Show me some cool Basses

For guitars of the straight waisted variety (or reverse offset).
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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by Dok » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:14 am

marqueemoon wrote:
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Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:19 am
I saw them last night and I agree. Great sounding bass.
So... did they play the song? You know the one. 8)
They did indeed. ;D

I went for their second night which was their all-covers set. It was pretty great.
Hell yeah. I had such a blast at the most recent show - such a great band!
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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:10 pm

Can anyone tell me about EKO Cobra Basses?
How good are they? They look very cool to me! :whistle:

Ebay

Edit for broken pic-replaced with link…

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:19 am

Does anyone know about a brand called „Mars“?
Any good?

Also: I sold the Rickenfaker yesterday! :)

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:36 pm

That‘s the one I found on my local used market platform. It‘s a 100 bucks - so probably no harm done.

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I found a Silvertone branded bass that looked quite similar, just with a Tortoise guard (not so cool as the black though)

https://reverb.com/item/17338935-1969-s ... t=17338935

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by Plumerai » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:53 pm

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Peavey T-40 w/ an Allparts jazz neck

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:56 pm

Plumerai wrote:
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Peavey T-40 w/ an Allparts jazz neck
That is very nice! Wow!

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by Plumerai » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:58 pm

Thanks

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by Oig » Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:59 pm

Squier Jag SS (short scale). I think the best testament to their quality is that they regularly sell for twice as much used as they used to new. They’re great platforms for modding - this one has been pretty much completely tricked out, the only stock things are body and neck…

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by marqueemoon » Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:39 pm

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Guild B-401A

There’s one for sale locally and it took me down a rabbit hole. I really dig the natural finish version.

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:02 am

Oig wrote:
Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:59 pm
Squier Jag SS (short scale)…
Got one on my watchlist - but it‘s the 34“ version.
I don‘t like the stock Tort (either as I see here) - but otherwise it‘s damn cool looking!

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by wproffitt » Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:13 am

marqueemoon wrote:
Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:39 pm
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Guild B-401A

There’s one for sale locally and it took me down a rabbit hole. I really dig the natural finish version.
I was tempted to go with the Guild 301 or 302 befor I found my Yamaha. I’ve never even laid eyes on a 401, though! How does it sound with the preamp? Is it Stingray-like?

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by Oig » Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:51 am

MayTheFuzzBeWithYou wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:02 am
Oig wrote:
Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:59 pm
Squier Jag SS (short scale)…
Got one on my watchlist - but it‘s the 34“ version.
I don‘t like the stock Tort (either as I see here) - but otherwise it‘s damn cool looking!
I actually replaced the stock black guard with that tort lol. Ideally it’d be Spitfire, but that’d cost more than the bass!

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by marqueemoon » Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:16 am

wproffitt wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:13 am
marqueemoon wrote:
Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:39 pm
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Guild B-401A

There’s one for sale locally and it took me down a rabbit hole. I really dig the natural finish version.
I was tempted to go with the Guild 301 or 302 befor I found my Yamaha. I’ve never even laid eyes on a 401, though! How does it sound with the preamp? Is it Stingray-like?
No idea as it’s not mine. I no longer think active electronics are the devil though.

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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by daemon » Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:06 am

1971 Harmony H22 with (possibly original) flats. Sounds great with some fuzz.
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Re: Show me some cool Basses

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:12 am

Oig wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:51 am
I actually replaced the stock black guard with that tort lol. Ideally it’d be Spitfire, but that’d cost more than the bass!
Well your‘s isn‘t the awful stock VM tort, or is it? The CV Tortoise looks nice most of the time (but it’s not available in the current lineup)… but the one that came with my VM Olympic White Jag looked terrible. And the one that is for sale in Austria looks the same… yours looks more red&brownish and has some yellow in it that the stock one does not.

I didn‘t know the VM Jag Bass even came in all black…
But in my defense I normally don‘t browse through Basses at all… that‘s a first for me! :)

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