Show us your ABG...
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- Rog
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Although I've been a bassist longer than most of this board have been alive (I even jammed with Noah while it rained for 40 days), I'venever considered buying an ABG. Thought about a double bass briefly, but that was it.
I guess I have this mental image of Mexican bands playing in bad westerns (I love bad westerns, btw) - there's normally a bass in there somewhere.
Can't see this old fart with a drooping moustache and sombrero
I guess I have this mental image of Mexican bands playing in bad westerns (I love bad westerns, btw) - there's normally a bass in there somewhere.
Can't see this old fart with a drooping moustache and sombrero
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet and disappeared into the infinite ...
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Ive had a couple, not really worth the hassle really, unrealiable for gigs, too quiet playing acousticly with mates, i had a five string el Capitan, and another who knows brand, all gone to the land of samick now.
"Cash on the ballot, money to burn, Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn" Bob Dylan is a genius
I can't imagine a B-string on an ABG being much use, especially unamplified. And I think even the best ABGs will struggle to hold their own with two strummed or flat-picked acoustic guitars, even played with a pick.
The El Capitan is supposed to be the best of the cheaper ones and better than some of the dearer ones. A mate has one of the higher-end Cort models with solid-top and cutaway, which he’s very happy with, and is happy to dig in. He hasn’t tried it playing with others though, or plugged-in at volume, for which I think the solid-top is a negative.
I basically got mine for unplugged practise, and for accompanying one or two acoustic guitars and vocals, all plugged in. I intend to de-fret mine too, as I don’t see much point in a fretted ABG.
No big deal if it doesn't work out. I should easily be able to get what I paid for it, even de-fretted.
The El Capitan is supposed to be the best of the cheaper ones and better than some of the dearer ones. A mate has one of the higher-end Cort models with solid-top and cutaway, which he’s very happy with, and is happy to dig in. He hasn’t tried it playing with others though, or plugged-in at volume, for which I think the solid-top is a negative.
I basically got mine for unplugged practise, and for accompanying one or two acoustic guitars and vocals, all plugged in. I intend to de-fret mine too, as I don’t see much point in a fretted ABG.
No big deal if it doesn't work out. I should easily be able to get what I paid for it, even de-fretted.
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- malevolentsparkle
- Ashton
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ive got a made in china cheapie, prety good esp for what i got it for. but what i really want is one of the origainal earthwood ABGs that earnie ball made with the help of Brian Richie (of Violent Femmes fame). it was the first production ABG as far as my research can tell. had a body on it more than twice as thick as an acoustic guitar - that gives it some good volume! only 1000 ever made though so chances are slim. it was based on the Mariachi bass but 4 strings and generally less cheesy looking... ill see if i can find a photo.
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- malevolentsparkle
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yup, brian richie is a big man, guess that one of the reasons why they only made 1000 - large acoustic bass playing people is not a huge market
'71 Epiphone EA-250 (JP) or 84' Ibanez Roadstar II -> MXR Super Comp Compressor -> Ernie Ball VPjr -> Bluesberry Hotcake -> Visual Sound H2O V3 Chorus/Delay -> MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay -> '68 Jansen Bassman 50 -> Carvin 2x12 Celestion Seventy80 Cab