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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Blazer on March 18, 2008, 11:34:26 AM

Title: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Blazer on March 18, 2008, 11:34:26 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQh46yn_7w

Goosebumps by this performance...
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Chris P. on March 18, 2008, 12:28:12 PM
Dutch band!
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Dave W on March 18, 2008, 02:11:13 PM
Two Dutchmen talking about a Dutch band...you could at least have picked a clip with an Egmond bass.  ;)
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Chris P. on March 19, 2008, 01:31:56 AM
:)

I couldn't name one famous Dutch band using an Egmond guitar or bass.
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Blazer on March 19, 2008, 06:08:37 PM
Quote from: Chris P on March 19, 2008, 01:31:56 AM
:)

I couldn't name one famous Dutch band using an Egmond guitar or bass.

The only current band of which I know of where the guitarist is using an Egmond is Pulp. And they are Brittish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T_ucNb7GqU
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Dave W on March 19, 2008, 10:54:04 PM
I think Ed Friedland still uses his Egmond sometimes. It's still on his gear page (http://edfriedland.com/equip.htm) with a sound sample.
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: Blazer on March 20, 2008, 05:19:51 PM
But what do you guys think of the song the Nits Played and the sound they got from this Epi bass?
Title: Re: A Japanese Epiphone Bass with the Nits.
Post by: gweimer on March 20, 2008, 08:16:12 PM
That was pretty cool.  I don't know the song offhand, but I could see the latter day King Crimson doing something like that.

As far as the bass goes, those really are pretty bad basses.  At one of the local jam nights, the house band has one.  They sound pretty awful through a low end amp (and I'm calling Hartke low-end).  I'm guessing you need a really good amp to get anything decent from those.  There seems to be a trend towards getting that dead thump sound, but I think it can be done better than by getting a crappy bass with no sustain.