OT: [was]Re: ctrl-c - Electric Bass and Callouses...

[Keith' Weatherhead]

Jay R. Ashworth wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 09:46:04AM -0500, Fairlight wrote:
> 
>>Best move for me would be a new bass with active pickups.  But then I want
>>a new amp, and the bass -WILL- be a 5-string next time because I'm bloody
>>sick of having no low D, and by the time I get done I'll be in several
>>grand.  Which is why it hasn't happened yet. :)  My wife wouldn't care, but
>>it's kind of an expense for a hobbyist.  Still, one day...  Ohyeah, and
>>much as I hate headless, I'll probably go for it for the Steinberger
>>tuners.  I hate the look, but short of your strings going bad the tuners
>>make it almost impossible to go out of tune.  I -loved- that about the Cort
>>my best friend had when I played his.  Which means it'll be even more
>>expensive.  *sigh*  :)
> 
> 
> You think you're in trouble.  I'd like to learn bass, but I've sort of
> got my heart set on a Hofner.

If you don't "already" play, I wouldn't do that if I were you, which 
I'm not... but, I have seen many pick an instrument... wait, get it, 
and either never learn, or find out it doesn't really suit them for 
any number of reasons.  You can get a decent starter package for 
under $250 and some under $200 to get your feet wet.  Once you have 
gotten to the point you can play and know what you would like it to 
feel/sound like, then go shopping.  You might just find the dream of 
today will not match the reality of tomorrow even if funds aren't an 
issue.

I ran into this same thing in the mid seventies while doing some 
acoustic guitar work.  Everyone was all high on Ovations and for a 
while I was going to join that crowd.  I finally got a chance to 
have one in my possession for a couple of days and could never get 
comfortable with the rounded back, either sitting or standing.  That 
is why all these years later I still have my Yamaha FG-300 and if I 
needed anything better it would be an authentic Gibson Dove or 
Hummingbird without a single thought regardless of the cost, period.

Regards,
Keith

> You do the math.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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