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What Kind of Bass Guitar do you Play (Re-loaded)? BE SURE TO REVOTE!
- Thread starter john turner
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I play strictly Schecter basses specifically the omen Extreme 4&5s.
Four to b
Five to g
Threw a Krank D-800 and a classic Ampeg 8-10
Four to b
Five to g
Threw a Krank D-800 and a classic Ampeg 8-10
Still playing a 4 string fretted bass after 40 years
The 5 -6+ craze just hasn't hit me yet, never will.
As far as manufacturers goes it seems you always have the loyalist to Leo Fender = Fender, Music Man, G&L & then you have the Gibson clan which I am one on their six strings guitars..
And then you have those sweet Ibanez guitars & basses with great feeling necks, action etc. @ great prices..
Then you have all the others = Alembic , Fodera etc.
I've got friends in LOW Places..
The 5 -6+ craze just hasn't hit me yet, never will.
As far as manufacturers goes it seems you always have the loyalist to Leo Fender = Fender, Music Man, G&L & then you have the Gibson clan which I am one on their six strings guitars..
And then you have those sweet Ibanez guitars & basses with great feeling necks, action etc. @ great prices..
Then you have all the others = Alembic , Fodera etc.
I've got friends in LOW Places..
I just acquired this USA Geddy Lee jazz. A very well made Fender Jazz.
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HiI just think it would be cool to have a B to play with. You can always ignore it, until you want it.
I have this on its way to me.
There is more to 5 string than only extra notes. You can play songs up the higher frets using B string. Good for small hands. Adds different tonal possibilities.
After a long hiatus....I found a Fender MIM Jazz in mint condition for $90 from a guy that didn't really know what he was selling. Love it and am probably ruined from most other brands because of it.
I've 3 4-string fretted basses, a Mann, an Ibanez, and a Hagstrom Concorde I, which is my main squeeze. The Mann is a double neck (bass/6-string) and the Ibanez is a Gio, I think, with active pickups.
My Am. Std. I ordered, showed up the other day. It's a good player.
@john turner
Does a Bass VI simply fall under the "6 string fretted" category?
They are not the same to me. Frankly I think the VI is significant enough to warrant its own polling position. Especially now that I own one!!!
when this poll was made the # of positions was limited to 20. not sure if the new forum software has the same limitations. if not, the next gen poll might have that as an option
I never play 4 string .
I started with 5 string .
I own one bass myself and that's yamaha bb415.it's play well and for price they are great .just need some small change.
in some show and gig I use a bass that is hand made and it was own by my teacher but in one of our show that was in north of my country ,for first time I play a 3 string bass that own by my teacher .
it was fun but kind of hard because I was use to my fiver .
really like try a 4 string but scare that can't dowtune to bead without getting loose string .
I started with 5 string .
I own one bass myself and that's yamaha bb415.it's play well and for price they are great .just need some small change.
in some show and gig I use a bass that is hand made and it was own by my teacher but in one of our show that was in north of my country ,for first time I play a 3 string bass that own by my teacher .
it was fun but kind of hard because I was use to my fiver .
really like try a 4 string but scare that can't dowtune to bead without getting loose string .
The longest playing bass I have is a Steinberger Spirit 5 string. Went through many instruments, looking for something... and my main axe was a 75 reissue Fender Jazz. I also plated a 5 string Jazz deluxe, and a MIM Precision quite a bit. I ended up selling pretty much everything I owned paying off a divorce... when I got on the other end of that tunnel, I just had my Steinberger left. My very first bass was an Aria Pro II Straycat, which I traded in and bought a 60s Eko violin bass. That one I lost in a big sell off when I had to bail a relative out of jail. I think if I could get any of those back, I'd be happy adding back just the Jazz and the Eko Violin bass.
