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[–] hdnsmbt 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Whoah there, who has the money for an amp? You patch directly into the PA and that's perfectly fine.

[–] Thcdenton 10 points 10 months ago

Geddy Lee been doing that for years. He just puts a washer and dryer where his amps used to sit 😁

[–] Yokozuna 4 points 10 months ago

Exactly what I do for shows, I'm the first one off the stage besides the vocalist. But then I have joy and privilege to help breakdown the drums ;-;

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Shouldn't the bassist be complaining about not having a 20 string bass?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why more than four string when not more than four finger?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] themeatbridge 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No thumb string. Make string smell bad.

Source: Am bassist.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] themeatbridge 3 points 10 months ago

Other thumb.

[–] anewbeginning 8 points 10 months ago

Don’t brag.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Once, our bassist did a rehersal with only the E and the A string just to prove a point, so I guess that's subjective

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The bassist for the presidents of the USA plays two string, and the guitarist plays three

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Every other sting is just a backup after all!

Personally I don't like moving my hand up and down the neck too much, I'd prefer to just have as many strings as possible so my left hand barely moves. Gonna need 24 strings now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

24 strings, all tuned a half step apart, 1 fret

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

Well, you just need to add a nice chorus pedal. And maybe a compressor too. You dont need a distorsion effect, an overdrive will be fine. Now, just get a flanger, an octaver, get a nice cab to match that new tube amp and you will be all set! Oh and btw these strings are looking old, you might wanna get new ones since you're getting a new fretless bass anyway.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bassist? You mean a bass guitarist??

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Not my fault they like fat strings.

[–] WalrusByte 8 points 10 months ago
[–] TexasDrunk 6 points 10 months ago

I'm in this picture twice.

My guitar gear looks eerily similar to the first picture. Many guitars (not quite that many, but too many), several amps, and a whole bunch of pedals. I have separate pedalboards for different kinds of music all set up with my favorite settings marked so I don't have to think too much on stage.

Plus I own a Gibson EB-0 bass that was passed down to me by the guy who taught me how to play when he died and a Trace Elliott bass combo that's falling apart. They sound great. No need for anything else.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Me but instead I’m chilling with my acoustic guitar.

[–] SteefLem 5 points 10 months ago

Well i am a β€œbassist” and the top one is more me :)

[–] Xanthrax 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We use effects pedals in prog metal all the time! 46 and 2 was the first song I learned, and it uses a phaser. Also, almost all the bass Daft Punk makes, is run through an effect.

Standard stuff like a compresser and a sound gate can be nice too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Pedals and effects are so excessive.

Now excuse me while I re-enforce the stage under my 900W all tube head, 4x10 and 1x15 cabs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I agree that a musicman is the only bass you need.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's only downside is it's not a rickenbacker through strung body

[–] SteefLem 1 points 10 months ago

Read someone had to wait 18 months and a lot of calling them to get a rick.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Dude I plug my active bass without using the active eq with both pickups on full directly into my interface and I love the tone, this feels targeted

[–] iamericandre 1 points 10 months ago

I like plugging straight in as a guitar player, maybe my tuner but I don’t use a lot of effects.