Was one reason you bought that bass because of an artist?

Short answer.

No.

 

It will be, once I get my hands on an Egyptian Smoke Bongo 6 (Myung style)...

 

yeah... justin chancellor. how could you not want to play bass (and mortgage your home for a sweet pedal board) after listeningt to/watching him?

 

Lets see...
Lakland because the guy from switchfoot was using a 4-94 classic
Chris squire - I bought a Rickenbacker because of him
Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters - I bought a '77 because of him (even though he uses lakies too)
Warwick - because the guy from Job for a Cowboy was using one and tons more
and now a G&L ASAT because the guy from Dillinger Escape plan uses one


Im joking for half but not about the P- and 'Wick

 

Yes.
Bought a Sting Signature P-Bass, or Telecaster bass (or whatever you people want to call it) because Sting played one AND also because I had a number of high-tech basses and wanted something really basic and minimal-looking. "Getting back to basic bass" as they say. So I bought it.

Bought a 1981 Ibanez Musician bass (fretted) to do a Police Tribute band, because Sting played one back in those days AND after a few minutes of noodling around on it, I realized that it was a killer slap/funk 4-stringer, and I didn't have one of those.

In both cases I'm not ashamed to admit I bought an instrument due to an artist. They both turned out to be great instruments to have, and I had no reason to think otherwise.

On the other side of the coin, I bought my first bass, a Fender Fretless Jazz bass (no lines), long before I ever knew who Jaco Pastorious was.

 

So you decided that over the Human Base Bass?

 

No. Can't say that I have ever bought a bass because of an artist. I have a Groove Tools Bill Dickens Signature 7, but I bought that based on reviews and because it was an affordable seven string. Bill Dickens is a very interesting player, but not the reason I went with the GTBD7. I did almost consider buying a Yamaha TRB because Abe Laboriel uses one, but that 7th string was calling my name!

 

I just bought an SR5 because I had seen Stingrays being used in a lot of the bands I listened to. However, there was not a specific player that swayed me this way or that, but rather the classic Stingray growl seemed to be calling my name.

 

I heard what Fieldy used and tried to steer clear of that.

 

Bass # 1 - SX Jazz (sold) I liked the jazz neck over the precision

Bass # 2 - Peavey USA Millennium (my #1) bought it from the manager's special rack at Daddys.

Bass # 3 - Fender Mustang (sold) - thought I wanted a short scale

Bass # 4 - Vantage P (sold) - too cheap to pass up ($90 with case)

Bass # 5 - Peavey USA Millennium Standard PJ (my #3) - for me, a P-bass with a thin flat neck.

Bass # 6 - Peavey T-40 (my #2) - I like Peaveys and figured I should have the original tone monster.

 

My 'TBQOTD' (TalkBass Quote Of The Day)!!!

 

Yep.

I'm the artist.

I buy what I like, or what interests me.

So ALL my purchases are based on the artist - me.

 

Bought a Fender Precision because everyone used it.

 

Ha, I'm flattered.

 

back in the day, I bought a gibson ripper because of Gene Simmons

 

not really, but me'shell made me fall in love with jazz basses.

 

Yeah, definitely. Not one in particular, but by hearing a ton of bassists playing J's (the usual suspects - Geddy, Tim C., plus Hunter from AFI) I got my own. A couple years later I really dug Nick Harmer's tone in Death Cab for Cutie, and John Wetton's tone with King Crimson and U.K. A P bass followed soon after.

 

Sort of. I bought my first Ric bass because of Chris Squire, but the next four was because I loved the sound and feel of that first one. All non Ric basses were purchased for other reasons, like 'cause I wanted them.