The Last Bass Outpost

On the metal front, at least High on Fire won. They're great and have been at it for a long time. It was pretty funny to see their acceptance speech though, the venue looked pretty empty by that late in the evening...

Agreed on Dick Dale deserving a spot in the RRHOF. Influential to say the least!

Quote from: uwe on June 08, 2018, 05:49:59 PM
Very much enjoying her and her boys right now ...



I dig the Alice in Chains vibe.

We played a gig with Royal Thunder. Super nice folks, and MUCH better live than recorded. Great show!

Oh, Wishbass. That guy is local to me. He evidently got offended by my finishing job on my Wishbass. We painted kitty cats all over it. Because why not? He is also quick to anger with people having opposing view points...

Quote from: Granny Gremlin on May 17, 2018, 10:42:20 AM


(it's on sale here locally, been drooling over it, but it's out of reach and I have no immediate need; apparently custom built for the bass player of a local band - Cancer Bats)

Other tube based options include Peavey 30/30 or 50/50 on the low end (both can be bridged to mono IIRC), Mesa and vintage (out of prod) Marshall on the higher end.

For solid state options along the lines of the QSC and Crown you mentioned there are Bryston 2B or 4B units that can be had for a reasonable price on the used market, and see also Yorkville stuff for a budget option. 

There's also the integrated SS bass amps from the mid-late 70s that would work well - see Peavey Mark IV and Traynor Monoblock (as well related/similar models to both of those; also the PA versions).

That looks amazing- and they're a really good band. When I last saw them he was using a First Act Custom models after an RD. Sound massive and "ugly-beautiful"!

Yeah, I'd agree on the G-3 being great! I played Denis' and it made an impression for sure!

Photos of the back look dark, dark blue on my screen. I love Azureglo, and would be super pissed if mine basically turned black!

Quote from: Basvarken on July 23, 2017, 04:42:38 AM
Time intensive, no not really. Three days door to door.
But expensive, yes I'm afraid so. Shipping would be € 200 (± 233 USD)
The bass itself is € 300 (± 350 USD)

Oof! Still seems a better deal than much of what's out there, if it's a good player. Anybody played with the BaCH? How does the single pickup model compare to the double? And how would this compare to something like a Midtown, Artcore, Gretsch hollow body, Verythin, or a Casady? A lot of these choices are being driven by looks- not the most important thing, but with so little chance to put my hands on them it's SOMETHING to latch onto...

Quote from: lowend1 on July 22, 2017, 03:38:17 PM
...or you can get in touch with your inner Danny Partridge and buy an Ovation Typhoon III.
http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/stock.html

No, no. LAURIE is the Partridge I'd like to touch!

Whoa, that looks awesome! How are these? I've put hands on one of Denis' BaCH's, and liked it, but I didn't spend a ton of time with it. Also, would getting it shipped to the US be crazy expensive or time intense?

Also, anybody familiar with the Hagstrom Vikings? Looks to be one cheap on TB at the moment...

Quote from: Basvarken on July 22, 2017, 09:48:22 AM
I have one last long scale naturel semi acoustic BaCH left.
It has a small blemish behind one of the bridge posts. Nothing structural.

That EB-2 is beautiful, Carlo! And my first guitar ever was a Harmony that my parents got me, so I've always had a soft spot for them. I played a Harmony Reissue of some sort in a guitar shop a few years ago and liked it pretty well, but a new bass wasn't happening at that moment.
At the moment I'm using a Hodad with this band. We've been on a hiatus for a while, but are getting geared back up. While on hiatus my Cataldo has been living with Denis, but I frequently use it with them, too.
I don't know much about Hofners, can you point me to recordings of a Cavern? I've always liked the look of the two pickups close to the neck. Other Hofners I find attractive as well, but it seems like I rarely see them in the wild.

My only Gretsch bass is a Junior Jet that's been modded a bit. I never really bonded with it and a friend has had it on loan for years now. I just asked him to bring it to rehearsal this weekend, just as a change of pace.

I LOVE one of our guitar players Gretsch hollow bodies though, so we'll see. I know a guy not far from me that has an electromatic bass, so I may try to play that, too.

The Rumblekat has always seemed cool to me as well, and the price on those seem to stay low, so may look into that too. I guess it's not really a hollow body? Leave it to me to start a topic looking for a hollow body and end up chasing down something else entirely...

Thanks for all the input! Our guitar player is a Gretsch guy more frequently than not at this point, so if I got one too he'd be pleased as punch! I always forget about the midtown, for some reason- maybe just because I've never seen one in the flesh. And I've always been a fan of Epiphone, yet never owned one of their basses- could be time to remedy that!

I agree on the Warwick. I think they look great, until I see the headstock. Something just doesn't sit right with me.

I also play in a metal band, so that's where I get most of my agro tones taken care of, so I'm more likely to head to the thumpy, garagey end of things with this band...

Quote from: veebass on July 11, 2017, 10:32:16 PM
I thought it was a Crestwood Deluxe. Saw them many times- my favourite band growing up in Sydney.

Lack of the batwing is probably a deal breaker for me.

Looks like you know it better than I! I need to dig out that record. It's probably been twenty years since I've heard it...

Quote from: RedVee on July 11, 2017, 10:07:34 PM
Aloha! Steve & Dano ?

That's the one!

Quote from: Dave W on July 11, 2017, 12:48:51 PM
Of the two, I'd rather have the Embassy. The lower price is a bonus.

I agree- I've always been a sucker for the body style, and haven't even held a bass with it. Now I'll be able to afford to own one!

Was Radio Birdman the band that had a Wilshire guitar on the cover of their first record? On that record (whoever it was) they played the theme from Hawaii 5-0 as a guitar solo, which I thought was awesome as a 12 year old guitar player. I would prefer the looks of a batwing headstock, though...