my gear

[Bassplyr]

I am fortunate enough to have a warwick, music man and a lakland. In an earlier post I said I really would not want to do without any of them because they can each do something the other one can't. I think it is always good to have a few totally different basses in your collection. Only playing one kind of bass your whole life would be boring to me.

Well said!! Different basses have different applications for different types of music. That's the bottom line.

I'm sure Nick will be back when he gets banned from all the other bass forums.

 

[midopa]

This message by midopa has been rescind.

 

[xcental34x]

That many bass for a kid only 15 years old means one thing. He's a spoiled brat. I pride myself on having worked for every piece of equipment I own, just like every musician should.

 

[Bassplyr]

That many bass for a kid only 15 years old means one thing. He's a spoiled brat. I pride myself on having worked for every piece of equipment I own, just like every musician should.

Couldn't agree more Xcental! Which explains his disrespect on this board.
I started out with a Peavey T-20 when I was 14 and didn't change basses until I was 17 or 18. Kids these days!

 

[shaver]

haha not this ageism stuff again...i'm 16 and i dont think i've caused this much trouble on a board.... hah but who cares if he has that many basses or how he got them....wouldnt you want 3 sick basses if you could for free..i would want to be a brat if i could, but i'm not ....and truthfully, i hate warwicks..i hate their wood, i hate how finishes dont stick to them, i dont like how they sound or how they feel....but hey, if it works for yall, its good in my book


and yeh, my parents did buy me my music man, but only because playing a mexican fender jazz with a warped neck for 5 years for shows and recording can get bad, especialy when its your job and get paid for it..

and trust me, i've defenitly spent enough money on equipment myself.. from half stack bass rigs too effect pedals too wireless systems too monster cables, too pedal boards, too strings every few weeks, and so on...

 

[midopa]

Agism and basscism fills this board. It is the very nature of it. Do you question it?!

 

[Bassplyr]

....and yeh, my parents did buy me my music man, but only because playing a mexican fender jazz with a warped neck for 5 years for shows and recording can get bad, especialy when its your job and get paid for it..

I suppose if you're recording and playing shows already at 16, then it's well justified. When I was 16 I was still trying to figure out Mary Had a Little Lamb! Good for you that it's working out so well !

 

[shaver]

hah yeh, i've worked realy hard...alot of jazz studys, been playing jazz for a long time and that realy pays off, realy helps you understand chording

but yeh my band was about to get signed when i was like 15 going on 16...but it fell threw cause the band is fallen apart

and a better bass was needed for the shows we play almost every weekend around the state

 

[midopa]

erg.... I think I reignited the whole darn thing. I apologize and rescind my statement! Now lets drop this thing before I blows up (again)!

 

[Bassplyr]

Jazz is definitely the toughest form of music I have ever played. if you can play jazz well, chances are you will excel at music in general. Keep at it and maybe someday you'll be on a BIG stage instead of these boards.

 

[shaver]

big stage? well the band i'm joining playd with Average White Band a little while back...thats prety sweet..

and midopa, i'm not pissed or anything, i was just kidding around

 

[midopa]

Jazz? What is jazz? Shaver looks like a modern day slappa! Slap that bass! Omph! Yee-haw!! Bust some funky RHCP slap line! (Out in L.A.)

 

[shaver]

hah, yeh man...but after going to this bass camp workshop thing at berklee in boston over the weekend, i'm realy turned off by slapping and tapping...its like thats what everyone trys to do and they all sound the same, but when the teacher puts a chord chart or music in front of them, they like breakdown and cant funtion...
kinda pissed me off...

and i need the out in la cd...

and btw, check out www.thesmyrk.com and check their shows page...their going on tour, this is the band i'm joining,,but keep it on the downlow if youve heard of them

 

[midopa]

Pshaw to that. Slap is a fun groove technique. I like combining a bunch of techniques and styles of music into one fun fun melting pot jam with the drummer at my chu'ch. Hohoho!

How easily can you read sheet music? I played cello for four years prior to my bass gitaring, so I can read it a bit - I'm kinda rusty. But it is also fun to play sheet music - especially all my old cello sheet musics that I saved. Imagine a bass guitar (whose tone cannot compare to a cello) trying to play a cello part. Yuk! But... fun!

 

[shaver]

i can read alright..i have some problems reading tricky latin jazz rythms, but i spent this last year worken on that, so its alot better

 

[midopa]

Any secret tips that they only give you if you pay huge fees for tutors or bass camps that you can lend to your fellow EB MM bass forum brothers? Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge. Say no more!

 

[shaver]

practice reading ahead.... do u have AIM..i dont think sir bovine would care for this 2 person convo on the board for much longer

 

[midopa]

Erm... Good point. Well, I've got nothing else to say. If you do, you can IM me at my username plus "321" at the end.

Anywho, back to the topic. Miloz has got himself a quality setup, folks. Take a gander at that! A StingRay and a Behringer! It is a lethal combination! Them Behringers can get loud and have got a good EQ! Great for budget bassists!

Edit: If at first you don't suceeeeeed. Brush yourself off and try again!

 

[shaver]

not worken buddy

 

[Mobay45]

OK. I'll be 49 in a few days and I don't see anything wrong with a kids parents helping out some, but bounderies need to be set. My parents bought me a top of the line cornet when I was 15, but I started out on a real piece of crap. I didn't start playing bass until I was 25, so I've been the one to buy all of them. IMO parents shouldn't just hand their kids anything they want. Otherwise you end up with another member of society that has no values or respect for others.
I guess it would be great to own all of those sick basses, but part of growing up is to learn how to interact with society and know the value of a dollar (or euro) as it may be. There seems to be some really great young people involved in this forum and I've enjoyed their comments and questions since I became a member, but there is always the exception that proves the rule in anything you're involved in. If it comes easy, you'll alway expect to get it that way and you'll probably never try very hard to achieve anything.

Larry