Epiphone Viola Bass

[Sublime3898]

i wanna buy me one beatle bass....but im not sure ... Hofner or Epiphone Viola bass :S

[alittledeadbirdtold]

@Sublime3898 Hofner for sure. get the real deal

[theyodaclub]

@Sublime3898 Epiphone. The hofners are only popular because of their name. the epiphone one is actually better. I do love the hofner though.

[stbreal]

dont like the beatles love the bass

[JuanKiDiaz]

beautiful instrument

[kusmenklote187]

hey does this bass guitar sound good with metal?

[PippoBlues93]

dont count on it!

[littlenorbert]

Nope. The tone is way too "round" and the sound blooms slowly.

[metal4ever15]

so it would be crazy if some one tryed it right?

[nintendonut100]

@metal4ever15 no try it anyway you may be surpised

[masterpbk]

@kusmenklote187

Ive Had the Chance too play one, And for Metal is would get the job done.

[hiphopsucks96]

He's playing a Hofner copy with "Band on the Run" playing in the background... that's pretty ironic.

[PhiillipNielsen]

hot for teacher!!!!

[MrJack2112]

lol he's playing a beatle bass with Mccartney playing in the backround :p

[Parabellum13X]

Would one of these work in drop d for stoner metal? I have wrist problems so I like the neck and the weight is great.

[privateproperty86]

I would not play this bass very heavily, it just wasn't built for that type of genre.

[PotAndPeace420]

Lol, what do you consider stoner metal? What bands? XD

[MattTC1028]

own it. GREAT bass.

[Jordo1900]

HATE THEM BASES good player thought

[godfreyjones25]

lovely little bass. I wouldnt go slapping on it though. That would be like me slapping my fretless acoustic.

[metalrocks19737]

i got a love-hate opion about this one

[comradepatrick]

I've owned this bass for about half a year. I've got to say if you want something that sounds like a upright for blues or jazz this bass is the best on the market. I've upright for a long time and this bass is great for sounding like a upright. It's also great for early rock and rockabilly. Even if it is a epiphone I would seriously use this on a stage for blues, jazz or early rock.

[PennybagDarrell]

@comradepatrick yeah why not i use my explorer bass on stage all the time.

[metalrocks19737]

i have mixed feelings about this bass

[TeamED11]

i saw this today at guitar center and i loved it and i'm gonna get it

[pdesil]

I knew a guy who had this bass. He played in a local band that did covers. It was a really great sounding bass. Pretty Versatile too because he covered several forms of rock

[esperasoesperas123]

i bought this a few months ago, and sold it...i mean it's actually a pretty good bass for the price, i used it for a acoustic project...never worked! lol , but yes it's a good bass for fun...but, dunno' it's quite fragile, i'm used to my solid fenders, and that shit.

HEY! i want a bongo, so much! never seen one actually ): can you make a review or somethin' if you see one?

[demontoadsmacker]

He could have played along with Paul in the background with "Band On The Run"

Nice video

[universalrenote]

Ya i almost did, a few times. But i have a no cover rule, for me. Real hard sometimes, to play the unknown. But that keeps the focus on the bass. Thx

[Rendell05]

How about a "no slapping on a beatle bass" rule ? Seems much more appropriate...

[universalrenote]

Only rule i go by is, what ever the funk i want! But i see your point.Thx!

[Rendell05]

Just terribly impractical for a demonstration video for this kind of bass is all, MUCH less than a 'no covers' rule. But I suppose we all have our tendancies.

[stude444]

Whats wrong with slapping a Viola bass, its a bass isn't it?

[arbitermatt]

@Rendell05 The beatles didn't invent this bass you twat

[Rendell05]

@arbitermatt Did I say the beatles invented this bass, you douche ? It's a very common nickname for Viola Basses, Hofner 500/1s, and all other knock offs of that style body, go try and find someone else to agitate with your useless comments.

[S34n4s4ur]

you should have played "taxman" by the beattles. haha

[universalrenote]

I used to play that in a band, in the 80s.