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From: todd@scirtp.UUCP (Todd Jones)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Music and Style:  All Show and No Go??
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Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 13:40:31 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 29 13:40:31 1985
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> In article <1948@pyuxd.UUCP> rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) writes:
> >> John's rule of bands #1:  Never trust a band whose bass player uses a
> >> headless bass. [Sellens]
> >
> >I thought you said the important thing was the music itself, not what
> >type of flashy stuff and/or equipment goes with it... [Rick Rosen]
> 
> What I meant to suggest with that was that a headless bass often seems to
> be an indicator that the band is more concerned with appearances than
> certain other things ...
> 
> John

Dear John,

For your own edification, the "Steinberger" bass you refer to is
a significantly different bass compared to the Fenders and Rickenbackers
you're probably familiar with. Some people like the sound, some people
hate it. But those willing to spend near $2000 often do so because the
instrument is so sensitive and the output is so "hot" that it requires
very little force to produce adequate output. A lot of the bass players
I have talked to have purchased one in spite of their hideous appearance,
in order to get a certain tone or feel.

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