Best bass guitar for lead singers?
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Best bass guitar for lead singers?
My friend and I were discussing this at length, and I was wondering what you, the viewers at home think about this topic.
What's the best bass guitar for someone who is also the lead singer of a band? (seeing as the Telecaster is nearly universally accepted as one of the best guitars for lead singers)
I was arguing in favor of something short scale that'd be easier to get a handle on, but he seemed to think The Mighty P-Bass was as good as it got, which is a pretty fair point.
Thoughts?
What's the best bass guitar for someone who is also the lead singer of a band? (seeing as the Telecaster is nearly universally accepted as one of the best guitars for lead singers)
I was arguing in favor of something short scale that'd be easier to get a handle on, but he seemed to think The Mighty P-Bass was as good as it got, which is a pretty fair point.
Thoughts?
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
Nobody cares about bass man.
I used to be cool, now I just complain about prices.
Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
HA HA!panoramic wrote:Nobody cares about bass man.
I would consider an eb-0. Short scale, not too complicated.
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
true that. NOBODY likes the bass player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwAYUUJ28UU
there's sadness in that chord structure.
P or J bass I'd say. Short Scales are for moonlighting guitarists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwAYUUJ28UU
there's sadness in that chord structure.
P or J bass I'd say. Short Scales are for moonlighting guitarists.
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
if i played bass in a band it would be a musicmaster bass with a widerange hb like pj harvey's band
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
The best bass ever is the G&L L-2000, so that'd be my choice.
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
Depends on the music being played, I think, but I've always preferred either a Mustang bass or an EB-3 with a Rivoli or an EB-2 very close seconds to either of the others.
A '67 Epiphone Rivoli...
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
If you are a singer/bass player there is really only one choice.....
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Are you going to argue with Lemmy?
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
It depends: whatever bass you are most comfortable playing.
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
Mustang, Precision, or Telecaster bass.
I like the Epiphone though ALOT.
I like the Epiphone though ALOT.
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Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
When a question starts
then the answer is nearly always
stevejamsecono wrote:What's the best bass guitar for
then the answer is nearly always
stevejamsecono wrote:The Mighty P-Bass
Distance-crunching honcho with echo unit.
Re: Best bass guitar for lead singers?
The G&L sb-2, 80s models, are great basses too.