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From: plopper@husc8.harvard.edu (George Plopper)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Re: GEEZE
Date: 5 Sep 92 03:03:33 GMT
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

In article <1992Sep5.003308.6245@news.iastate.edu> Terry Hughes writes:
>No More Tears and Smells Like Tean Spirit....
>
>Musician.... It has halped me with the Bass column and the tabs in every 
>
>bass guitar playes
>
>Oh... and dont make all these new drekkin alt.music.maker.whatevers...
>I just figured out the ISU VaxNet today and am struggling enough as it is...
>
>I think some damn good bassest are Les Craypool from Primus and Flea from
>Red Hot Chilly Peppers... there are more, but those two are the most 
>"hero" if you wish that I look up to in bass playing...
>
Just the gentlest of flames, my friend: get that text editor happening or
we'll all think you're a moron! :)


-- 
George Plopper 
Email: plopper@husc8.harvard.edu
"I wish somebody'd tell me what diddy-wah-diddy means."
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: rost@rgb.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost)
Subject: Re: Advice on Graphite Neck/Carvin Basses
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  8 SEP 92 07:55:43    


In article <1992Sep3.184411.20585@aquila.sni-usa.com>, tom@sni-usa.com (Tom Bechard) writes...
>The neck on said Jazz bass is fine, but suffers from 'Fender-itis'
>(buzzing frets in the middle of the scale), and I just haven't been
>happy with the action, which seems to be very sensitive to 
>climatic changes. Yes, I adjusted the bridge, truss rod, etc.  The
>next step is to have the frets dressed, but I was considering a 
>more radical approach:  replace the neck with a graphite bolt
>on that would fit (and more or less duplicate) the Jazz bass profile.
> 
>Does such a replacement exist? How much does it cost?  Any 
>comments on change in sound quality?

Modulus Graphite used to sell replacement necks for Fenders.  Now that they
sell their own basses, I don't know if they still do.  Check with a Modulus
dealer.  Yes, the sound will change.  You'll get more punch and sustin in the
upper registers and the sound will be more even across the neck.  It will
probably also sound brighter and "tighter", which is kind of a tough thing to
describe.

					Brian Rost @rgb.enet.dec.com

					508-568-6115

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Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: geffy@access.digex.com (Geff King)
Subject: Re: I STILL don't play a guitar
Keywords: Sure I know what I am doing
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:32:47 GMT


>In article <1992Sep3.170540.16105@leland.Stanford.EDU> whale@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stephen Schmidt) writes:
>>In article <1992Sep03.011300.18997@slammer.UUCP> brad@slammer.UUCP (Brad Isley) writes:

>>Um, what do you call a Clevinger, then?
>>The instrument has progressed some in 40 years...

>The "bass guitar" that Fender invented is one thing; obviously a clevinger is
>much more a derivative of a standup bass and therefore a separate invention.

I went into a music shop in Austin (of all places) where I saw one of those
Danelectro Longhorn copies by Hondo fro $100. When I remarked to the kid at
the counter that it might be fun to try turning it into a six-string bass,
he said he didn't think it could handle a low "B" string! Is a generation
gap already forming? :-)

BTW, I believe Anthony Jackson calls his instrument a 'contrabass' guitar.
Would this make for the newsgroup rec.music.makers.guitar.bass.contra or
rec.music.makers.contrabass?


+-Geff King/Librarian by Day, Bassist by Night/mail geffy@access.digex.com-+
| Nobody told me. That don't mean nobody told anybody; that just means     |
+-nobody told me. --Freddy Fender -----------------------------------------+
From: jde@esix.everex.com (Jeff Ellis)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: buying a bass
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:11:56 GMT
Organization: Esix Computers, Inc
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

I am planing on learing to play bass, and need sugestions about what to buy.
I have limited money so that must be a factor.....
From looking at a buyer's guide the choices seem to be:
	Fender P Bass ($390)
	Ibanez TRB1   (400)
	Yamaha RBX350 II (380)

The Ibanez and Yamaha have p/j pickups which seems to be more flexable,
Is that actually needed? Also is there any other sugestions in the price range?

I have been thinking about a "bass mycro" or some other practice amp 
(with headphone jack) what is good?

Please no comments about a "jap guitar", just help on getting the best buy
for the money.

