My back up basses

Curtis

Curtis

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I had to have some back up basses for my Buzzard. They are almost ready. Today I got this picture of my 17 new Buzzards. I hope they arive soon.

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Only 17, what if some unforseeable events happen 18 times on stage? (Well, it's just as possible as you owning all of these! LOL)
 
Man wouldn't you just love to stumble across those left abandoned in the street!!
 
You can't have one, I need them all!! ;)
 
:lol:Curtis, I recounted. Since you're only getting 17, maybe phunku can have the remaining three. Then he can send me one for being a nice guy and pointing that out. :lol:
 
Oh noes, i only have one atm...i'm severely underprepared for unforeseeable events!
 
You drink too much, Florin, you see things double!
 
:)

Well, fortunately I have one Buzzard. That one's already too much for a lot of people. It's a love it or hate it bass. I love it, but my friends hate it, ha ha! They know me as player of vintage Gibson, Burns and Fender basses and they think I made a big mistake buying it. And i? I love pissing my friends off by playing it and I love it:D Construction, tone, looks, ... Great!
 
By that alone mate I would play the Buzzard more than the vinatage ones. Why can't people break past the vintage era of instruments.
 
You're right. On the other hand: This year the Buzzard excists 25 years. Wasn't it 1985? That makes it almost vintage in instrument world. And The Stryker is of course based on a 50s Gibson and the '76 Alembic... I need a real modern bass quick:)
 
Mr Bassman Sax said:
By that alone mate I would play the Buzzard more than the vinatage ones. Why can't people break past the vintage era of instruments.
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Because when you're used to see the same thing over and over again, when you see something new, it takes adaptation. Adaptation means effort and we all know how much people in general like to put effort in things.
 
I understand my friends a bit. The Buzzard is quite a radical design.

When I first saw pics of Entwistle with the Buzzad, I thought: "What is thát?!?! Wat a monster!" First I got used to the bass and next I fell in love:) But my band mates love it's design and sound and our engineer too!
 
The thing is the Buzzard is nothing like a bass in it's looks, and the Stryker may be based on a thinderbird but it's not rounded off and is also a rare shape for bass. I kinda feel like I betrayed myself by buying a Yamaha BB714BS but then at the same time it does have a P and a humbucker right against the neck, and to me the mosnter pick ups aren't very old school.

The one vintage instrument I can't get enough of looking at however is a Rickenbacker 4003. Shame it doesn't have 24 frets.

At the same time however I can see why there aren't many V basses and stuff. Absolutely huge. I couldn't get one in my car.
 
Same thing in my eyes. The Explorer is an axe and the thunderbird is a hammer. Though I will say Warwick have definitely improved the design. I tried a Thunderbird last year and hated it. Access past the 15th fret is non existent. And I really dislike big neck joints, they just get in the way. All I want to do is go up an octave for some extra drive.
 
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