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[notabob]

ok, ive been playing bass for four or five years now. i currently own a cort curbow and i am looking for a new bass. there is a part of me that wants something "normal" and a part that wants something unique. i used to want an ashbory and kinda forgot about it. its got the giant warm sound that i want, but its all weird shaped. i dont know if the leader of the worship team im in would allow me to play this bass on stage because you cant really take it too seriously. so, my question for you guys is, when do you use your ashbory in public? and why should i buy the ashbory over a g&l?

thanks for all your input,
brian

[Alun]

It's hard to answer the Ashbory vs G&L part as its like deciding between a BC Rich Warlock and a claasical guitar - they're sort of related but go about their job in very different ways.

I use my Ashbory on most gigs, alternating with a Washburn six string. I know what you mean about the look  - most people think it's a toy that I've brought along as a joke....until they hear it. Judge it by the sound, not by the image andyou'll realise just how great it is.

Cheers,
Alun.

[Brock]

i dont know if the leader of the worship team im in would allow me to play this bass on stage because you cant really take it too seriously.

People generally start taking them seriously after they hear one. Somewhere you might start is with the leader, and ask him if he thinks it's visually appropriate for the setting, since that's where your problems might begin. They look unconventional, but I don't get the BC-Rich goth type vibe from the design at all.

so, my question for you guys is, when do you use your ashbory in public?

I rarely play out (about once every 2 years), but I did bring an Ashbory to a gig once but our set ended before I got to it. I will play with one live sooner or later. I'm working on band concept now (it's by no means final) where I'll play occasionally, using 8 string bass, guitar, and Ashbory.

and why should i buy the ashbory over a g&l?

It's kind of an apple-to-oranges arguement as to which is better for you. I do recommend both. I am a G&L fan, I have a (first style) 1984 SB-2 bass:
http://home.comcast.net/~ggjaguar/sb-2-84.htm

...and a really nice 1984 G&L El Toro Fretless that sits neglected because I like the Ashbory design much much better for fretless.

G&L basses (with a few exceptions) have Leo Fender patented MFD pickups that totally rule, I'm about an equal Leo Fender-era G&L fan as I am an Ashbory fan. I have a non-G&L bass that I've dropped MFDs into... ...that's how much I love these pickups!

Ultimately you'll have to decide for yourself, apple or orange (or both). If you get a G&L, I do highly recommend the G&L basses with MFDs. (not an L-5500, JB-2, LB-100, or Legacy Bass) The newer (post 1991) G&L basses are nice, but my favorite models (L-1000, first style SB-2) were made while Leo was still at the factory.

Lots of G&L info is at:
http://home.comcast.net/~ggjaguar/gnl.htm


-Brock
"If I have to decide between a G&L or an Ashbory I'm taking both!"