Thanks for the help!!!!!!!
--
Jeff Ellis 					jde@esix.everex.com
Esix Computers, Inc.				
For Support: support@esix.everex.com   For Sales:   sales@esix.everex.com
Disclamer: I do not speak for Esix Computers, Inc or Everex Systems, Inc.
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: ip216@brems.ii.uib.no (Bjoern Magnussen)
Subject: Want tab:Crossroad(with Steve Vai)
Keywords: Want tab:Crossroad(with Steve Vai)
Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 12:20:40 GMT

If anyone out there got this amazing guitar-solo
PLEASE send it.

Thanks
Bjorn Magnussen from Norway.
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: whale@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stephen Schmidt)
Subject: Re: Active vs. Passive Pickups
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 06:11:41 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.192951.22574@unislc.uucp> jes@unislc.uucp (Jon Seaman) writes:
>I`m interested in a discussion on active vs. passive pickups.
>Would all you learned bass techies respond with an opinion
>and possible brands, models, and prices?  I would greatly 
>appreciate it.
>
I've used both, and my understanding of it is basically this. Active pickups
are very good at delivering a particular bright and punchy sound. This
sound was extremely popular in the last five or ten years, so active pickups
became the fashionable things to have. However, in the last year or so,
tastes have changed and some players are beginning to go back to passive
pickups to get different sounds.
I'd say that you shouldn't worry about whether the pickups are active or
passive per se; you should worry about the tone you get. If you don't like
the tone of your actives you should probably change, if you can afford to
do it. Actives have one kind of tone, and passives another; you should 
choose the pickups that give the sound you want.
I'll further add a personal, slightly heretical opinion (ie, flamebait :)
that if you have a good EQ, especially an active parametric one, it doesn't
matter that much what pickups you use, because you can shape the tone the
way you want it at the EQ stage. Of course, I use a Peavey so my opinion
may be less than informed... :)

-- 
Steve Schmidt			<><		   whale@leland.stanford.edu

"We have met the enemy and he is us" - Walt Kelly
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: michael@monitor.com (Michael Johnson)
Subject: Re: I DO NOT play ANY kind of GUITAR!
Reply-To: michael@monitor.com (Michael Johnson)
Organization: Monitor Company / IE
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 20:02:39 GMT

Re: what to name this newsgroup.

Why don't we all just admit that it should be  
rec.music.makers.bass.rockonly.noclassicaldweebs.nobassflute.nofish ?

Anoyone who doesn't play "electric bass guitar" would feel like a bass out of  
water in this group.

P.S. Please flame me HARD--I asked for it :-)
-- 
_________________________________________  ________________________________
Michael T. "I'm only a peon in my company\ \ Information Engineering
so obviously my opinions do not represent/ / Monitor Company, Cambridge, MA
those of my employers" Johnson           \ \ michael@monitor.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: tzau4@isuvax.iastate.edu
Subject: Im
Reply-To: tzau4@isuvax.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:31:59 GMT

Right now Im using a Crate 10 watt guitar amp for my bass. It holds up
well, but Im afraid one of these days Im going to blow it or something.
I'm looking for a good cheap bass amp (Crate 15 watt Bass =$120) but was
wondering of other good bass amps in 10-20 watt range w/ or w/o distortion.

Thanks
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: ADCBB@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU (C. Brian Batey)
Subject: Re: buying a bass
Organization: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 14:29:40 CST

In article <2748@news.cerf.net>
jde@esix.everex.com (Jeff Ellis) writes:
 
>
>I am planing on learing to play bass, and need sugestions about what to buy.
>I have limited money so that must be a factor.....
>From looking at a buyer's guide the choices seem to be:
>	Fender P Bass ($390)
>	Ibanez TRB1   (400)
>	Yamaha RBX350 II (380)
>
>The Ibanez and Yamaha have p/j pickups which seems to be more flexable,
>Is that actually needed? Also is there any other sugestions in the price range?
>
>I have been thinking about a "bass mycro" or some other practice amp
>(with headphone jack) what is good?
>
>Please no comments about a "jap guitar", just help on getting the best buy
>for the money.
>
>Thanks for the help!!!!!!!
 
