Bass players

[Liquid5150]

I've noticed if you are trying to make a band. You go look through the musician's wanted sites, bass players are hard to find because if they are any good they are usually in a band. So as one of the minority of musicians I wanna talk shop.

Do you use a pick or your fingers? Whats your setup? What stage are you at?

I have been playing for 15 years. I've been in several bands and played everything from funk to heavy metal. Right now I'm building a bass amp. I ordered a 15 inch eminence replacement speaker and a 200 watt PA head from radio shack. It's probably not gonna be the best but I can gig with it and it is only costing me 150 buck with new equipment.

I have 3 basses but the one I use mose is a Ibanez SR300 4 string that I added a thumb rest too because I either play with my fingers or banjo picks. I had a crate combo amp with a 15 inch speaker in it at one time that I added a crossover to for kicks so I could add that speaker thumping bass sound, but that blew the speaker.

What are you playing?

[Phoog]

I have a Boston rip off of a Fender something or other, that I got ripped off for when I bought it, because I didn't know how crap it was.
That was about 1 and a half years ago. I'd never played a bass guitar before that day.

I can comfortably pull off playing poppy punk rock, and that's about it.

I don't have any gear because I'm a poor bum who can't get a job. And when I do have money, going out and getting drunk takes priority over anything bass related. As does guitar and various gadgets for recording and producing.

[lukethexjesse]

Playing Bass with fingers is what makes playing Bass fun.

[AKACCMIOF]

At 5/3/09 12:35 AM, lukethexjesse wrote: Playing Bass with fingers is what makes playing Bass fun.

No, playing bass with pedals is what makes playing bass fun!

[EmoPinata]

No, playing bass with pedals is what makes playing bass fun!

this.
oh, and i play with a Boss equalizer pedal, a Behringer amp, an Epiphone thunderbird (white), and fingers.

[Sialys]

I play guitar (7 years) and bass (a year?).

I've got an Epiphone Thunderbird in black with a little Ibanez starter amp, lol. I got the bass and the amp for $100, what?

also, I play with a pick, I'm used to guitar.

[Kogasu]

Umm I use an Arbor AB410 or something like that. Which is a pretty good bass for me. I mean it's not the exact sound I am looking for but it's still pretty good for me. Although I'm actually more of a guitarist than a bassist anyways. I switch between finger-style and using a pick but I, of course, use the pick more. I like to play a melodic style of bass like my favorite bassist Tetsu from the band L'arc~en~Ciel and it makes it SOOO much easier to play that style with a pick.

[Bad-Man-Incorporated]

I recently purchased this bass, and I like it a lot.

I'm adjusting my playing, noticing the different styles sound completely different, so try to adapt to the sound I need for whatever song I'm working on. Pick or fingers. I've been practicing more with the fingers, just to get comfortable playing that way. Bought it a month ago or so. $250. Not bad. Yeah, its also a "jazz" bass...but through my podx3, I can make it sound like anything I want. :D

[loansindi]

At 6/23/09 11:21 PM, Bad-Man-Incorporated wrote: I recently purchased this bass, and I like it a lot.

I'm adjusting my playing, noticing the different styles sound completely different, so try to adapt to the sound I need for whatever song I'm working on. Pick or fingers. I've been practicing more with the fingers, just to get comfortable playing that way. Bought it a month ago or so. $250. Not bad. Yeah, its also a "jazz" bass...but through my podx3, I can make it sound like anything I want. :D

I've got the same thing in blue. Big fan.

the 'jazz' mostly just refers to the style of pickup, they're a bit rounder than the split coil 'p' style. I prefer the neck on the jbass.

Granted I'm not much of a bass player but the squier is a really phenomenal value. My first guitar was a squier affinity strat.

[Bad-Man-Incorporated]

At 6/23/09 11:58 PM, loansindi wrote:

I've got the same thing in blue. Big fan.

the 'jazz' mostly just refers to the style of pickup, they're a bit rounder than the split coil 'p' style. I prefer the neck on the jbass.

Same, bit smaller of an adjustment from the guitar to it. Especially for 5 string.

Granted I'm not much of a bass player but the squier is a really phenomenal value. My first guitar was a squier affinity strat.

I don't even know if my first guitar had a brand name. :( I'm that old.