I haven't seen anything less than about $600 in the past couple of years. At least not local.
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Thunderbird Club
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I know it's been beat before, but how on records or live--even top professional shows--the bass can be invisible (practically speaking) to sound people and thus the audience is beyond me. I know it's a band and it all blends together, but how a person can play bass all evening and you really can't tell what they are doing is astonishing--because it doesn't have to be that way. Some can pull it off, so I conclude others just don't know how, don't care, or at times that's what the boss (whoever that is) want's the mix that way.
This was one of the great things about seeing Leon Wilkeson play. While there were, drums, keyboard/piano/organ--and three guitars all going on, Leon could easily be heard at about any point in any song. And felt. All before subs entered the scene helping some thing and blurring others. If it can be done with all that, back then, why not now? But thank heavens we can all hear and feel the kick 3 miles a way.
They’re worth it if you can manage the weight. I have heard of a few in the 10 pond class, but have never actually held one that light.
I envy this. I try to emulate the bass sound/tone of every song we cover. I do get alot of compliments about what notes/lines I am playing, but rarely about my tone. I guess I'm just doing tone chasing for myself.I am such a dinosaur.
Anything more than this and I'm in trouble!
We all suffer from short attention span!
I just bought a set of Chrome Hipshot mini-clovers for my Epi Pro IV. I have to drill tuner holes to 14mm. Dang it!
This is definitely a huge part of being a bass player for me. Kind off the hobby aspect and definitely the wallet draining aspect, with all the amps, pickups, to some extent pedals, and definitely basses I have been through I’m still seeking the elusive “perfect” tone, knowing the search is actually never done…
…and mostly, no one else cares….
Ya want thunderbird, we got that covered…
The reverse racks…
A few of the NonReverses…
Another NonReverse arriving this week…
And two more NonReverse custom builds I’m wrapping up with the painter…
I see maybe one more Reverse in my future, then I’m all tapped out (until something unique comes along)…
I was talking about various basses after a session the other day and the guitarist said "but somehow Irv always sounds like Irv"
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I do pay attention to what the original bass tone of the song and within some reason I do try to do that too. I just try to keep it simple, once we sound check I do not touch my amp at all, any variation in tone is going to come from using/not using a pick or my fingers, or backing one of the pickups off to favor the other one. I.E. Billy Idol "White Wedding" is all with a pick and the neck pickup, Duran Duran "Hungry like the Wolf" All fingers and the neck pickup backed off slightly so as to favor the bridge and get that tight, slightly nasal JT tone.
Does anyone notice? Most of the time I don't think so, my bandmates don't, with the possible exception of our drummer.
It is like all those bad memes that you see, nobody even kind of understands what I do, and even when I stop they still don't really get it.
That did turn out nice!
I've been working on Hungry Like the Wolf. The syncopation is challenging. Really have to concentrate to not play on the one!I do pay attention to what the original bass tone of the song and within some reason I do try to do that too. I just try to keep it simple, once we sound check I do not touch my amp at all, any variation in tone is going to come from using/not using a pick or my fingers, or backing one of the pickups off to favor the other one. I.E. Billy Idol "White Wedding" is all with a pick and the neck pickup, Duran Duran "Hungry like the Wolf" All fingers and the neck pickup backed off slightly so as to favor the bridge and get that tight, slightly nasal JT tone.
Does anyone notice? Most of the time I don't think so, my bandmates don't, with the possible exception of our drummer.
It is like all those bad memes that you see, nobody even kind of understands what I do, and even when I stop they still don't really get it.
yeah was gonna say, wonder how many drive those for attention…..
I've seen a few by my house, but my post was entirely about that picture. Lol
Exactly. Paul always sounds like Paul. Chris always sounded like Chris. Mel always sounds like Mel. And on and on.I was talking about various basses after a session the other day and the guitarist said "but somehow Irv always sounds like Irv"
And I don't sound like any of them.
I certainly don’t either.
