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Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 6:24 am
by one bad monkey
Gearmond wrote:yeah, but have you ever seen a guy with a spector play anything that wasn't either metal, hard rock, or fusion?
doubt it :P
No, because they're in the studio, making the real money.
And actually, I've seen a lot of country and pop artists rock Spectors. Check out their artist list.
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 7:26 am
by Heavy_Soul
Here are a few that I like:
Gibson Thunderbird Shortscale:
Dano '63
Hofner Galaxie Bass
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:29 pm
by Noise...
bob the r0bot wrote:am I the only one who thinks spectors look like really ugly furniture?
No. No you're not.
I'm not big on their necks or sound either.
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 7:40 pm
by Gearmond
actually the neck is what i love most about my spector
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 7:46 pm
by Zounds Perspex
I don't think you'll see many Spectors in the studio, either. Most engineers hate recording active basses.
here's a pic of both my shorties, btw. An old treadmill, too!
mini rig by
Empty Hills, on Flickr
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 10:56 pm
by one bad monkey
loudwizard wrote:I don't think you'll see many Spectors in the studio, either. Most engineers hate recording active basses.
See, I've had the complete opposite experience (either in the studio myself, or talking with engineers) with active basses in the studio. I've even had engineers rent my bass to use in studios for bands they're recording. It comes down to preference and what you're comfortable with.
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 11:01 pm
by foomanfat
bigchiefbc wrote:Mustang basses are fuckin sexy.
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 6:41 pm
by Seedy
Univox Hi-flier, like me! But that 'stang and the Electromatic are pretty sweet too.
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:52 pm
by Gearmond
<3 univox
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:23 pm
by Mudfuzz
bob the r0bot wrote:squier jaguar bass
I checked one of those out today... wasn't even worth plugg'n in IMOP, meh. Also, the body is too small.
On that note. Now I love[ed] fenders and fender type basses but I swear I haven't played a new fender in like 8 years where I thought it was worth buying. On the other hand play a epi goth bari LP that was fucking rad!
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 5:26 am
by Bassus Sanguinis
Well...
Alembic?
yeah, they cost a pretty penny. Are the shortie Musicmans in the price range? they ROCK!
Other than that I'd suggest the mentioned Gretsch.Or the Fender. Or if You go to Gibson/Epiphone, I suggest the Gibson EB-3, since all the Epiphone EB-0s I've tried have sounded muddy. Too little trebls for my taste.
Have You considered a Bass VI copy, perhaps, if You're used to play with a pick?
Re: Shortie be frontin
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 7:33 pm
by Officer Bukowski
Mustang baaaassssssssss
edit: Here's the stang I've been rockin lately.
mmmmm sounds awesome with fuzz.