Best bass guitar for lead singers?

[stevejamsecono]

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?

[panoramic]

Nobody cares about bass man.

[secndshft]

Nobody cares about bass man.

HA HA!

I would consider an eb-0. Short scale, not too complicated.

[echobaseone]

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.

[panoramic]

if i played bass in a band it would be a musicmaster bass with a widerange hb like pj harvey's band

[hound of winter]

The best bass ever is the G&L L-2000, so that'd be my choice.

[frippy]

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...

[scriffraff]

If you are a singer/bass player there is really only one choice.....

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/208 ... he+GOD.jpg

Are you going to argue with Lemmy?

[rickenmetal]

It depends: whatever bass you are most comfortable playing.

[bdm]

[BoringPostcards]

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[Gordon]

[Brock the Mod]

Mustang, Precision, or Telecaster bass.

I like the Epiphone though ALOT.

[mezcalhead]

When a question starts

What's the best bass guitar for

then the answer is nearly always

The Mighty P-Bass

[secndshft]

The G&L sb-2, 80s models, are great basses too.