Jeff,
 
I'd definately suggest getting a bass with a P/J setup.  It's not that I don't
like the old "tried and true" P-bass sound, but in order to play various kinds
of music you will need more than one pickup.  I'd also suggest buying the
one with a volume for each pu, rather than a toggle or pan pot.  My first bass
was a Yamaha BB1600 with this configuration, and I found it to be much more
flexible than my current 1980 Ibanez Musician, which has a toggle.  The
Musician sounds great, but I don't get the flexibility of tone that I could
with the Yamaha.  Hope this helps
 
brian
adcbb@vm.cc.latech.edu
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: whale@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stephen Schmidt)
Subject: Re: I DO NOT play ANY kind of GUITAR!
Keywords: vote no, and tell `em why
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 03:47:54 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.081905.29738@polari> rts@polari.online.com writes:
>I have to say something here:
>
>[stuff]
>
>And, if your instrument has strings, and FRETS its a guitar!
>If it has no frets, its either a FRETLESS BASS GUITAR or a BASS VIOLIN! 
>
Obviously, then, if you play lute, or mandolin, or ukelele, or mountain
dulcimer, or banjo, then it's a guitar, huh? All have strings and frets...

There have been a couple intelligent posts favoring rmm.bass-guitar, but
I'm afraid they've been overwhelmed by poorly thought out ones like
this.
You wouldn't vote for rec.music.makers.violin.cello, would you? Rec.music.
makers.guitar.bass is equally poor if not worse.
I remain in favor of rmm.bass.
-- 
Steve Schmidt			<><		   whale@leland.stanford.edu

"We have met the enemy and he is us" - Walt Kelly
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: whale@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stephen Schmidt)
Subject: Re: Bass Amp. Speakers: wiring...help!
Keywords: help!
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 03:57:27 GMT

In article <1992Sep4.224518.25586@ichips.intel.com> pturner@sedona.intel.Com (Pete Turner) writes:
>
>Hello fellow thumpers...
>
>I was checking the wiring on my 2x10" cab,
>and while I thought that it was wired for 8 ohms, it was actually wired
>for 4 ohms (I just glad I didn't plug it in my GK-400RB with that other
>8 ohm cab I've got...that would have been curtains for my amp!). 
>
>What I want to know is how the hell can you wire two 8 ohm speakers together
>to get an 8 ohm total load? I see them advertized that way (well, at least 
>Carvin sells them like that). 
>
Well, basically you can't...

I can think of at least three things that could be going on here. First,
they could be 16 ohm speakers wired in parallel. 16 ohm speakers are easy
to find, I think most 4x10 cabs use them to get 4 ohms.
Second, you could take two 8 ohm speakers, wire them in parallel to get
4 ohms, then add a 4 ohm resistor in series with that to get 8 ohms. That
seems pretty wasteful, so I doubt it.
Third, and most likely, there might be a horn in that cabinet. You could
wire 2 8-ohm cabinets in series to get 16 ohms and run them in parallel
with a 16 ohm tweeter to get 8 ohms that way. Many 2x10 cabs do include
a horn, but I've never used one.


-- 
Steve Schmidt			<><		   whale@leland.stanford.edu

"We have met the enemy and he is us" - Walt Kelly
-- 
Steve Schmidt			<><		   whale@leland.stanford.edu

"We have met the enemy and he is us" - Walt Kelly
From: byafuso@athena.qualcomm.com (Byron Yafuso)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Re: Vail Johnson(Kenny G)
Date: 13 Sep 92 00:17:01 GMT
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA

I had an opportunity to see Vail Johnson live a couple of years ago.  Yeah,
he's truly amazing.  After his solo with just the drummer, I was almost sorry
to see Kenny and the rest of the band come back out.

If you get any replies to your question, please forward them to me.  I've
also been interested in any of his other endeavors.


Thanks,

Byron Yafuso
byafuso@athena.qualcomm.com
From: moskowit@panix.com (Len Moskowitz)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Re: Upright prices
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:40:05 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <5334@news.duke.edu> rlink@acpub.duke.edu (Robert E. Link) writes:

>... Kay basses tend to have the best sound and are probably the best
>made. Avoid Englehardts unless you find one you like the feel of. They
>are not set up well for playing when built and few music stores set them
>up properly when they sell them. The fingerboards are thin and prone to
>uneveness - also they just don't sound good. The old Kays were used in
>military bands and travelling bluegrass bands (they are still a favorite
>with bluegrass musicians) and they are usually quite beat-up looking
>when you find one but they almost always sound good. If you can pick one
>up for 500 or 600 it will still be worth the neck reset job you will
>probably have to have done eventually. I've seen them at the flea market
>around here for $300 with no strings and no bridge (cost you another
>$200 to get the thing set up).

