Ok, now I need a bass guitar....

[Homicidalheathen]

.....am missing and I want to learn how to play soon.

I cannot seem to manage singing and playing drums at the same time.

Anyone have a bass for sale???

[phee]

No... but you have a k-board with bass sounds.... (i know... I will keep quiet)

[Guest Game of Chance]

My Fender is not for sale, but I know someone who does have an Ibanez...what are you looking to spend.

[Head Wreck]

fenders shnenders... big heavy logs that dont stay in tune. (i have 50th aniv jazz bass and i prefer the £180 musicman copy i learnt on)

best thing is to try a few and go with whats best, fenders are also by far the most challenging to learn on, gibsons being easier.

[Homicidalheathen]

Klaus isn't sharing the new toy DAD! Tell him to play nice! Just kidding. I think we are going to run my voice through it today.

No... but you have a k-board with bass sounds.... (i know... I will keep quiet)

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[Guest Game of Chance]

fenders shnenders...  big heavy logs that dont stay in tune.  (i have 50th aniv jazz bass and i prefer the £180 musicman copy i learnt on)

best thing is to try a few and go with whats best, fenders are also by far the most challenging to learn on, gibsons being easier.

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I'll take my P-Bass...that thing is my baby

[Paper Hearts]

I'm a Fender guy. I've owned a Strat a Jazzmaster and now I have a Tele. I dig them.

I like my Gretsch better though, naturally, but Fender is cool. Of course, i'd play a Richenbacher over either, though.

[phee]

Klaus isn't sharing the new toy DAD!  Tell him to play nice!  Just kidding.  I think we are going to run my voice through it today.

OOOOO that is phun... I loved that k-board for that reason alone.... you wanna sell it?

[Homicidalheathen]

PHEE! I see now why this thing is such a collectors Item.

It would actually be easier for me to play the guitar however....I am not coordinated enough to reach the bend keys while playing but Klaus loves it.

One sound is so damn convincing I actually had to go try it myself....and had to actually push him away....he is having a hard time sharing, it's kinda cute.

Guess I am still stuck on vocals ha.

So many sounds in one keyboard.....I almost cannot believe the infinate number of sounds.

Thanks. We are so putting it too good use, don't worry.

[EatAjaxAndDie]

.....am missing and I want to learn how to play soon.

I cannot seem to manage singing and playing drums at the same time.

Anyone have a bass for sale???

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Actually, I currently do have a bass for sale. It's and late 90's Samick 4 string Corsair p-bass knock off, tobacco sunburst finish. It has a rosewood fretboard and your basic p style pickup. Its a 4 in line headstock, so its not a newer model (currently they are 2 on a side.) Its in very good condition, could use a setup and a restring due to the season changing again. If you are interested please email me or catch me on AIM. It is definetly a beginner bass and I am not looking for much for it.

Let me know!

[soothsayer]

fenders shnenders...fenders are also by far the most challenging to learn on, gibsons being easier.

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I learned to play bass on an old '67 Fender mustang bass. It kicked ass! Always stayed in tune and never let me down. I'm not sure what Fenders you've tried HW but the ones I've played were always nice.

[Guest Game of Chance]

I learned to play bass on an old '67 Fender mustang bass. It kicked ass! Always stayed in tune and never let me down. I'm not sure what Fenders you've tried HW but the ones I've played were always nice.

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I love my Fender P-Bass...to reiterate, but I know that there are some people out there that don't like the heavier basses.

[Head Wreck]

jazz bass. 50'th aniv model.

total hardware replacement to get it to stay in tune. but thats just my playing style

most music stores have to order in my strings espeacially, my e strings tend to be B strings and i still break them often

i dont like heavy basses at all. a friend recently remade his body from paduk, nice sound to it with a lot of sustain, but my fucking god its a heavy lump

[holliwood66]

Heh! I learned to play on an old Fender P 65 that was so heavy I'd have bra-strap bruises after a show *lol* I think it was Ash and maple...the neck was really wide but this forced me to be a nimble player so not a bad thing.

I also had a fretless jazz bass and a metal-flake green '62 P that was fun as well. I never had any problems with them holding tune.

[Paper Hearts]

jazz bass.  50'th aniv model.

total hardware replacement to get it to stay in tune.  but thats just my playing style

most music stores have to order in my strings espeacially, my e strings tend to be B strings and i still break them often

i dont like heavy basses at all.  a friend recently remade his body from paduk, nice sound to it with a lot of sustain, but my fucking god its a heavy lump

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Heh! I learned to play on an old Fender P 65 that was so heavy I'd have bra-strap bruises after a show *lol* I think it was Ash and maple...the neck was really wide but this forced me to be a nimble player so not a bad thing.

I also had a fretless jazz bass and a metal-flake green '62 P that was fun as well. I never had any problems with them holding tune.

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I've never noticed Fenders going out of tune annoyingly fast but I've only played on American standard Fenders. And Gibsons are deffinately heavier. I'd say regardless of tuning frequency, that Fenders sound better than Gibsons and that is more important.

Just thinking- Could it be that Fenders sound (which I say is better) can be attributed to stronger pickups that also work to the disadvantage of pulling them out of tune faster. i've heard of strong pickups pulling instruments out of tune, quickly.

