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06-30-2009, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brooklyn and Hudson Valley | | | what kind of bass is Esperanza Spalding playing here?
big photo in today's Times: 
Not sure I've seen one quite like that before.
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06-30-2009, 04:37 PM
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06-30-2009, 06:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | Sorry.... I didn't notice the bass...... that girl rocks the jeans and heels  |
06-30-2009, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson  Sorry.... I didn't notice the bass...... that girl rocks the jeans and heels | Oh my yes.
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06-30-2009, 08:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Denver | | | She is so the bomb. Did you guys see her on Letterman? He was completely stricken. |
06-30-2009, 08:17 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Gravity Picks | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio/West Virginia | | | Im stepping into the dark side here, but that bass makes me want to play DB..
Not sure if thats good or not.
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06-30-2009, 08:24 PM
| | | | Now now, we alll know Esperanza is delicious. On to the bass.
Oh, that's been covered?
Drooling away!
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06-30-2009, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jordasch Im stepping into the dark side here, but that bass makes me want to play DB..
Not sure if thats good or not. | Welcome to the dark side... We have cakes...
...of rosin |
06-30-2009, 10:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Milford, NJ | | | That looks like a Czech Ease by David Gage.......... and Wow |
06-30-2009, 10:40 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | That would be perfect for a punk rock band looking to add a DB. A little easier to swing over the head and clobber someone methinks. |
07-01-2009, 08:53 AM
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Her promoters must be advising her. Who would wear high heels for comfort and stability, not to mention long term health of your feet?
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07-01-2009, 09:11 AM
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07-01-2009, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Jordan M Welcome to the dark side... We have cakes...
...of rosin | Eh, dont welcome me quite yet. Though I would love to be welcomed, I will never have the cash to keep up with you guys, not until Im at least outta college. Maybe then!
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07-01-2009, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Jordasch Eh, dont welcome me quite yet. Though I would love to be welcomed, I will never have the cash to keep up with you guys, not until Im at least outta college. Maybe then! | You don't necessarily need an expensive bass, and you certainly don't need to keep up with anyone. Sure, there are some expensive basses, and they are nice, but I'm quite content with my $1100 used Shen SB80. There are even people who occasionally get lucky with the CCBs on eBay that normally go between $400-$900, though more often than not they need a good but of work to get them playable.
If you want to get into DB, I say go for it. There are places you can rent them from, and a lot of those will put the money you paid while renting towards the price if you decide to purchase the bass. Some will even let you put it to another bass if you find one you like better. |
07-01-2009, 03:05 PM
|  | No Longer Works a Day Job | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USA | | | She makes some great music. I think I saw a clip of her playing on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Nice grooves, I'm always amazed by people that can play bass [DB in particular] and sing at the same time. Esperanza & Kristin Korb are the two that come to mind. Seeing Kristin walk a line while singing a solo over it about made my brain explode.
The Czech ease, I was very impressed with the one I played at A440 here in Chicago. I was there to get my end pin replaced and they let me play the basses they had in stock. Seeing the Czech & the Eminence, I knew I wanted to try them. I really liked the Czech ease. If i needed a travel/portable bass, I would buy one. Nice sound acoustically, felt like a real bass, and I think they would sound great with the pickup. I did not plug it in, but something tells me that Gage took care of that too.
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07-03-2009, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CamMcIntyre She makes some great music. I think I saw a clip of her playing on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Nice grooves, I'm always amazed by people that can play bass [DB in particular] and sing at the same time. Esperanza & Kristin Korb are the two that come to mind. Seeing Kristin walk a line while singing a solo over it about made my brain explode. | +1. I never heard of Esperanza before this thread, but checked her out on youtube. Man, she isn't just singin' standards either. She's doing olympic level gymnastics with her voice while still holdin' down da funk admirably. Kristin is also great. I wonder if playing and singing comes naturally to some. Not me. I used to be in a lounge band that did some Rare Silk and Manhattan Transfer covers and I had to sing lots of harmony while delivering grooving walking. Learning my parts was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life! I don't still sing, but after seeing that, man, I've gotta practice way more!
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07-03-2009, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Coast, California | | | Singing and playing bass at the same time reminds me of the exercise where you rub the top of your head clockwise and rub your stomach counterclockwise at the same time. |
07-05-2009, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Jordasch Eh, dont welcome me quite yet. Though I would love to be welcomed, I will never have the cash to keep up with you guys, not until Im at least outta college. Maybe then! | You don't need cash as much as humility, willingness, faith, and a love of the sound. Plus a good teacher.
I got my first bass for short money and played it obsessively for a long time, in lots of places, with lots of folks.
Even as a financially challenged student, you can do it, if you want to...IMHO |
07-05-2009, 12:40 PM
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