One data point: there's a Kay bass and bow being advertised in the
local (Northern NJ) classified newspaper for $800.

-- 
Len Moskowitz
moskowit@panix.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: sands@leland.Stanford.EDU (nicholas sands)
Subject: Bass amps, speaker advice
Keywords: bass amp speaker
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 22:37:39 GMT

I have another question - this time about bass amps, cabinets, combos.
What kind of setup would one need for playing small clubs etc.  I'm
talking about yer basic rock/blues kind of material.   What kind of
power do you need to be heard(felt?), what kind of speaker configurations
do people use?  Are combos OK?  

Thanks for your advice . . . .


Nick Sands
From: jeffr@ssec.wisc.edu (Jeff Ramin)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: information on Ibanez SR1000
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:29:10 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Space Science and Engineering Center

I'm a novice bass player.  Just began playing this last January and am currently playing in a band.
I don't know a great deal about basses, but I went out and bought my own this weekend {I had been
borrowing a friend's}.  I'd like to know if I got a good deal or not.  Here's the details:

it's a used Ibanez SR1000.  Two years old.  In excellent condition.  I was talking with a guy
at a music store and he said that they usually retail new for around $700.  I picked this one up
for $275.  Here's the catch:  the one I bought has Dimarzio pickups; my understanding is that 
when bought new, this bass comes w/ EMG's {whatever that means; could comebody explain?}.  How 
much do these different pickups decrease the value of the bass?  What are the pros and cons of
these two different pickups?
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: andy@ice.stx.com (Andy Moore)
Subject: Re: I DO NOT play ANY kind of GUITAR!
Keywords: vote no, and tell `em why
Reply-To: andy@ian.stx.com
Organization: Hughes STX, Lanham, MD
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 14:54:53 GMT

Stephen Schmidt writes:
}You wouldn't vote for rec.music.makers.violin.cello, would you? Rec.music.
}makers.guitar.bass is equally poor if not worse.

Bad example.  The cello is an unambigious musical instrument.  If you say
"I play the cello," _nobody_ is going to ask "What kind of cello?" or say
"You mean the member of the string family, related to the violin?"

But the term "bass" refers to several things musically.  While many people
might (correctly?) deduce the instrument we're all talking about given the
term "bass" without any other context, there's still some possible doubt,
especially if the context is wrong or ambiguous.

}I remain in favor of rmm.bass.

Well, I sympathize a little, because I used to constantly try to correct
people about "Horn" versus "French Horn" (which I've been told by a
Horn player is the actual, official name of the instrument).  But you can get
too attached to being "correct" and lose sight of popular, common usage,
and then you will find yourself standing self-righteously alone in a corner.
Anyway, language is all a game; I'd rather focus on PLAYING the damn thing
than naming it!  :-)

Time to get some perspective; save your energy for more important issues, and
then "fight the good fight..."
______________________________________________________________________________
Andy Moore         "You keep your dream, and I'll keep the money!"
 andy@ice.stx.com                      - Ren Hoek, "The Ren and Stimpy Show"
Xref: sparky alt.guitar.bass:1323 rec.music.makers:9562
From: huston@CS.ColoState.EDU (paul allen huston)
Subject: Re: Need design for a 9V practice amp
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:53:39 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department



In article 1239 of alt.guitar.bass, peter@phyvax.ir.miami.edu writes:

>Would any of you happen to have a design for a 9V battery-powered
>practice box that I might use .... 

Find a copy of the May 1987 Guitar Player in the library, It has 
plans for a guitar headphone amp.  I built one for ~$15 and it 
works fine for bass.
			-Paul H.
From: axlas@acad2.alaska.edu (Leif A Sawyer)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Re: acoustic bass guitar info needed
Date: 10 Sep 92 15:35:11 GMT
Organization: Bit for Tat Consulting

In article <1992Sep9.015913.28478@news.unomaha.edu>, skipb@cwis.unomaha.edu (Martin L. Burrell) writes:
> recchia@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
>> I am looking for a nice acoustic bass guitar (fretted), with a pickup.
>> Does anyone out there have any suggestions as to which companies make really
>> good ones? I'd also like to use it over a battery-powered amp, hence am
>> interested in anything anyone knows about such amps.
>> Please send me anything that might help!
>> Thanks!
>> 	Charlie
>>
> 
> Me too!!
> 
> Skip


