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What are some aesthetically 80's basses?
- Thread starter pnin22
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Washburn B20. I had one of these briefly, but did not get on with it at all.
Here's an 80's monstrosity that I owned for a while about 20 years ago and ended up selling to a collector. Washburn Bantam doubleneck fretted/fretless.
I always associate it with 70's players, although most bassists playing BC Rich used to favor the Eagle unless they were metal and wanted something pointier. Now the Warlock is total 80's...a gross exaggeration of the 80's
i wasn’t into music in the 70’s got my first bass in ‘83 a Fender Jazz in ivory. So not 80’s themed. However I really wanted that black mockingbird because it was so much more METAL than a ivory Jazz. I agree a warlock is probably more recognizable, but I hated playing it. But sure was fun showing up on occasion in high school jazz band with one. The band director lost it.
After a few years of pretty hard touring and some more comfortable touring I went back to finish college. At a moment of poor judgment I sold my black ExFactor. It paid for a full semester of tuition and books and more. I was in senior year and I earned an engineering degree so you could argue it was worth it. But I still regret that decision sometimes. I suppose I can afford to replace it but I never have. That was the best playing bass I’ve ever had at any cost.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Fender Jazz Bass Special, recently re-released as the "Boxter" bass. Super 80s!
May I introduce my Larrivee LB-2. Hand made in Vancouver Canada 35 years ago. She defiantly sports the 80's vibe and sound! She is like a P bass on steroids
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Yeah, Larrivee! I couldn’t remember the manufacturer. For the longest time there was a pawn shop in Boise, Idaho that had that bass except bright yellow with black hardware. I went in several times intending to buy it but they wanted more then I thought it was worth and wouldn’t budge. This was 20+ years ago so no talkbass and really no internet. I never did get it and I don’t remember ever seeing it being played anywhere… oh well…
They were made by the guy in Get Smart?
I spent most of the 80's playing a late-70s Rickenbacker 3000 (short scale), but for reasons I don't fully understand I also acquired a brand-new long-scale Washburn Scavenger as an emergency backup bass for a winter tour of northern BC:
(not this bass, but one just like it)
It never got taken out of the case once for the whole tour! As soon as I got back off the road I installed a set of EMG-P pickups and then immediately sold it to a lady who played in a very successful country-and-western show band.
(not this bass, but one just like it)
It never got taken out of the case once for the whole tour! As soon as I got back off the road I installed a set of EMG-P pickups and then immediately sold it to a lady who played in a very successful country-and-western show band.
The first time I saw a Jazz Bass without it’s chrome covers I was shocked that it had a “bridge” pickup in the middle, too!!
(‘80s child)
Yep. A black Kubicki would suit me just nicely, too. The toothpaste coloured ones might be a bit much for my line of work!
