fronobulax
Bassist, GAD and the Hot Mess Mods
- Joined
- May 3, 2007
- Messages
- 24,790
- Reaction score
- 8,921
- Location
- Central Virginia, USA
- Guild Total
- 5
Gotcha. The dangers of watching an experienced player coax tones out of a guitar are real. One of my favorite quotes on the subject:
"I remember the first time I played Eddie [Van Halen]'s guitar, it was just
like someone had built it in his backyard, and he was the only guy who could
make it sing. Since then, I've played through his entire rig, and it just
sounded like me playing through someone else's rig. I didn't sound anything
like Eddie. It's not the gear, its the cat. It's the soul. It's the energy."
~ George Lynch - Guitar Edge Magazine
Dan Schwartz reports that he once had the chance to play using Jack Casady's setup. (Non bassists can Google). He still sounded like Dan not Jack. Similarly, Jack bought an Epiphone EB-0 to travel with because he did not want to worry about graveling with a bass. As expected, he sounded like Jack regardless of the bass.