Wow.. Don't know much about Fretted accoustics, but  I played an Applause
Fretless accoustic whilst I was down in the U district of Seattle.
Nice responce, very good tone!  All for about 450 bucks.  I'll probably
send off for one when the money starts rolling in, unless anybody in netland
has a better recommendation- I don't get out of ALASKA much.. (my lead dog
died! ;-)
From: pcarter@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Preston Carter)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 01:22:11 GMT
Subject: Re: buying a bass
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass

Did you consider any of the G&L models?
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: jost@wilbur.coyote.trw.com (Patrick Jost)
Subject: Tom Testagrossa, are you out there?
Reply-To: Patrick Jost <jost@wilbur.coyote.trw.com>
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 02:25:49 GMT

Tom,


Do you still have the Rick basses for sale?

If so, email me...



Patrick


-- 
..suenos perdidos, dolor infinito, ya sin sentido, en el triste fluir, de los
llantos sumergidos, al silencio de un grito en el vacio... (J. L. Velasquez)

              Patrick Jost/jost@coyote.trw.com/(310) 812-2759
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: shawn@monitor.com
Subject: "Personal Amp" recommendations
Reply-To: shawn@monitor.com
Organization: Monitor Company / IE
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:37:26 GMT

I know that there's a small variety of small, headphone-only-ish amps around  
(rockman, etc.), and I'm curious to get any feedback from folks about which  
ones are useful, what they cost, and what the differences are.

Thanks for any info!  I'll summarize.

Shawn Broderick
shawn@monitor.com
From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Re: Guild Ashbane - need info
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:34:16 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <JAMES.92Sep9113659@sunny.news.mitre.org> james@news.mitre.org (James Logan) writes:
>I am interested in finding out more about a funny looking bass that I
>looked at yesterday.  I think its called a Guild Ashbane, it is a neck
>with a body the size of my open hand.  The fretboard shows the
>markings of the frets but has no relief (its flat).  It uses rubber
>(synthetic) strings.  It has three nobs and a switch with a single led
>by the switch.  
>
>What I am interested in finding out is how does the pickup work? (there
>is no visible pickup).  What does the switch do?  How much is it
>worth?  or any other info anyone may have about it.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>James Logan
>--
>_____________________________________________________________________
>Life is a doornob.
>
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>The MITRE Corporation            
>Colorado Springs, CO       
>(719) 576-2602           
>
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The bass you refer to is the Guild Ashbury. I tried one out at NAMM '88 and
it sounded alot like a standup. I will post further if/when I find the 
literature I picked up about it.

-Jim (jimlynch@netcom.com)
From: skipb@cwis.unomaha.edu (Martin L. Burrell)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
Subject: Re: acoustic bass guitar info needed
Date: 9 Sep 92 01:59:13 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha

recchia@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
> I am looking for a nice acoustic bass guitar (fretted), with a pickup.
> Does anyone out there have any suggestions as to which companies make really
> good ones? I'd also like to use it over a battery-powered amp, hence am
> interested in anything anyone knows about such amps.
> Please send me anything that might help!
> Thanks!
> 	Charlie
>

Me too!!

Thanks
Skip
 
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Newsgroups: alt.guitar.bass
From: rost@rgb.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost)
Subject: Clevinger
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  8 SEP 92 07:59:37    


I think someone in here was asking about Clevinger basses.  I finally got to
see/hear one up close in action this weekend.  It was played by Nancy Katz from 
the Seattle based western swing group Ranch Romance.  She uses it for the
obvious reason, it's easier to travel with.  The sound?  If you have compared a
Steinberger to a P-bass, then you have the general idea as how this compares to
a real upright, it's "perfect" (i.e. maybe too perfect!).  Has all the usual
qualities of a good upright sound *plus* the notes are incredibly distinct and
full.  Also more sustain.  It cuts right through the mix and sounds great.  She
paid list for hers, $2700.  As much as I love my Ampeg Baby Bass, this thing
cuts it to shreds, I want one now!



					Brian Rost @rgb.enet.dec.com

					508-568-6115

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