Gig with a Starcaster? I did.

[M.R. Ogle]

Got a call at 4:00, the scheduled performer was sick, could I find a replacement? One phone call later, my singer/songwrite friend is on his way to the venue.

30 minutes later: "Hey are you coming up to back me?" Ooops.

I grab a Fender combo amp and the first bass on the wall... a "Starcaster" P-bass. Hey, it was in tune and available. Out the door!

Played the gig, went over well, nobody cared or noticed that I was playing a $99 bass. Not even me.

I'm beginning to think that I think about gear TOO much.

 

[alack]

Yes, but did the experience make you love your expensive basses any less?

 

[M.R. Ogle]

I never gave it any thought. Grab a bass and go, no time (or need) to inspect the price tag.

Wasn't until we were packing up that I noted it was a "lowly" Starcaster.
It worked just fine.

 

[GKon]

Good story!

My gigging bass is a $150 dollar Carlo Robelli. I've used it for years, even recorded with it. Everyone is amazed at how
good it sounds and how well it plays. I don't care about name brands or price tags much.
Welcome to the dark side

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Tools for the job.

Sometimes, the RIGHT tool is simply the one you can grab the quickest.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

I don't unferstand the term "beginner bass" especially when it comes to simple p, j type of basses.. I've been playing over 23 years now, and can gig with my squier p bass professionally. gear snobs don't like it, but to me it's no different than the usa std ones I have.

 

[bassbully]

I'm still waiting for somebody to say anything really about my gear. In about 13 years of gigging not once has anyone said anything negitive about what I play. In fact there has been only two positive comments on my basses and it happened twice some years ago, both were budget basses.
Tonight's gig I'm taking my Fender Reverse Jaguar a quite unique looking bass. So far nobody has noticed it either.
I could be playing a Fodera tonight and I bet again, nobody gives two sticks about it.