Anyway, I play a Telecaster, now. I like it because I can play jangly pop with it or violent, bloody punk things. At the same time, this is the standard guitar for country music. -Fenders are versatile. There is no Gibson that transends genres like that.

Still, I'd murder for a Richenbacker. Nothing more heavenly than a Richenbacker through a Vox Ac30 with the reverb rolled all the way up. -But again, a Richenbacker is not as versatile as a Fender.

[Head Wreck]

I've never noticed Fenders going out of tune annoyingly fast but I've only played on American standard Fenders. And Gibsons are deffinately heavier. I'd say regardless of tuning frequency, that Fenders sound better than Gibsons and that is more important.

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Gibsons have a differant sound. but thier necks are easier to play with

Just thinking- Could it be that Fenders sound (which I say is better) can be attributed to stronger pickups that also work to the disadvantage of pulling them out of tune faster. i've heard of strong pickups pulling instruments out of tune, quickly.

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magnetic force is negelagable. the pickup construction in general is better. but the later fender pickups just got shoddy. and same with hardware. to get a good fender is to get an old fender. which can be expensive. what i found with mine was the expense of the new fender didnt warant the cheapness of the hardware. thats what let my fender down a lot, replacing bridge for a machined lump instead of the crappy bent metal (and i've seen better bent metal tailpieces on some replica guitars tbh.) as for the tuning heads. an awfull design that only takes a tap to balls em up for good (musicman basses unf inherited the same design tuning heads... :doh ) and as said. i'm not gentle with my guitars. they get used on stage in semi-sober states

Anyway, I play a Telecaster, now. I like it because I can play jangly  pop with it or violent, bloody punk things. At the same time, this is the standard guitar for country music. -Fenders are versatile. There is no Gibson that transends genres like that.

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agreed there. but i prefer the sound of bibsons all the same. right tool for right job (though this gets expensive)

Still, I'd murder for a Richenbacker. Nothing more heavenly than a Richenbacker through a Vox Ac30 with the reverb rolled all the way up. -But again, a Richenbacker is not as versatile as a Fender.

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i like the richenbacker sound. hate the body shape, and double trussed = weak headstock. its just waiting to be "head wrecked"

i gues the main question is what do you look for in a guitar, neck profile, pickup setup, manufacture method (straight thru, bolt on ot tennon), woods, bridge choice, and headstock layout, action size and scale length, straight necked or A necked etc, neck angle

there are many factors into consideration

looking into making my second bass in new year. gonna try and do some funky stuff like LED lit inlays etc. but i gues the main experiment will be the wood choice. as the guitars i have tend to be opaque laquers it has been sugested to make the thing out of jelutong, supossed to have a bright sound and lot of sustain, if rather dull looking, but that wont matter when its laquered dark almost black purple or louched absinthe green.

now to save up for the materials and hardware...

[Paper Hearts]

i like the richenbacker sound.  hate the body shape, and double trussed = weak headstock.  its just waiting to be "head wrecked"

i gues the main question is what do you look for in a guitar, neck profile, pickup setup, manufacture method (straight thru, bolt on ot tennon), woods, bridge choice, and headstock layout, action size and scale length, straight necked or A necked etc, neck angle

there are many factors into consideration

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lol. And yeah, that's what it coms down to. I've only ever heard one other person say bad things about Fender, although, and they were talking not about their instruments, but rather their amps. Likewise, I've found nothing save sweetness through Fender amps.

I don't hate Gibsons, they are solid. It's just like to me, when it comes to Gibson- and it doesn't even seem to matter what model of Gibson Guitar you're looking at-it's like would you like to play heavy metal, or would you like to play heavy metal? My answer is no to both. It's just not what I play. -At the same times, however, if I did, I think the Fender Stratocaster is just as nice as anything Gibson makes for that kind of thing-And at the same time, the Stratocaster is also used in dreamy pop songs and even the jazz guys who always want to play clean.

[Head Wreck]

dunno.

a friend who recently fled the UK to go teach in boston took his 1964 gibson les paul with him.

it was an oddity, 1964 with a shallow neck crossection and two original PAF's wired in. that was pretty darn clean tbh.

fenders do benefit from a longer scale, its the extra tightness of the strings and longer sustain that gives it that versitility and clean sound. but a gibson doing blues is much better sounding than a fender.

and dont forget the gibson 355

[Guest Game of Chance]

a gibson doing blues is much better sounding than a fender.

and dont forget the gibson 355

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Depends what sound you're going for. For the heavier, even muddy sound...with lots of low end, you are absolutely right.

But Strats sound great too, for a cleaner sound.

In my one of old bands (The Motherfunkers), my guitar player would bring one of each.

[soothsayer]

but a gibson doing blues is much better sounding than a fender.

and dont forget the gibson 355

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I disagree, my Fender mustang bass got a great fat sound as well as a brighter sound. It depends on the strings, amp, amp settings and the player. Gibson makes great guitars no doubt but their basses I think could be designed better.

[Head Wreck]

just another thought. here.

not all gibsins ar as druable as a fender. (guitars) some models like the les paul custom (SG) or les paul studio double cuttaway, have pickup cavities routed out of thier neck tennons.

be carefull with these two.

as for a clean sound... been tempted towards a danelecro recently... dunno why, plywood and chipboard construction *shudders* but maybe something clean sounding as apposed to the epi SG thats sitting here now.