Boogie Bass!!
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Cool rig!!!
Where's your axes?
BTW - there is a "Post Your Rig" thread where we all post our stuff which is also under the Rigs & Tones section.
Where's your axes?
BTW - there is a "Post Your Rig" thread where we all post our stuff which is also under the Rigs & Tones section.
Wow- I've got
.... 22 Basses
(Soon to be 24)
I know, it's a sickness.
But I dig it.
And btw, w/ all the other awesome rigs I play through, the BUSTER Wedge with or without adding the 15 Diesel- still knocks 'em down.
Brought it into Mesa HWD not too long ago for a check-out- Thanx Jim!
Salesguy said" "Wow, that's an old one!" :lol:
Time flies, time flies!
.... 22 Basses
(Soon to be 24)
I know, it's a sickness.
But I dig it.
And btw, w/ all the other awesome rigs I play through, the BUSTER Wedge with or without adding the 15 Diesel- still knocks 'em down.
Brought it into Mesa HWD not too long ago for a check-out- Thanx Jim!
Salesguy said" "Wow, that's an old one!" :lol:
Time flies, time flies!
Wow. 24. That's cool.
I imagine your arsenal covers all the basses - 4 strings, 5 strings, 6 strings, bolt neck, set neck, neck through, Steinberger (possibly a rare TransTrem model), Kramer Aluminum neck, EB-3, P-bass, J-bass, upright bass, did I miss one?
The only bass I have (and have ever owned) is a Squier Bullet Bass I got brand new in 1984. My first guitar teacher was in a power trio where he and the other guitarist switched between bass and guitar throughout their sets so I wanted to learn bass as well. I had been taking guitar lessons for a year at the time and added bass lessons with my guitar teacher (who is also a very accomplished bassist and vocalist) for about a year and a half (became proficient at sight reading bass clef), and then continued only with guitar lessons until almost 20 (not very good, needed help, had 3 guitar teachers at the same time at one point). The Bullet sounds/plays well enough and I use it in my current band where I fill in on bass when our primary bassist switches to keys on some tunes. Maybe one day I will get a Boogie Bass rig and another bass.
I'm sick too. 11 guitars and one bass guitar. I also have a few Boogies. :wink:
I imagine your arsenal covers all the basses - 4 strings, 5 strings, 6 strings, bolt neck, set neck, neck through, Steinberger (possibly a rare TransTrem model), Kramer Aluminum neck, EB-3, P-bass, J-bass, upright bass, did I miss one?
The only bass I have (and have ever owned) is a Squier Bullet Bass I got brand new in 1984. My first guitar teacher was in a power trio where he and the other guitarist switched between bass and guitar throughout their sets so I wanted to learn bass as well. I had been taking guitar lessons for a year at the time and added bass lessons with my guitar teacher (who is also a very accomplished bassist and vocalist) for about a year and a half (became proficient at sight reading bass clef), and then continued only with guitar lessons until almost 20 (not very good, needed help, had 3 guitar teachers at the same time at one point). The Bullet sounds/plays well enough and I use it in my current band where I fill in on bass when our primary bassist switches to keys on some tunes. Maybe one day I will get a Boogie Bass rig and another bass.
I'm sick too. 11 guitars and one bass guitar. I also have a few Boogies. :wink:
Nope. ALL fretted 4's. (2) are Semi-Acoustic chambered, (a Godin A4SA & a Carvin AC40)
the Godin and a Custom BEE bass are synth-access-hexaphonic output for the Roland GR20 which is a trip.
Played fretless, eh- not my thing. 5-string is "OK" but I'm old-school and digging it.
Chuck Rainey, Jaco, Jamerson all seemed to exist & flourish/create musically without a low B, so...
ERB's annoy me, sorry. Well, not annoy, but they are really a different instrument to my taste, and tho I totally admire Anthony Jackson and others,---Not MY THING. :twisted:
Every one of my 22 soon to be 24 instruments has a different flavor and character, a unique tone and feel, and a different vibe.
One thing they ALL have in common- Through the BUSTER rig or the PH212- they sound amazing-
And I'm really happy that MESA has hung in there and kept making superior product for the Bass guitar-
The PH & Vintage cabs are awesome; the Carbine and Big Blocks the bomb.
But I am VERY happy that I procured my BUSTER combo when they were offered-
It is a superior piece of gear that was WAAAAY too cool for the room. Way.
Yep, others, including myself, dig putting a 5-lb 500-watt SMPS head in their gigbag, but at the end of the day-
It WILL not sound like a set of 6L6GC power tubes fronted by 3 12AX7A's. Sorry!
No bloom. No tube resonance, or PUNCH! Really, I'm sorry; I feel for ya! :lol:
And btw- I replaced the OEM Svetlanas w the current Mesa offering-
I really like them; it's a very SHARP attack!
the Godin and a Custom BEE bass are synth-access-hexaphonic output for the Roland GR20 which is a trip.
Played fretless, eh- not my thing. 5-string is "OK" but I'm old-school and digging it.
Chuck Rainey, Jaco, Jamerson all seemed to exist & flourish/create musically without a low B, so...
ERB's annoy me, sorry. Well, not annoy, but they are really a different instrument to my taste, and tho I totally admire Anthony Jackson and others,---Not MY THING. :twisted:
Every one of my 22 soon to be 24 instruments has a different flavor and character, a unique tone and feel, and a different vibe.
