Light-weight basses? General question

[jp]

That's cool that she got to stick with the Aerodyne as well. I've played a few of those before, and they're really comfy basses, esp. how they mold and lay comfortably on the body. You're a good dude for helping find a solution to a a problem that plagues a lot of people.

 

[Steelman]

Thanks, jp. She's a good person, a senior citizen (like me), and LOVES playing music. We are in 2 bands together: one I play guitar in, which does songs in other languages + English; the other, a Western swing/boogie-woogie band in which I play pedal steel. Yes, the Aerodyne sounds great so it's cool that she can stay with that. And finally, I learned something myself--about straps!

 

[mellowgerman]

Old Danos may have wimpy pickups but they barely weigh anything.

That's why ya gotta keep the switch in the middle position for that series pickup punch! That's where Dano basses really shine in my opinion. Agreed though, the single-pickup models are rather soft in output, but I've found even that can be great in the right musical context (acoustic, mellow stuff) or you can always bump the pre-gain a bit on your amp.

Speaking (veering?) of Danos, here's Jack with his modified Longhorn... a short-lived partnership but it happened none the less! Too bad there aren't more photos of the two of them together.

 

[lungimsam]

Danos have a nice, neutral clean tone to them.

 

[Minnesota Flats]

Cool PIC of Jack w/Dano, Mellow. Had never seen that one before. .

Thanks for sharing.

Though I've never played a Dano bass, have always had a sentimental fondness for for them because my first electric guitar (in about 1967) was a Coral (which Danos morphed into before the company went belly up) so it's cool to see one of my all-time favorite bass players holding one.

Judging by the wall of Venetian blinds and chunky furniture, looks almost like they were loosening up in Mrs. Harrigton's History classroom before playing a gig in the high school gym!


My Coral Firefly was the "guitar version" of this bass

 

[mellowgerman]

Cool PIC of Jack w/Dano, Mellow. Had never seen that one before. .

Thanks for sharing.

Though I've never played a Dano bass, have always had a sentimental fondness for for them because my first electric guitar (in about 1967) was a Coral (which Danos morphed into before the company went belly up) so it's cool to see one of my all-time favorite bass players holding one.

Judging by the wall of Venetian blinds and chunky furniture, looks almost like they were loosening up in Mrs. Harrigton's History classroom before playing a gig in the high school gym!

I've owned a few Dano basses (a Longhorn included) and always kinda end up missing them after selling. Definitely great bang for the buck and unique beasts in every way, but I don't think they'd get much use in my current stable.

That photo was reportedly "backstage" at a Kent State Homecoming show. My guess would be Fall of '68, judging by the hair and attire?

 

[RVBASS]

You mentioned peanut shaped bodies may not be ideal, but my turner Model 1 bass is light, short scale, and ergonomically very comfortable, aside from being a great sounding and playing bass. Might be an option to consider.

 

[RVBASS]

And to keep with the Jack theme, here is one of him trying out a medium scale Model 1 recently at Turner’s shop. You can see from the one on the shelf above that the body is contoured front and back, which helps it balance well and makes it comfortable to play.

 

[Nuuska]

You mentioned peanut shaped bodies may not be ideal, but my turner Model 1 bass is light, short scale, and ergonomically very comfortable, aside from being a great sounding and playing bass. Might be an option to consider.

Very clever tailpiece - allows you to use full-scale strings - suppose there's better selection of those.

 

[RVBASS]

Very clever tailpiece - allows you to use full-scale strings - suppose there's better selection of those.

Yes, long scale strings on a short scale bass