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hekawi · May 27th, 2008, 05:04 PM

....Bass, that is

months ago i started a thread over in Bad Dog Cafe asking "how hard is it to play bass?"

now i'm finding out. a co-worker sold me his Squier P last week for $75:

picked up this little amp yesterday:

this guitar strummer is having lots of fun thumpin' out some groovy bass lines!

J-man · May 27th, 2008, 05:29 PM

The best thing about playing bass is that when you've been playing for a few hours, and you decide to pick up a guitar again, your fingers feel so much stronger!

garytelecastor · May 27th, 2008, 05:31 PM

Well..you basically were given the guitar....so ya got that goin' fer ya.

graphs · May 27th, 2008, 06:17 PM

be careful, you might end up liking it more!

i know i do

Tim Armstrong · May 27th, 2008, 08:26 PM

Welcome to the Deep End!!!

Cheers, Tim

Dennis_UK · May 30th, 2008, 06:51 AM

Soon, you'll be addicted to thump!

aunchaki · May 30th, 2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hekawi

a co-worker sold me his Squier P last week for $75

First off, let me say: Best Thread Title Ever!

Secondly: Great bass!!! My first bass was an Epiphone P-bass clone that looked just like yours (except different headstock shape). I loved that bass. I swapped the el-cheapo pickup for an EMG Select (still pretty cheap at $24). I went with flatwound strings for a big, beefy, Motown thump. It was great!

A bandmate who'd bought a new bass gave it to me. When I was moving last year (I'd already gotten myself a new 5-string), I passed it on to yet another bandmate. It's the bass that keeps on giving!

Play it. Love it. Feel the Groove. I highly recommend flatwound strings on a P-Bass. It's classic.

Best of luck!!

mudbean · May 30th, 2008, 07:19 PM

Welcome to the brotherhood, Chief! I like you better already.

... and, I believe that playing the bass can be as easy or as hard as you make it.

mud

broadcaster · May 30th, 2008, 08:48 PM

Let's rock!

refin · May 30th, 2008, 08:59 PM

McCartney
Duck Dunn
Larry Taylor
Rocco

Martinp · May 30th, 2008, 09:14 PM

all you need now is a jazz, and you'll be done
mp

franchelB · May 31st, 2008, 09:11 AM

Congrats on such a deal!

4mal · May 31st, 2008, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martinp

all you need now is a jazz, and you'll be done
mp

done ? what is this done you speak of ?

Paul in Colorado · May 31st, 2008, 11:06 PM

Down the hall, last door on the right.

Tell me about that Acoustic Bass amp. How's it sound. Those were pretty good amps for bass in their day.

hekawi · June 2nd, 2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul in Colorado

Down the hall, last door on the right.

Tell me about that Acoustic Bass amp. How's it sound. Those were pretty good amps for bass in their day.

Perfect little amp. this one's a 20. just right for home practice, very clean sound, even with the volume all the way up. it would probably work well for a semi-unplugged gig, too. it isn't powerful enough for a full rock band but as for what i got it for, it fits the bill (and for a good price).

Clive Hugh · June 3rd, 2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aunchaki

Play it. Love it. Feel the Groove. I highly recommend flatwound strings on a P-Bass. It's classic.

Best of luck!!

Not wishing to hijack the thread but I am interested in flatwounds, are they much harder on fingers than round wounds? I am primarily a guitarist but love bass and turn the treble off to get what I like as a bass tone, I think flats would be a good move but these rounds seem easy on the fingers.
Clive

Tim Armstrong · June 3rd, 2008, 11:48 AM

In my experience, flats are EASIER on the fingers...

Cheers, Tim

Clive Hugh · June 4th, 2008, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

In my experience, flats are EASIER on the fingers...

Cheers, Tim

Thanks Tim, I'll get me a set, any brand that's outstanding or to stay away from?
Clive

beep.click · June 4th, 2008, 11:24 PM

I've tried a number of brands of flatwounds, and they're all different. Even when the gauges are the same, some brands are stiffer. Also, the different brands have different degrees of smoothness -- some are flatter than others!

The ones I really like are Ernie Ball Group III's. Very, very smooth, and flexible. And they sound good.

pickinpete · June 5th, 2008, 10:12 PM

I run fender flatwounds on mine....but the bass player in our group prefers half rounds. A happy medium =]

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Paul in Colorado Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 60 Posts: 9,693 3 Photos	Down the hall, last door on the right. Tell me about that Acoustic Bass amp. How's it sound. Those were pretty good amps for bass in their day. __________________ "Can y'all play some Skynnard? Y'know, like 'Stairway to Heaven?'" -Drunk cowboy at Trail Dust Days, Pine Bluffs, WY

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