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Thinking about change

KromaatiKlauun

KromaatiKlauun

Jan 2, 2006
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Bogotá D.C.
muertosacanonazos.bandcamp.com
#1
I own an Epi Tbird, I love how it sounds, but I am a little disappointed with its endurance, it already shows cracks and signs of going to shards. Is there a bass with a similar sound that resists the life on the orad, rowdy moshing audiences and a clumsy guy like me?(I know every bass breaks, but something more enduring) Maybe a Fender P? I'm open for sugestions

or

I'm looking for tone that can be described as: dark, boomy, warm, roar(if this one doesn't makes sense ignore this one)... even muddy; and also resistant; does it exist?

My only hang up, I'm not into actives

Thanks for your help
 
#5
out of curiosity, could you post some pics of the damage?

what would prevent another bass from suffering the same kind of damage? I don't mean any disrespect, but it seems you should learn to treat your instrument a bit more carefully. body cracks don't just happen by themselves.
 
#10
No disrespect felt. I don't own a camara, nor do I have how to get one now; the cracks are whwere the body joins the neck, to the sides.

And sorry guys, I try my best to be careful; but I have to travel trough bumpy roads(Colombia has three long cordilleras you know), and the awkward Tbird shape is very accident prone, even more with a clutz like me.

Thanks for all the help
 
#16
No, not even a thundy case; you can't get'em here. Think your worst GC scenario you had, seems like the stores here are like that. If it wasn't for a few mötley fans that work there, they wouldn't even recognize it :p I had one semi-hard made, but it's far from being great, but it was the only option around.

That Squier really looks good, I'm also gonna check the used market for the fender version; it's kinda funny, I saw an old New York Dolls picture, and didn't know what bass it was, and thanks to this thread it's clear what it is.

Thanks a lot.
 
#17
KromaatiKlauun said:
I own an Epi Tbird, I love how it sounds, but I am a little disappointed with its endurance, it already shows cracks and signs of going to shards. Is there a bass with a similar sound that resists the life on the orad, rowdy moshing audiences and a clumsy guy like me?(I know every bass breaks, but something more enduring) Maybe a Fender P? I'm open for sugestions

or

I'm looking for tone that can be described as: dark, boomy, warm, roar(if this one doesn't makes sense ignore this one)... even muddy; and also resistant; does it exist?

My only hang up, I'm not into actives

Thanks for your help
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PICS! Maybe it's just cool mojo :)
 
#18
TrevorOfDoom said:
+1

and the idea of a Tele bass RI with Mudbucker isn't bad. add a '51 P SC style pup somewhere between the mid and bridge position, and you'd be ready to go! those things are built tough!
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This is exactly what I was planning to do. I went to purchase the Squier VM Telebass, but I ended up holding off. For one thing, the pup was certainly rich and boomy and fat, but it just didn't have enough definition for me, no matter how I tweaked the amp.

But the real clincher was that I just didn't care for the neck. Too thin, too...I dunno...soft feeling to me.

I still think this would be a cool mod, but I believe instead of scoring another bass right now, I'm going to work on modding my SX P-bass. I need to get it a case, and I'm gonna swap out the bridge and pots, pickguard and pup covers.

When I finish, it'll be black with a black pickguard and white pup covers. (Maple fingerboard.)
 

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