The Bassist and Guitarist thread
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delb0y
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- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
Currently borrowing a bass guitar. They don't have many strings, do they? I assume that's why the bass players only get 40% of the tips whilst proper guitar players get 60%? ;-)
Anyway, seemed a shame not to drop some low down notes onto a tune whilst I can (although I'm not in the right union to allow my actual playing of the bass to be filmed).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqgzzeJzhQ
The real reason I'm using the bass will become apparent at some point in the future when a proper album is released... watch this space, but not for some time.
Anyway, seemed a shame not to drop some low down notes onto a tune whilst I can (although I'm not in the right union to allow my actual playing of the bass to be filmed).
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqgzzeJzhQ
The real reason I'm using the bass will become apparent at some point in the future when a proper album is released... watch this space, but not for some time.
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Drago
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- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Pretty sure my Hagstrom is 8 string? Mind you, maths was never my string point.
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
You've probably got two basses standing next to one another and forgot to restart the string count when you got to the second one...
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
It's definitely an 8 string 7 stringer.
On the plus side, I can finger guitar style (with my thumb) on bass, which annoys a lot of guitarists who can't. I know of only one other bassist who can play wearing a thumb pick, Prescott Niles, but there are doubtless others lurking out there.
On the plus side, I can finger guitar style (with my thumb) on bass, which annoys a lot of guitarists who can't. I know of only one other bassist who can play wearing a thumb pick, Prescott Niles, but there are doubtless others lurking out there.
DRM
Guru
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- West Yorks
https://guitar.com/news/industry-news/bax-music-declared-bankrupt/
Now BAX have gone the same way too!
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Drago
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- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Christ, it'll be Thomann next week this rate!
avecReynolds531
Veteran
- Location
- Small Island
Fitted this Osaka-made item yesterday to an early 80s 531 demi-course bike - which will now roll happily with relative pitch.
Listened to a late 60s classic song (in 3 flats) at the time; with the final chord (1major7), the Crane pinged a beautiful add nine.
Most EADG bassists (and guitarists) loathe that particular key in standard tuning: no trouble, a La Bella nickel wound B (in 128) at the fourth fret - through a 350 watt valve amp driving 8 x 10 - is a sound to remember for all time...
Listened to a late 60s classic song (in 3 flats) at the time; with the final chord (1major7), the Crane pinged a beautiful add nine.
Most EADG bassists (and guitarists) loathe that particular key in standard tuning: no trouble, a La Bella nickel wound B (in 128) at the fourth fret - through a 350 watt valve amp driving 8 x 10 - is a sound to remember for all time...
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Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
I'm an easily pleased Ernie Ball nickel rounds 45-105 man. Mr average, Mondeo man, John Majors dull cousin.
