Double Bass what's the great bassists equipment?

[fon7]

Do you know if there is any comparison available, with details about strings, pick-up's and amps used by different bassists? Many of them accept to advice the use this or that, but finally they are in fact playing sometimes with other ones.

 

[Ric Vice]

Do you know if there is any comparison available, with details about strings, pick-up's and amps used by different bassists? Many of them accept to advice the use this or that, but finally they are in fact playing sometimes with other ones.

Fon7
I've seen Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Christian Mc Bride, Ray Drummond, George Mraz, and Larry Grenader to name a few. What I have learned from the experience is that they are master players with really great instruments. When they are on tour they use what ever house amplifier is avaliable. tastes in strings vary from Charlie Hayden who uses Eudoxa Olives, to Spirocore's for others. They use a variety of pickups as well.
Frankly, as long as it's a good pickup then the brand really dosen't matter as much as you would think. Their hands and their instruments produce the sound, for the most part.

Ric

 

[Tom Baldwin]

There are already threads on this, one here and one in the strings forum. Thing is, some guys stick with the same thing for a long time and others are constantly trying new things. And yes, they still sound like themselves.

What is an Olive Eudoxa? Who is Charlie Hayden?



Here's one: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146089&highlight=live+sound
And the other: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59373&highlight=gods

 

[Francois Blais]

Who is Charlie Hayden?

Charlie Haden.
There are lots of threads about him on the Bassists forum.

 

[musicman5string]

Charlie Haden uses Golden Spiral guts on the G and D and Spirocores on the A and E.

 

[Tom Baldwin]

Charlie Haden.
There are lots of threads about him on the Bassists forum.

I've heard of him. I was just funnin on the spelling.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

Wasn't he married to Jane Fonda?

There was a thread here long ago, entitled "what strings do the gods use?", that covers at least part of your question.

 

[Francois Blais]

Charlie Haden uses Golden Spiral guts on the G and D and Spirocores on the A and E.

Aren't Golden Spirals discontinued since a few years?
What is he using now?

 

[Marcus Johnson]

I believe he has some stashed away... that's what he told me when I talked to him a few years back.