Members skatalite Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 I'm curious in what you all would consider the best bass guitar and best bass combo amp for blues. It's a genre I'm becoming more and more familiar with. Your thoughts? Post pics! They always liven up a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 It really depends on the blues. Its almost like asking what's good for rock, its just to vagueIt could be anything from an upright to a p bass to a hollowbody, etc etcWho are some artists that you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skatalite Posted March 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 It really depends on the blues. Its almost like asking what's good for rock, its just to vagueIt could be anything from an upright to a p bass to a hollowbody, etc etcWho are some artists that you like? I should've been more specific. I'm not sure what kind of blues, really, since I'm just now getting into it and learning about different musicians, sounds, eras, etc. Also, I haven't really been listening to bassists so much as guitarists right now. As far as git players go: Freddie King, Robert Johnson, Miss Blues (Robb Hibbard is the guitarist), John Lee Hooker, to name a handful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 I should've been more specific. I'm not sure what kind of blues, really, since I'm just now getting into it and learning about different musicians, sounds, eras, etc. Also, I haven't really been listening to bassists so much as guitarists right now. As far as git players go: Freddie King, Robert Johnson, Miss Blues (Robb Hibbard is the guitarist), John Lee Hooker, to name a handful. A lot of the old blues guys used a precision. That being said, if you are looking for the kinda old style blues stuff, you might look at an ol tube driven Ampeg with an Ampeg 410 cab. You prolly couldn't go wrong with that combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 For that really old stuff, upright. It was all there was at the time. If you want to do more electric blues, try a P bass strung with flats and a tube amp of your choosing, maybe a Fender Bassman of some sort, or a Sovtek if you can find one. Even into the 80s, this was a pretty standard setup. Tommy Shannon had both Js and Ps, and lots of amps, but any old tube amp will do. You'll be going for a big, warm sound and flats+tubes do it nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cortfan Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 From the 50's to the 60's as basses migrated from uprights with amplified peg pups (Ampeg) to Fender Precisions with mostly Ampeg B-12 or 15 FlipTops. 99% of all recorded music was made with a Fender P with flats to a B-15 or direct to a board. So most of the blues bass sounds were that combination. Many engineers refused to use anything but a Fender P with flats. No clones allowed at that time. Not many around then anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sub5ound Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 You need a Silvertone and a suitcase amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tolka Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 +1 to using flats. They should be a major part of the tone equation when playing blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fireball_73 Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 It should be an amp you can't afford. So you can write songs about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 It should be an amp you can't afford. So you can write songs about it Fender P-bass with flats. Old tube amp (Bassman 50 or similar Ampeg) into a 2x12 or 4x10 cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 I use my Jack Casady bass and an Ampeg amp......and what Thumper said works real well, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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