Since everyone else is doing it, the thread for us poor bassists with **** basses!

02-28-2005, 02:27 AM

yea, this thread is for us musicians who cannot afford elite modulus/musicman/warwick basses, so we settle for low-end pieces of ****. so, post your ****ty bass and show pics if you got em..i have an ibanez gsr200 and to make it sound semi-decent when i record on my pc i have to use several effects such as a small amount of distortion w/ custom tool-like EQ settings. doesn't sound too shabby though for a $200 bass (you can listen to a bunch of my **** on my site at the bottom). i will hopefully be upgrading to a mid-range bass soon (possibly a fender j or p bass) for my birthday or just whenever i have extra money lying around

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http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/tang8877music.htm

love_Doctorb · 02-28-2005, 02:29 AM

I have a samick p/j replica that is the biggest peice of shiat i ever played, so i defretted and it feels quite a bit better.

I also own a Cort Curbow 4.

Led_Zeppelin678 · 02-28-2005, 02:31 AM

*points and laughs*

-Vietnow- has a Silvertone that he not only defretted, he scalloped the 12th, 9th, 7th, 5th, and 3rd frets. I don't know how that works, but it does.

02-28-2005, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by love_Doctorb

I have a samick p/j replica that is the biggest peice of shiat i ever played, so i defretted and it feels quite a bit better.

I also own a Cort Curbow 4.

bah you don't count then, cuz at least you have a decent bass to play on. focker

love_Doctorb · 02-28-2005, 02:32 AM

haha i might give that a try, i got a chisel

02-28-2005, 02:33 AM

oh ya, and i also have a fender squier with horrible action that i won't even bother fixing.

Led_Zeppelin678 · 02-28-2005, 02:37 AM

According to him, a file works best. He started out with a serrated knife and cut the hell out of his left thumb on accident.

Poker_Face · 02-28-2005, 02:42 AM

I also have a Samick, not bad for $200, better then a Squire I think. But I also have Ibanez Sr490.

shoelacenoose · 02-28-2005, 02:59 AM

Quote:

yea, this thread is for us musicians who cannot afford elite modulus/musicman/warwick basses, so we settle for low-end pieces of ****. so, post your ****ty bass and show pics if you got em..i have an ibanez gsr200 and to make it sound semi-decent when i record on my pc i have to use several effects such as a small amount of distortion w/ custom tool-like EQ settings. doesn't sound too shabby though for a $200 bass (you can listen to a bunch of my **** on my site at the bottom). i will hopefully be upgrading to a mid-range bass soon (possibly a fender j or p bass) for my birthday or just whenever i have extra money lying around ..

i payed 200 for a johnson pbass copy off ebay, cause i was stupid and i didnt know basses were any different from eachother at the time. now i finally got an sr405 ibanez and its the greatest. i got it from ebay too for $188.00 mint condition, **** i love it! now i'm going to defret the johnson! Woot!

super deluxe · 02-28-2005, 03:03 AM

Me and my ol' Dean Edge 4:

Me and a Squier Affinity I got stuck playing for a bit:

Poker_Face · 02-28-2005, 03:07 AM

^^^Sweet sweater.

super deluxe · 02-28-2005, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Poker_Face

^^^Sweet sweater.

I put it in the wash on hot and it came out as a weird little shrunken thing I couldn't even fit on my arm.

Poker_Face · 02-28-2005, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by super deluxe

I put it in the wash on hot and it came out as a weird little shrunken thing I couldn't even fit on my arm.

Lol, that sucks big time

good rats · 02-28-2005, 03:27 AM

Monterey Stage Series!!!! It's alright I guess. I've sanded the body down. It was sunburst and covered in stickers.

kilian · 02-28-2005, 03:34 AM

^^ HUH

Am I crazy or does it have only a volume and a output?

good rats · 02-28-2005, 03:43 AM

2 volume and a tone, haha, I'm just missing some knobs. My tone knob is on my bridge pup volume pot thingymabob. And i have no tone knob cause thats all been smashed. If you really wanna know the story of how it all broke, just ask. I cant be bothered typing it out if no one will read.

kilian · 02-28-2005, 03:49 AM

Now I want to know

I check out if we have some food left around here and when I come back with/without food I will read the story

good rats · 02-28-2005, 03:55 AM

Well one day i was playing bass outside, and my dogs started to fight. Like really rip into each other, so I tried to break it up. My bass swung around and hung like, behind my arse. So as i was fighting the dogs off each other, one of them fell into me, and i fell over. My bass was under my ***, my bass made bad contact with the concrete, my 80kg *** made contact with my bass that was on the concrete. And bang, knobs all cracked except for one. It wasn't pretty. I ordered knobs from Billy Hydes, (myl\ local music store) about 2 months ago, and they still haven't come in.

