Paul Wilson Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 OPinion what would you choose as the best pass "ALLROUND" to own, play etc?? I say a gibson blackbird..Next www.atg-music.biz or www.reverendblue.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Best pass to own? Probably a "free pass". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkSoulBrother Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I think Bumpcity is right. A free pass sounds kind of nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Pass Go with the $200 for me. ATM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/atmofmn/Bass/DeepThoughtsBS.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I'm hungry for a cheese sandwich. spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 http://www.wheretofish.com/images/brazil21.jpg Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 (dreaded double post) I'm sorry, original poster, but the question is so silly that that's why you are getting these answers. If there is a "best bass", then there is a "best bass player" in the "best band" and all the rest of us can just go home. There are over 1000 people on this forum and obviously there will be at least 1000 opinions as to what the best bass to own would be. I own ten basses, do you really want me to dis nine of them and pick one? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funktopotamus Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOWBOY Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 THUNDERBIRDs rule!!!!! oooo i wish i had a blackbird... http://www.musicalnet.com.tw/images/gibson/nikki%20sixx%20thunderbird%20bass.jpg http://nikkisixx.net/media/data/505/medium/DSC_0199.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/LOWBOY/goth-T.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I would think a "jazz type" not necessarily Fender 4 string (although I would probably want a 5 myself for various reasons) would be the best all around bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred TBP Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Thanks, but I'm a little germ-o-phobic, so you can pass me on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Jacobs Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I'm having enough trouble trying to decide which is the best bass I own so I'll have to pass on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 The Pass by Rush!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I want one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 As much as I love all my basses, every bassist NEEDS a standard Pbass. When it absolutely, possitivly, has to sound right on the first take....Pbass. You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Best all-around? Variax Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkSoulBrother Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Originally posted by lug: As much as I love all my basses, every bassist NEEDS a standard Pbass. When it absolutely, possitivly, has to sound right on the first take....Pbass. Dear lord, I can't stand P-basses. They just don't feel right or anything. Jazz basses are okay, but I hate the P. Will not play one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 It is best to have a bass. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I think Mudcat wins For me, the best bass is the Ibanez BTB 405 that I own, because it's the only one I can afford That said, I'm lusting for one of those Roscoe Beck Fenders, ever since TylerLovesAva (has he arrived in Germany yet?) made me aware of their existence ... And I want a Pbass, because Lug is right And I still want a Warwick, although after having played their Rockbasses, I was convinced that my trusted Ibanez is of equal, if not better standard. Disclaimer: to my hands and ears, that is. But to get back on topic, my Ibanez carries me through most situations pretty well. Recently our singer has begun to meddle with my tone. Usually I'd just tell him to f*ck off, but since he's my dad and all ... "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Yo I'm down with what Lug said, a Fender P is always on the the one. If you smell something stinking, it's juz me, I'm funky like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stackimo Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I'm thinking a cheap Squire jazz that looks like your real one. At the end of a concert, you can switch it out with your expensive antique American Jazz and then smash the living crap out of it. Then yell, "I quit!" You'll be the talk of the town for a long time. "Some people are like "slinkies". They're not really good for anything; but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stackimo Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Seriously though, if I had my choice, I would love to have one of these: http://www.warwickbass.com/basses/fnaltd2004.html "Some people are like "slinkies". They're not really good for anything; but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Martin Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 The 'real' answer is the best bass is the one you already own. On the other hand, if you don't have one already, then a P bass is my choice. I just put roundwounds back on my stock P bass, since the '54 reissue (with the Warmoth neck) has flats and sounds huge. So my standard set of basses for sessions now includes TWO P basses (along with a Jazz and a 6 string Modulus). There are others in my studio, of course... Dave Martin Java Jive Studio Nashville, TN www.javajivestudio.com Cuppa Joe Records www.cuppajoerecords.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I'll "head this one off at the pass" and say it the bass you plan on buying next but can't quite afford right now. Or anything in Jeremy's or Bump's closet. Or my '51 reissue and you can all kiss my pass. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Um, this one . Or maybe this one . But really, so many basses so little time. Where in the heck is PJR?!?!? Peace. --s-uu PS: I did in fact go have a cheese sandwich. It was good. spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Brown Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi there, Paul. I sure do hope you're thick skinned! These guys are flippin' out on you...but they love you just the same. I'm not a fan of Gibson bass, by the way. Now a better discussion might be: "What makes a bass good?" You can preach the traits of the Gibson that make it ideal. I personally like basses that are PJ Hybrids the best. I also like the slender feel of a Jazz type neck, even though it forces a wider string "fan" at the bridge. I like the stability of a neck-through. So: what makes your Gibson special? Yep. I'm the other voice in the head of davebrownbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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