Cool-sounding songs on a 4003s8

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:47 pm

I'll bet Highway Star and Space Truckin' sound great with an s8. Too bad I can't talk the band into doing one of them.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:35 am

I use it on “The theme from Peter Gun”,

from time to time.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:15 am

I'm trying to keep my "collection" 100% Ric
As much as we all love rics, thats just horrible dude.

Iv wanted to play an 8 string sence i well found out about them. I played a Alembic 8 string once. Other then the gay V body the bass had it was pretty kool. Something to get use to i suppose.

Green Day? I just cant take that band seriously. Way to simple. I learned that Holiday song for a friend.... the whole song takes place in one key. Horrible just Horrible. But thats personal Opinion.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:17 am

"Green Day? I just cant take that band seriously"

But if it puts butts on the dance floor, then may as well play it.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:57 am

So we play to get chics now huh? Nice... i thought of that as a bonus but okay. I just get bord playing stuff like that. When things get to simple i go insane.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:03 am

I don't play to get chicks, especially when my wife's grandfather was a Mafia hit man. I'm no Geddy Lee, so simple(r) works for now. I'll get into the tricky stuff when my chops develop.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:08 am

Well thats good i guess. You dont have to be Geddly Lee to play some good stuff. Do some RHCP's or something. Its not Geddy but its nice.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:11 am

I don't have any slap technique yet, so getting some of Flea's stuff is tricky for me. I tend work along the Roger Glover style of playing.

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:34 am

Yeah. Well he doesnt always play slap. Im the same i dont do much slap. Well not any yet. Gotta get into that later

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:51 am

I don't think "But if it puts butts on the dance floor..." says anything about playing to "get chicks". I'm sure what Ron meant was; at a club gig you're there to get people to dance, and when they dance they get thirsty, and when they get thirsty they buy the club's over-priced drinks, and when they buy the club's drinks the club makes money, and when the club makes money they give the band another gig.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:58 am

I'm trying to keep my "collection" 100% Ric
"As much as we all love rics, thats just horrible dude."

There's nothing horrible about it. I've tried out or owned just about everything out there that I have run across. The Ric's I have, for me, are the best playing/sounding basses there are.
I didn't think my initial post through though. I'm not "trying" to keep it 100% Ric.....it just is. If Ric makes/made an 8 string and I'm in the market for an 8 string....then I'll get a Ric. (BTW....before I bought mine I had played Alembic, BC Rich and Hamer 8/12 stringers and while they were nice.....I was hoping to find a 4003s8). If they didn't make one then I'd look elsewhere. I needed a low B for some songs my band plays and Ric's 4003s5 is a problem for me to play (tight string spacing) so I strung a 4003 I had BEAD. Could I have bought another brand's 5 string? Sure.....but I wouldn't have the feel and tone that I like so much.
Am I clearer now?

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:32 am

Okay guys i wana say sorry. I think i may have came off in the wrong way. I dont think theres anything wrong with the all ric thing. I mean its whatever you like. Oh and Brain i dont know if you ever played any deans but the Q5 is kinda nice. At least i thought so. I havent played many 5s.

Ronn I didnt really think he was trying to get chics. I mean... your all a bunch of older guys. If your still playing you must just want to play cause you like it. No offense by the older comment. I much rather play with older people (remember im 16 so older if a wide range) then people my age.

Umm... i hope that was a little better. Im horrible with words, and even worse at saying what i mean in a nice way. Yeah but my bad. Sorry.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:35 am

Now while it's true I met my wife at a gig(we celebrated our 2nd anniversary last month)I wasn't there to get chicks...it just happened

I also celebrated my 47 birthday last month. Oh, and my wife will be 25 in September, not bad for an "older guy".

Don't sweat it Jacob. Rock On.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:36 am

No problem....I didn't take offense and I see how my post may have made it seem like I was closed minded to other brands.

I have been playing since you were -6 years old

. That is painful for me to say and it is nothing against you (you young whippersnapper).....it's not like I am "older and wiser"..... just older and I have come to know what I like. Ahhhhh to be young again......

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:36 am

Maybe I'm a Leo...

gotta love then bends with 2 strings per finger!