can play them. I love to see and hear guys tearing it up on something with 6+ strings, but I really doubt I'll ever attempt to play anything with more than 5.
 
#6
Yeah, I agree that there are a ton of basses that I probably wouldn't purchase. I don't see myself (though I'm open to the possibility) playing an ERB. I still love to hear someone tear it up on one though. And, just because it might not fit my style, doesn't mean that I can't support someone who's style it does fit.
 
#7
How can someone not love all basses? Even the "worst" bass is meaningful to someone ..... lots of people can't ever afford any kind of bass and that POS that we might snicker at now and then may be the best thing someone ever got. Every bass has its value to someone, and I do think we all have a tendancy to forget that at times ..... :rolleyes:

I am so wildy happy with my current basses that I actually feel guilty at times. Clearly, in all of these years of playing, this is the best bass grouping I have ever owned. Of course, that doesn't mean that I'm done looking/buying/selling/ordering ..... far from it, I'm sure. In fact, I'm in the early stages of my next FBB order, a fretless 8 string that's probably going to take a year to get done :hyper:

Love 'em all, and if I had the room I'd own as many as I could possibly afford ....... :cool:
 
#9
I don't know if I love all basses but I sure respect them. If I respect them I will give them a try and maybe if they get closer to my needs and desires I will love them. But I am sure that all basses serve a purpose (and it's up to us if that bass fits in with us), so they deserve respect and TLC
 
#11
Hey Chebass, you are right around the corner from me. Do you remember a jazz club near Merchantville called Serrengetti? I used to hang out there almost every night. I bought my first personal upright from the house bass player-Paul, I beleive his name was. That place is long gone, but what a cool place to hang.
 
#17
baba said:
Sorry, every bass is not a beautiful individual snowflake. Keep that talk for the children. I've played basses that are better off heating a house. Basses have no feelings, it's ok to tell them they suck when they in fact suck.
Click to expand...

Ah-yup. There have been enough "Look at what I found on eBay" threads here to more than prove it.

Oh, look at what was found on eBay:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400949
 
#18
Nicky-
I'm with you. I've never met a bass I didn't want to play. Even some beat-to-dink pawn shop special has a role to fill and a story to tell. Sometimes all they need is a cleaning and a good set-up!
And if I get to play a bass that doesn't fit my normal style, I won't fight it....I'll let the bass take me where it wants to go.
I also played one bass for a long time. Then I discovered my Fender Roots. Now I own 9 basses and each one of them is different. And I've also managed to stay married! :hyper:
 
#19
I don't necessarily love all basses, but I agree that there is no reason to hate any manufacturer or model. I recently went through extensive shopping for a cheap (sub-$600) bass and as astounded at the variety of good-playing, decent instruments. The petty bickering about one model being superior to another is a bit silly to me.

Reminds me of motorcyclists who tweak everything about the bike but not themselves. The expression, "It's not what you ride but how you ride it" also applies to bassists.
 

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