bobbylikesbikes
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hey guys, I'm bobby and I'm new to this forum and whatnot
I ride my bike a lot, but I also play my bass whenever I'm not riding
I've been playing for a year and six months, and still haven't upgraded from my starter bass
you may think that may not be too bad, but it is absolutely terrible!
My strap screw on my upper horn came straight out of the body, stripping the wood with it
it also has terrible tone, as it was a cheap 190$ bass
And I'm playing out of a 12w washburn guitar amp.
As you may be able to tell, I'm stoked on upgrading whenever I get a job.
Which will hopefully be this November.
I plan on getting a new Gallien Krueger amp set-up.
If it's good enough for Flea, it's good enough for me!
but now that the intro's are done, the purpose for this thread is to ask a few questions about possibly ordering my own bass.
I was thinking of a jazz bass, with two musicman pickups.
A Black/blue burst finish and a purpleheart neck.
A few things I'm not sure about are:
Nut Width?
Fingerboard woods?
Body Wood?
And good electronics?
I was thinking of maybe ash for the body, and either ebony for the board or more purpleheart
all I know about the electronics I want is that I want the large battery box for active electronics, and a push/pull for coil splitting
But I need help on the rest, sorry for the huge thread!
Thanks!
I ride my bike a lot, but I also play my bass whenever I'm not riding
I've been playing for a year and six months, and still haven't upgraded from my starter bass
you may think that may not be too bad, but it is absolutely terrible!
My strap screw on my upper horn came straight out of the body, stripping the wood with it
it also has terrible tone, as it was a cheap 190$ bass
And I'm playing out of a 12w washburn guitar amp.
As you may be able to tell, I'm stoked on upgrading whenever I get a job.
Which will hopefully be this November.
I plan on getting a new Gallien Krueger amp set-up.
If it's good enough for Flea, it's good enough for me!
but now that the intro's are done, the purpose for this thread is to ask a few questions about possibly ordering my own bass.
I was thinking of a jazz bass, with two musicman pickups.
A Black/blue burst finish and a purpleheart neck.
A few things I'm not sure about are:
Nut Width?
Fingerboard woods?
Body Wood?
And good electronics?
I was thinking of maybe ash for the body, and either ebony for the board or more purpleheart
all I know about the electronics I want is that I want the large battery box for active electronics, and a push/pull for coil splitting
But I need help on the rest, sorry for the huge thread!
Thanks!