Truck Bass

How 'bout a uke?

 

Dude! I thought I was the only one who had this thought as well! Might have to take care of this!

 

This will lead to distracted drivers I fear......

 

I used to have a steinberger that I used to take with me . During my lunch hour I would either sit in my car or sit outside and play . It was great .but I never left it in the car.

 

You might as well go all the way and have a car stereo place install a jack in your truck stereo system and rock out while our waiting, get the truck dancing, boom, boom like those kids with the cars you can hear before you see them? But this time it will be a real bass.

 

I've got a Steinberger Spirit. That would be a great choice. They are best for playing seated as they have this flipper thing that comes out to sit properly on your leg. Perfect for sitting in a truck. (when standing with a strap unless you have the button extender the bass hangs funny and is in the wrong position. They play great and have great tone. I got mine used and it was not hideously expensive but not $50 either! For wife-waiting bass practice I'd go with an earphone amp and some of those "open" type headphones with foam pads like say Koss Porta-Pro so you can hear the wife pounding on the truck window when she returns.

Don't use it for distracted driving! As the saying goes:

Keep your mind on your drivin'
Keep your hands on the wheel
Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead!

 

I have a tenor guitar that I tune EADG. I play it like a bass and a 4-string guitar. Great for the couch or the backseat on long road trips.

 

Much more practical here in Australia. We sit on the right hand side of the car so we wont take out the door window if we get too energetic. Unless of course you are left handed.

 

So because of the few people playing bass guitar, everyone over there has to drive on the left!?

Power to the bassists, that is.

 

Why shove it under the seat? Can’t you get some sort of gun rack and hang it somewhere in the truck? It’d be safer for the bass.

 

I have a full sized 34” Squier Jazz V in my service vehicle (Ford Transit 250).
I keep it in a gig bag in the cargo area with my tools.
I often think about getting a short-scale instead, because it would be easier to play while sitting in the cab, but I’m having a hard time finding one that I’d enjoy playing, since I play the one in my truck more than the ones at home...
The best one I’ve tried is the Fender Mustang, but I don’t want to drop $600 on a bass that will be in the truck 24/7.
I don’t like the Ibanez Micro 30”, but I want to try some of the new ones they just came out with, 32” scale.

On a side note, my amp is a Vox Headphone amp plugged into the Aux input of the stereo.

 

Go full-size and hang it in the gun rack.

Riis

 

I would like to know where I can get a $50 headless bass.

 

Can't you just text and drive like a normal person?

 

I was wondering the same thing. A quick search on the 'bay didn't return anything near that price range.

 

Not a truck, but this guy has a ball playing his "Prius" bass.