Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:25 pm
Gotta love those emoticons.
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Why so many "Bass" posts vs. "Guitar" posts?
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:00 am
The force is strong with RIC basses...
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:19 am
re...happy jangly guitars,etc...literally ALL of the first 2 yes albums w/peter banks were recorded with a ric guitar....and it screams and snarls,nothing about his sound was mcguinn-ish/beatley....tho it WAS mostly major-key..."astral traveler,anyone?"
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:42 am
OK, there's proof. I stand corrected. Now back to our regular discussion...
JimK
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:22 am
How about that shrieking opening lick on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend"...is that not a Rickenbacker?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:26 am
Oh, and if there really are more bass posts than guitar posts, let's please promise not to try to "balance" things out...what a crazy drag that would be...
Do we need softball teams or something?
Do we need softball teams or something?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:16 am
Nah, we bass players just need to keep buying guitars too 
It's only fair to the Other Half...
It's only fair to the Other Half...
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:37 am
Ever since I joined the Forum back in 2004, I've been waiting for this thread to inevitably pop up!
I hope Peter doesn't have to build a wall to separate the two camps (seems the thing to do these days...).
I hope Peter doesn't have to build a wall to separate the two camps (seems the thing to do these days...).
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:12 am
I don't get it - isn't this a non-issue??
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:31 am
John, you are correct. In the end it doesn't matter, it's all about Ricks.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:34 pm
I think it's because the doggone guitarists keep getting all the chicks, so they have less time to play with their keyboards.
Possible exception was when I saw Rath's band. The chicks were after the low boy.(Oh yea, in my band too!)
Possible exception was when I saw Rath's band. The chicks were after the low boy.(Oh yea, in my band too!)
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:48 pm
low notes are sexier ...
that is why I like the low B!
it is the low bass notes and drum beat that gets the girls dancing ... not the jangly guitars ...
that is why I like the low B!
it is the low bass notes and drum beat that gets the girls dancing ... not the jangly guitars ...
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:42 pm
It's because it's an established fact that one can only play lead bass on a Rickenbacker bass, and one cannot play lead on a Rickenbacker guitar-- this frustrates the guitarists immensely, LOL.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:02 pm
"When I was young" playing bass in the band, the girls always were close to the bass player, as the bass amp rack was the place they could fan their hair!
I guess, a cool, sovereign and power full bass player is always more attractive than that yelling-openmouth-slobbering-jumping and running around-heavy-metal-lead-guitarists with their hypertensive teenie behavior.
I guess, a cool, sovereign and power full bass player is always more attractive than that yelling-openmouth-slobbering-jumping and running around-heavy-metal-lead-guitarists with their hypertensive teenie behavior.
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:33 am
There are more bass posts/players because it is easier to learn how to play only 4 or 5 strings.
Learning to play 6 or 12 strings takes effort and talent. Too difficult for many.
...Dean
(Hey, someone has to step up and defend hypertensive teenie behaviour)
Learning to play 6 or 12 strings takes effort and talent. Too difficult for many.
...Dean
(Hey, someone has to step up and defend hypertensive teenie behaviour)