Well that was my story, ain't that interesting. Sorry for wasting yur time.

kilian · 02-28-2005, 04:06 AM

OUCH

Dogs.. hehe
I think you should go to the music store and be a bit mad at him or something like that, I mean: two months?

good rats · 02-28-2005, 04:29 AM

Yea, I'll go back this weekend, if they don't have em then, I'll ask for my money back. Go elsewhere to get some knobs.

02-28-2005, 02:27 AM	#1
DeathAngel Guest Posts: n/a	Since everyone else is doing it, the thread for us poor bassists with basses! yea, this thread is for us musicians who cannot afford elite modulus/musicman/warwick basses, so we settle for low-end pieces of **. so, post your ty bass and show pics if you got em..i have an ibanez gsr200 and to make it sound semi-decent when i record on my pc i have to use several effects such as a small amount of distortion w/ custom tool-like EQ settings. doesn't sound too shabby though for a $200 bass (you can listen to a bunch of my ** on my site at the bottom). i will hopefully be upgrading to a mid-range bass soon (possibly a fender j or p bass) for my birthday or just whenever i have extra money lying around .. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/tang8877music.htm

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02-28-2005, 02:29 AM	#2
love_Doctorb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 661	I have a samick p/j replica that is the biggest peice of shiat i ever played, so i defretted and it feels quite a bit better. I also own a Cort Curbow 4.

02-28-2005, 02:31 AM	#3
Led_Zeppelin678 myspace/golgotha Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 5,919	points and laughs -Vietnow- has a Silvertone that he not only defretted, he scalloped the 12th, 9th, 7th, 5th, and 3rd frets. I don't know how that works, but it does.

02-28-2005, 02:32 AM	#5
love_Doctorb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 661	haha i might give that a try, i got a chisel

02-28-2005, 02:33 AM	#6
DeathAngel Guest Posts: n/a	oh ya, and i also have a fender squier with horrible action that i won't even bother fixing.

02-28-2005, 02:37 AM	#7
Led_Zeppelin678 myspace/golgotha Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 5,919	According to him, a file works best. He started out with a serrated knife and cut the hell out of his left thumb on accident.

02-28-2005, 02:42 AM	#8
Poker_Face Unemployed Bassist Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 514	I also have a Samick, not bad for $200, better then a Squire I think. But I also have Ibanez Sr490.

02-28-2005, 03:03 AM	#10
super deluxe ... Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,684	Me and my ol' Dean Edge 4: Me and a Squier Affinity I got stuck playing for a bit:

02-28-2005, 03:07 AM	#11
Poker_Face Unemployed Bassist Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 514	^^^Sweet sweater.

02-28-2005, 03:27 AM	#14
good rats fgsdfg Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,564	Monterey Stage Series!!!! It's alright I guess. I've sanded the body down. It was sunburst and covered in stickers.

02-28-2005, 03:34 AM	#15
kilian well hell.. oh? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Netherlands, Delft Posts: 11,333	^^ HUH Am I crazy or does it have only a volume and a output?

02-28-2005, 03:43 AM	#16
good rats fgsdfg Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,564	2 volume and a tone, haha, I'm just missing some knobs. My tone knob is on my bridge pup volume pot thingymabob. And i have no tone knob cause thats all been smashed. If you really wanna know the story of how it all broke, just ask. I cant be bothered typing it out if no one will read.

02-28-2005, 03:49 AM	#17
kilian well hell.. oh? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Netherlands, Delft Posts: 11,333	Now I want to know I check out if we have some food left around here and when I come back with/without food I will read the story

02-28-2005, 03:55 AM	#18
good rats fgsdfg Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,564	Well one day i was playing bass outside, and my dogs started to fight. Like really rip into each other, so I tried to break it up. My bass swung around and hung like, behind my arse. So as i was fighting the dogs off each other, one of them fell into me, and i fell over. My bass was under my *, my bass made bad contact with the concrete, my 80kg * made contact with my bass that was on the concrete. And bang, knobs all cracked except for one. It wasn't pretty. I ordered knobs from Billy Hydes, (myl\ local music store) about 2 months ago, and they still haven't come in. Well that was my story, ain't that interesting. Sorry for wasting yur time.

02-28-2005, 04:06 AM	#19
kilian well hell.. oh? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Netherlands, Delft Posts: 11,333	OUCH Dogs.. hehe I think you should go to the music store and be a bit mad at him or something like that, I mean: two months?

02-28-2005, 04:29 AM	#20
good rats fgsdfg Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,564	Yea, I'll go back this weekend, if they don't have em then, I'll ask for my money back. Go elsewhere to get some knobs.