any mention of Blackadder gets you the gold star of the day award, well played sir, well played
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.
Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
- Start date
-
- Tags
- club thunderbird
any mention of Blackadder gets you the gold star of the day award, well played sir, well played
Those pink Flea basses are very nice.
speaking of Ps...almost walked out with this the other day....totally blown away at how this thing played/sounded (tried it through a small Ampeg combo) and the fact that it’s MiM.....the US built model behind it didn’t hold a candle even though it’s priced at almost a grand more....
Nice checking.Exactly - thing is, a Jazz bass can sound 'nasaly' if that's what you want. But like pretty much any bass it can be made to sound otherwise if one so choses. I'll extrapolate that all basses have their own unique voice based on the pu's/electronics, pu placement, the neck, the strings, body wood, how it's dialed (on-board), what amp it's going through and how it's adjusted, and most importantly - ones interface with it. Whatever bass promotes personal expression is the goal. I personally always leave the door open to discover a bass that delivers that regardless of brand, configuration or preconceptions.
I learned this when I started playing live gigs again in 2016. The whole "scene" had changed where I live. Most places provided backlines or people seemed much more willing to share gear. Way back when you only shared gear with people you knew and NO clubs had backlines for band use.
I had conditioned myself to belive that I should only use "my stuff" and was very suspicious and sometimes uncomfortable using "other stuff" because it wasn't the same. I leanred pretty quickly how to get a solid, usable sound from the house/borrowed gear and focus the gig, not my gear.
GHS Strings are not floppy. Not crazy stiff by any means either. I know that's rather vague but maybe that little piece of information will fit into the puzzle someplace. Or then again it may go in the garbage or it might belong! I think another thing to be mindful of is that tension doesn't always equate to stiffness as other factors come into play as well. If you're looking for a certain feel the numbers may in fact be a little deceiving and not be representative of what one would experience playing.
Here's an option as well. No connection with this company. Their strings are nice. They sound about like Round Core Boomers, but are hex cores. You can easily build your own set.
Single Bass Guitar Strings by Stringjoy | Individual Bass Guitar Strings
Last edited:
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Quality across the board for reasonably priced basses is generally very good. There have been basses/guitars made in Mexican factories for a very long time. Same with Korea, and Indonesia. MIC can still be hit-or-mss, but only because they have the size and capability to make both quality and cheap crap instruments, and if players continue to demand cheap crap instruments - they are more than happy to keep producing them. Aside from some minor fixable shortcomings on a non-US made guitar/bass, for me it comes down to weight as that's the least "fixable" drawback.
It's not always ignorance. Could be. I've had/used several rigs (cabs mostly) over the years that did not go well with jazz basses for my purposes. In those cases they accentuated a nasal sound (more with some strings than others). Do all cabs and rigs accentuate that? Clearly not. Do some? Sure do. One of the greatest offenders I had was an Ampeg cab years ago. None of the cabs I have now do that, however. Like all the components in the chain, amps, cabs and strings can all either accentuate something or bury something inherent in any given instrument. To the liking of some or to the dislike of others. Fortunately neither of my jazz basses go in that direction with what I am playing through now.
Last edited:
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
(pre Covid) Bands here in the Bay Area sharing a night would commonly coordinate some gear, primarily the drum-kit. I tend to offer to provide my amp as I have had less than good results using someone else's rig. Did use a backline Carvin 18" cab once and liked it enough to buy one for myself. As it's a bit big/heavy - it lives at our rehearsal space with my Mesa M2000. Someone else's bass I could use in an pinch but I haven't had that experience so can't say how it would pan-out. I generally don't ask to play other peoples basses unless there is a specific reason to do so but I don't mind if someone plays my basses. I find that I can objectively listen to what my bass sounds like as everyone plays differently. As far as a stranger 'sitting in' for a song - that I don't do. A friend? - for sure! But as our set-list doesn't include a standard 'blues' number, even a friend sitting-in is unlikely to happen.
Seriously, you look cool! You do have pants on, right?
Last edited:
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Looks sufficiently baddass... but you need to follow through with this bass - (disclaimer: not one of mine, but dig it!)
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
That cat in the hat looks like he's enjoying your bass just a liiiiittle too much!
I actually like it. Love the finish. In the early 80s I had an all white jazz when they had white pickups and white knobs. It also had white binding. I put a mirror pick guard on it that was a special order. Looked fantastic and sounded good with a 2X15 cab. A certain amount of gaudiness is good for the soul.
Last edited:
Since when are pants required around here?
I thought that we.... Ah, never mind.
Seriously, the final touch on this baby would be if the little “diamonds” that border the pick guard were actually LED lights that would trigger to the bass line.
