Author Topic: Beater Bass? (Read 255 times)

glocke · « **on:** August 23, 2009, 06:01:49 AM »

Anyone here use a beater bass for certain gigs? If so what is it?

elwoodblue · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2009, 09:21:06 AM »

I love thrashing around my old G&L L-1000,
I ended up putting a SB-2 neck on it,
No fears of a ding or two...those bass MFD pickups are great.

afrobeat_fool · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2009, 10:41:44 AM »

Kramer DMZ 6000B. Indestructable.You can drive a truck over those aluminum necks. I jacked some bartolini pickups in her. I got maybe 250 into that bass, total.

glocke · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:08:19 AM »

I really dont have one but have been giving it some thought. Part of me is thinking that I may as well enjoy my alembics no matter what the gig is like while I am still young and capable of enjoying them, but I also recognize that some gigs may not be ideal for them.

dannobasso · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:13:14 AM »

Funny, Alembics have been my only gigging basses for 25 years now. I suppose my first Excel would fit if I had to feel the least pain if something happened to it.

briant · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2009, 11:44:21 AM »

An Essence.

jagerphan84 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2009, 12:21:11 PM »

I think this would qualify.

57basstra · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2009, 04:24:31 PM »

Guild Burnside The Lance with Alembic Pickups (as seen in profile photo with Alembic basses and guitar_

dnburgess · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2009, 04:15:59 AM »

I just picked up a NOS superseded Ibanez Iceman (white). I've always liked the shape and figured it will make a good beater. I think the pickups are a little week - so I'll probably put in something gruntier - but otherwise its fun.

georgie_boy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:00:19 AM »

My Cort Curbow bass!!!
Brilliant............if it gets trashed...........so what!!!
Great bass though!!

G

georgie_boy · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:18:00 AM »

By the way.,
I've got a fretless version as well!!

My other Beater.................my 1975 Precision bass..........all beat up, so no probs if it gets a few more dings!!

Great sound though!!
I've never taken my S1 out for close on 2 years now......just frightened I suppose!

georgie_boy · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:22:15 AM »

Now that I've looked back, I think Glocke's post 636 makes the most sense!!
I bought her to play.............worried myself sick at the start, then started playing Redneck gigs.
My other basses have been fine!!....so why not my S1??

Thanks Glocke!!......sound advice!

sonicus · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:41:31 AM »

My 1971 Ash body maple neck Fender Precision. I don't play it much anymore so it just hangs out and sleeps most of the time. It got played more when I was a poor young man. If it could talk it would have a few wild stories to tell from three decades ago about me! LOL_________

eligilam · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:19:13 PM »

The Barn Bass: a crapped out early-80's Memphis P-Bass copy that was actually the first bass I ever played. It's been promoted to the axe I play in my jam space (which is actually an old barn I'm trying to convert)...good for smashing mice with between tunes.

peoplechipper · « **Reply #14 on:** August 25, 2009, 12:02:22 AM »

MMMM! smells like dead rodent!!! Nice!!!
I guess I don't have a beater, I have my Fernandes series 1 copy, but my Distillate is so reliable I don't even take the backup to gigs anymore, just fresh batteries...I used to have a Hagstrom and a Fender musicmaster(1974,first year early one) but sold them-just too plunky in comparison....Tony

Author Topic: Beater Bass? (Read 255 times)

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