One thing they ALL have in common- Through the BUSTER rig or the PH212- they sound amazing-
And I'm really happy that MESA has hung in there and kept making superior product for the Bass guitar-
The PH & Vintage cabs are awesome; the Carbine and Big Blocks the bomb.
But I am VERY happy that I procured my BUSTER combo when they were offered-
It is a superior piece of gear that was WAAAAY too cool for the room. Way.
Yep, others, including myself, dig putting a 5-lb 500-watt SMPS head in their gigbag, but at the end of the day-
It WILL not sound like a set of 6L6GC power tubes fronted by 3 12AX7A's. Sorry!
No bloom. No tube resonance, or PUNCH! Really, I'm sorry; I feel for ya! :lol:
And btw- I replaced the OEM Svetlanas w the current Mesa offering-
I really like them; it's a very SHARP attack!
I forgot fretless in my list!!!
And I just learned a new term - ERB!!!
I would imagine you at least tune one or two of your four strings differently from the rest,right? Possibly one tuned 1/2 step down (some blues/rock stuff), another drop D (modern type stuff)?
And I just learned a new term - ERB!!!
I would imagine you at least tune one or two of your four strings differently from the rest,right? Possibly one tuned 1/2 step down (some blues/rock stuff), another drop D (modern type stuff)?
Nope- not even...
Standard A440 on each and every.
Only difference is string selection, have let's see (7) Short-Scale (30")
rest are standard 34" Long Scale and I use string gauges ranging from Roto FunkMaster
30-50-70-90 to TI JR344's to more standard OEM offerings (for my 2 Rickenbackers and Hofner Club Bass) or D'Addario standard 45-105 gauge and the like.
But really- EACH and every instrument has a tone and a vibe and a character that differentiates it from the next.
It's my thang.
This is a BOOGIE forum- I shall not talk about my (other rigs! :twisted:
Standard A440 on each and every.
Only difference is string selection, have let's see (7) Short-Scale (30")
rest are standard 34" Long Scale and I use string gauges ranging from Roto FunkMaster
30-50-70-90 to TI JR344's to more standard OEM offerings (for my 2 Rickenbackers and Hofner Club Bass) or D'Addario standard 45-105 gauge and the like.
But really- EACH and every instrument has a tone and a vibe and a character that differentiates it from the next.
It's my thang.
This is a BOOGIE forum- I shall not talk about my (other rigs! :twisted:
Wow. Very interesting.
I was thinking a short scale for my second bass, like the EB-3. Heard an original band a few months ago called Civil Twilight from South Africa and the bassist had nice tone with it.
All my amps/cabs are Boogie, except one power amp and that came as a package deal with a Boogie pre. Even with that exception, I consider myself a Boogie purist.
Do you have any "lesser" models of which you are fond? I don't own any guitars I would consider "high end" and in fact most were very reasonably priced compared to what others pay for guitars. In my limited experience, if I like the feel of the neck, I can have nice playability and good tones out of a guitar through the set up and changing out pickups, even if the body wood is less than desirable. Like to hear your views on this since it seems you are a bass connoisseur.
I was thinking a short scale for my second bass, like the EB-3. Heard an original band a few months ago called Civil Twilight from South Africa and the bassist had nice tone with it.
All my amps/cabs are Boogie, except one power amp and that came as a package deal with a Boogie pre. Even with that exception, I consider myself a Boogie purist.
Do you have any "lesser" models of which you are fond? I don't own any guitars I would consider "high end" and in fact most were very reasonably priced compared to what others pay for guitars. In my limited experience, if I like the feel of the neck, I can have nice playability and good tones out of a guitar through the set up and changing out pickups, even if the body wood is less than desirable. Like to hear your views on this since it seems you are a bass connoisseur.
I have a few basses that are by no means "high-end"
A Danelectro '63 (about $300), and a "Frankenbass" Fender Mustang Bass- (tricked out with a 70's P-Bass pup; very cool!-And it's a short scale-30")
It ain't the instrument , it's the player. I worked with an excellent blues guitarist who had been offered endorsements and could have had any number of high $$ guitars- He actually got a kick out of finding the budget-basement and pawn-shop axes; the funkier and cheaper the better.
As long as they're intonated, the rest is in the hands.
In the beginning, I got along with (1) P-Bass for a looong time. Only after I gained success musically/financially did I start GAS- It's a trip, but I always remember I can only play (1) Bass and (1) rig at a time, so better be sayin' something with it...
A Danelectro '63 (about $300), and a "Frankenbass" Fender Mustang Bass- (tricked out with a 70's P-Bass pup; very cool!-And it's a short scale-30")
It ain't the instrument , it's the player. I worked with an excellent blues guitarist who had been offered endorsements and could have had any number of high $$ guitars- He actually got a kick out of finding the budget-basement and pawn-shop axes; the funkier and cheaper the better.
As long as they're intonated, the rest is in the hands.
In the beginning, I got along with (1) P-Bass for a looong time. Only after I gained success musically/financially did I start GAS- It's a trip, but I always remember I can only play (1) Bass and (1) rig at a time, so better be sayin' something with it...
Couldn't agree more.
Players need to develop skills like phrasing, touch, musicality, timing, etc. If you have those, that's the cake, the rest is just icing and decoration.
Players need to develop skills like phrasing, touch, musicality, timing, etc. If you have those, that's the cake, the rest is just icing and decoration.
