Thread: Any bassists out there??

Originally Posted by nickymcc

It sounds alright. It definitely falls on the wimpy side if I ever have to play a larger club without monitor assistance, but its okay since I don't generally play gigs where anyone "needs" earplugs. My main concern was dropping an amp off the top of the cabinet, so I went with a combo / 1-piece unit.

The Walter Woods sounds like an interesting idea. I know the VX weighs a ton too!

Does your G&L have the sunburst body?

My G&L has the tobaccoburst

Originally Posted by Philadelph

I am a professional bassist besides being a razor maker. It's what I went to college for and all. Lived and played in Boston and NYC besides touring and now I don't play out much besides cover band stuff. I'd like to get back into music more and definitely will at some point, just probably not where I'm living now. I am not one to ever have multiple instruments/gear, etc. I just want one piece of equipment that can do everything I need. I now play a Benevente SCB 5 (from 2000/2001 or something back when they still hand signed and numbered their basses) through an Acoustic Image Focus SA (no longer made- but the sickest amp head ever, look it up) and Aguilar 112 cab.

A buddy of mine has 2 of those Acoustic Image amps...... He grew up in Boston he went to music school there in the 70's

Any photos of your basses?

I played bass in the first band I was in. I've since switched to guitar b/c I began writing songs and singing.. Still love to pick up a bass and play ocationally for my church or wherever. IMHO you can really beat good Fender J bass through an Ampeg SVT 810. Although I do love a nice old Rickenbacker 4003.. especially the old ones with checkerboard binding and crushed ablone inlays.. Beautiful basses. A buddy of mine has an old one in fire-glo. The nitro laquer has yellowed over the decades and the whole guitar is now a really great orange. I love that bass.

I've been playing bass for 33 years. I became a luthier at age 20 and had a small business building basses while in college. Now I just do repairs on the side.

I have several basses I built which I play, but do no take out for gigs.

For gigs I have:
- 72 Fender Precision in natural ash
- Mid 80's 61 Jazz Bass RI in white- Yeah I know they bill it as a 62, but it has stacked knobs, which went away in 62 - so 61/early62
- 90's 61 Jazz Bass RI in Sea Foam Green
- 05 61 Jazz Bass RI in Fiesta Red

Fender Bassman 210/250 amp and Fender B-Dec for practice

Plus some odds and ends.

I play, jazz, blues, rock, contemporary Christian, gospel, and anything else I can get a chart for.

Still play in Church every Sunday reading charts and I play in a blues/classic rock band called The Bourbon Rats.

BTW - I have had many many more basses - those are just my current ones.

Originally Posted by coldcut

To talk music, basses and gear...... anybody?...... is this thing on??

Hello....I don't play much anymore, but I played covers in many clubs for years in the NW Ohio/Michigan area. Turned down a few road gigs, didn't want to be away from home. I had many basses but I been playing a 1985 Carvin that I bought new. At that time, Carvin had a bass body but I special ordered mine with the guitar body, which they have been using for years now. It comes with Schaller keys, brass nut, brass bridge, 2 double-wound humbucker pickups w/selector switch and out of phase (discreet?) switch, which I never found much use for. Came with glued-on neck, wired in stereo. No pre-amps or neck-thru-body in those days. Rock maple body w/clear finish. Like the other guiy said, I'd rather have just 1 bass that can do it all.
I would like to try a Warwick bass...heard a couple played in Florida and they seem to have a HUGE sound....gonna check them out soon.
Oby1Khnoby

Originally Posted by Oby1Khnoby

I would like to try a Warwick bass...heard a couple played in Florida and they seem to have a HUGE sound....gonna check them out soon.

They used to be good. Now I think it depends on the individual instrument. I had a mid-90's thumb bolt on that was killer, but newer ones I played were terrible. They changed around some wood choices and upped production so now a good one isn't so easy to find.

Originally Posted by Philadelph

They used to be good. Now I think it depends on the individual instrument. I had a mid-90's thumb bolt on that was killer, but newer ones I played were terrible. They changed around some wood choices and upped production so now a good one isn't so easy to find.

I used a red 5 string Warwick back in high school and through most of college. I sold it because I stopped needing it, all my gigs and studies were on upright. I miss it, from time to time. Having played quite a few Warwick basses, that one stands out as a real nice one.

I play in church also. My bass is a GSR200 ( insert laughter here). I would love to get a fender j but funds don't allow, I keep buying shaving stuff. My amp is a G&K 3000? I don't remember what exactly the nomenclature is. It does what I need.

I played bass for a bit with some lads in college, Nothing came of it.

At the peak of my gear I had a Spector 5 string through neck NS series. And a spector NS budget 4 string. With a Trace elliot GP12 AH400 amp. Through 2 beasts of cabinets that were never designed for a bass guitar. Those were Matamp 1x15 1x12 1x4 solid horn. I still have the cabs in storage but I think they will need to crossovers re-soldering.

When I sold it all I kept some gear. A broken trace elliot GP11 AH400 (I channel has blown needs a few fets soldering in) A Marshal rack mount 200W head, Again blow channel that needs fixing. A Danelectro 58 longhorn 4 string in creme and purple metalic fleck and some old zoom pedals.... I might still have a bass balls, and a few other boxes as well.