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cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:59 pm
by echodeluxe
so, im gonna start playing with this rad band, and they need a bassist. they have three fucking guitarists holy shit.
anyway, their sound is kinda Explosions in the Sky/Broken Social Scene/etc so i wanna compliment that.
my pedalboard is gonna be TU2 > Wattson Escape Velocity Overdrive > Wattson EFY-6 > DL4/DE7
so i was thinking about getting a shortscale bass maybe? like an old Teisco like the one Chris Bear uses in Grizzly Bear:
or maybe a mustang bass. I dunno, something rad like that. old/vintage and cheap comes to mind, so anything thats kinda vintage and quirky would be good, so long as its playable.
oh and if you wanna check out the band, they are called Unconditional Arms
http://unconditionalarms.bandcamp.com/
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:22 pm
by Holy Schnikes
Squier VM Bass VI perhaps but they're a little hard to get ahold of currently. Mustangs are cool too or maybe a 32" scale Reverse Jag bass if you don't mind the look and can find good deal used.
Those Epiphone semi-hollows are killer too.
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:28 pm
by Grrface
echodeluxe wrote:so, im gonna start playing with this rad band, and they need a bassist. they have three fucking guitarists holy shit.
anyway, their sound is kinda Explosions in the Sky/Broken Social Scene/etc so i wanna compliment that.
my pedalboard is gonna be TU2 > Wattson Escape Velocity Overdrive > Wattson EFY-6 > DL4/DE7
so i was thinking about getting a shortscale bass maybe? like an old Teisco like the one Chris Bear uses in Grizzly Bear:
or maybe a mustang bass. I dunno, something rad like that. old/vintage and cheap comes to mind, so anything thats kinda vintage and quirky would be good, so long as its playable.
oh and if you wanna check out the band, they are called Unconditional Arms
http://unconditionalarms.bandcamp.com/
3 guitarists? Did that in a post-rock band for a bit. Big round sound is awesome for that, so I'd probably say the Mustang or Jaguar if you were set on short scale. I used my P/J Yamaha, maybe the Squier VM Jag? Otherwise, take a look at Chris from Maserati. He rocks the P-Bass, and does it well.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeLFeEOTclI[/youtube]
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:28 pm
by ChetMagongalo
Peavey T40
I liked it more than my musicman. Super thick sound, very versatile. heavy but that's okay because you're not a sis cause you play bass
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:44 pm
by colin
I'd look into a Fender Musicmaster bass if you want vintage, shortscale, and affordable.
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:21 pm
by Tristan
Gibson SG Basses are really cool sounding too, I think they had a faded reissue of that somewhere along the line.
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:27 pm
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
i'm not much of a bassist, but I really liked my Hondo i had for awhile. they are cheap and japanese..
edit: double jordan post all up in this piece
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:35 pm
by Achtane
Put a mudbucker in anything.
They can take the high ground, you take the low. It'll be fantastic.
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:59 pm
by echodeluxe
ChetMagongalo wrote:Peavey T40
I liked it more than my musicman. Super thick sound, very versatile. heavy but that's okay because you're not a sis cause you play bass
oh yeah ive always liked this! gotta see if theres one locally i can check out.
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:43 pm
by Helter
shortscale mustang basses all day yo
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:00 pm
by Mudfuzz
echodeluxe wrote:so, im gonna start playing with this rad band, and they need a bassist. they have three fucking guitarists holy shit.
anyway, their sound is kinda Explosions in the Sky/Broken Social Scene/etc so i wanna compliment that.
my pedalboard is gonna be TU2 > Wattson Escape Velocity Overdrive > Wattson EFY-6 > DL4/DE7
so i was thinking about getting a shortscale bass maybe? like an old Teisco like the one Chris Bear uses in Grizzly Bear:
or maybe a mustang bass. I dunno, something rad like that. old/vintage and cheap comes to mind, so anything thats kinda vintage and quirky would be good, so long as its playable.
oh and if you wanna check out the band, they are called Unconditional Arms
http://unconditionalarms.bandcamp.com/
univox hi flyers are pretty cool [one of these days I have to put mine together
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8to6ZZEzjU0[/youtube]
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:04 pm
by sonidero
Squier Jag Bass...
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:13 pm
by backwardsvoyager
Helter wrote:shortscale mustang basses all day yo
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:18 pm
by ChetMagongalo
I personally don't like short scale basses but the mustangs I've played have sounded pretty good, that's another pretty decent option
Re: cheap cool bass?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:23 pm
by foomanfat
I really dug the Squier VM Mustang bass.
There's also those Starcasters and Coronados coming out.