What bass next?

fretmeister

wellsyboy said:

ICBM said:

stickyfiddle said:

My band is playing a mix of motown, soul, disco, pop and rock and I have no intention of taking multiple basses to a gig, so it'd be nice to have something that could cover that stuff if I wanted (applying the usual caveats of "you can play anything on anything")

With that list it’s got to be a Jazz, although a Rick would do it quite well too.

You could always justify it by putting rounds on one and flats on the other… I would go with flats on the Jazz if you get one, but flats on the P if you get a Rick.

Agree - instinct says Jazz - everyone should have a P and a J !!!

and a Stingray.

Whitecat

wellsyboy said:

ICBM said:

stickyfiddle said:

My band is playing a mix of motown, soul, disco, pop and rock and I have no intention of taking multiple basses to a gig, so it'd be nice to have something that could cover that stuff if I wanted (applying the usual caveats of "you can play anything on anything")

With that list it’s got to be a Jazz, although a Rick would do it quite well too.

You could always justify it by putting rounds on one and flats on the other… I would go with flats on the Jazz if you get one, but flats on the P if you get a Rick.

Agree - instinct says Jazz - everyone should have a P and a J !!!

With Duncans?

dazzajl

Of course the right answer is a Jazz. The right answer isn’t always the most interesting or fun though. Given the type of music you might be playing, something hollow or short scale to give you that gorgeous warm thud sound might be worth a thought. 

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

Of course the right answer is a Jazz. The right answer isn’t always the most interesting or fun though. Given the type of music you might be playing, something hollow or short scale to give you that gorgeous warm thud sound might be worth a thought. 

Yeah, feels like good advice

Long-term I really fancy an EB2 and a Ric as well but I don't feel like either of those are going to tick the box for the pop stuff in the same way

dazzajl

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

Of course the right answer is a Jazz. The right answer isn’t always the most interesting or fun though. Given the type of music you might be playing, something hollow or short scale to give you that gorgeous warm thud sound might be worth a thought. 

Yeah, feels like good advice

Long-term I really fancy an EB2 and a Ric as well but I don't feel like either of those are going to tick the box for the pop stuff in the same way

There are lots of great basses that will add to what you have but if you hold out for something as do all and practical as your P bass, you’ll end up with another P bass. Still by far the best Jack of all trades there is

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

Of course the right answer is a Jazz. The right answer isn’t always the most interesting or fun though. Given the type of music you might be playing, something hollow or short scale to give you that gorgeous warm thud sound might be worth a thought. 

Yeah, feels like good advice

Long-term I really fancy an EB2 and a Ric as well but I don't feel like either of those are going to tick the box for the pop stuff in the same way

There are lots of great basses that will add to what you have but if you hold out for something as do all and practical as your P bass, you’ll end up with another P bass. Still by far the best Jack of all trades there is

I'm very aware that this is a possibility. I bloody love that thing. At least one more with rounds on it will probably happen eventually...

dazzajl

A solid F bass with 900 year old flats on is a glorious thing indeed. 

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

A solid F bass with 900 year old flats on is a glorious thing indeed. 

Yeah 100%

Though I caught myself in the car earlier listening to Like A Prayer and thinking about trebly sloppy nonsense with  vaguely positive emotions. I think I may be becoming... a bass player...

dazzajl

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

A solid F bass with 900 year old flats on is a glorious thing indeed. 

Yeah 100%

Though I caught myself in the car earlier listening to Like A Prayer and thinking about trebly sloppy nonsense with  vaguely positive emotions. I think I may be becoming... a bass player...

Just to help matters, Like A Prayer was played on a P apparently;)

UnclePsychosis

I am intrigued as to why @icbm would put flats on the jazz and rounds on a P, and not the other way round though. 

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

A solid F bass with 900 year old flats on is a glorious thing indeed. 

Yeah 100%

Though I caught myself in the car earlier listening to Like A Prayer and thinking about trebly sloppy nonsense with  vaguely positive emotions. I think I may be becoming... a bass player...

Just to help matters, Like A Prayer was played on a P apparently;)

It was Guy Pratt on a Spector (PJ pickups, active, I think?) with an octave pedal. And that’s about the most bright/poppy thing I can imagine wanting to do. I can’t stand the Jaco/Marcus Miller etc stuff

ICBM

UnclePsychosis said:

I am intrigued as to why @icbm would put flats on the jazz and rounds on a P, and not the other way round though. 

Rounds on the P for maximum aggression, flats on the J for maximum smooth. The other way round won’t be such a contrast.

stickyfiddle

ICBM said:

UnclePsychosis said:

I am intrigued as to why @icbm would put flats on the jazz and rounds on a P, and not the other way round though. 

Rounds on the P for maximum aggression, flats on the J for maximum smooth. The other way round won’t be such a contrast.

Thing is that would require taking the flats off the P, which isn't likely. So I'll need another P, clearly  

dazzajl

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

A solid F bass with 900 year old flats on is a glorious thing indeed. 

Yeah 100%

Though I caught myself in the car earlier listening to Like A Prayer and thinking about trebly sloppy nonsense with  vaguely positive emotions. I think I may be becoming... a bass player...

Just to help matters, Like A Prayer was played on a P apparently;)

It was Guy Pratt on a Spector (PJ pickups, active, I think?) with an octave pedal. And that’s about the most bright/poppy thing I can imagine wanting to do. I can’t stand the Jaco/Marcus Miller etc stuff

That sounds researched so I’ll go with that. My girls mum is friends with guy and was on the phone when you posted about LAP, so I asked and she said ‘some kind of P bass’. Lazy journalism on my part. 

Jaco was the greatest by the way

Sporky

Perilously close to four pages and no purchase... 

Bridgehouse

Sporky said:

Perilously close to four pages and no purchase... 

Oh he’s working on that - as am I…. 

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

stickyfiddle said:

dazzajl said:

A solid F bass with 900 year old flats on is a glorious thing indeed. 

Yeah 100%

Though I caught myself in the car earlier listening to Like A Prayer and thinking about trebly sloppy nonsense with  vaguely positive emotions. I think I may be becoming... a bass player...

Just to help matters, Like A Prayer was played on a P apparently;)

It was Guy Pratt on a Spector (PJ pickups, active, I think?) with an octave pedal. And that’s about the most bright/poppy thing I can imagine wanting to do. I can’t stand the Jaco/Marcus Miller etc stuff

That sounds researched so I’ll go with that. My girls mum is friends with guy and was on the phone when you posted about LAP, so I asked and she said ‘some kind of P bass’. Lazy journalism on my part. 

Jaco was the greatest by the way

Only cos I've been watching his vids on YouTube recently. 

stickyfiddle

Sporky said:

Perilously close to four pages and no purchase... 

As if I need further encouragement It's hard to GAS quickly when all the good shops are 2000+ miles away! 

Sporky

Stingray, obvs.

Or a Thunderbird bass, on looks alone. 

dazzajl

stickyfiddle said:

Only cos I've been watching his vids on YouTube recently. 

 You know, I’ve seen that one *face palm*

Loved the lockdown licks stuff. Like a four stringed Ronnie Corbett