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Old 12-23-2006, 03:26 AM
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Ben Street's Set-up

I just listened the Billy Hart's 2006 Quartet CD and am really impressed/inspired by Ben Street's bass sound. Aside from having good intonation, etc, does anybody know how he gets that sound? Which strings, what kind of bass, what mic, amp, etc???
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Old 12-23-2006, 11:16 AM
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I played Bens' bass about a year ago. I don't know what type of bass it is, but I do know he had Velvet Garbos with a low action and a realist pick-up.

Hope this helps,
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Old 12-23-2006, 01:16 PM
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Thanks Mike. Man, Grenadier and Ben Street both use Garbos from what I hear. My local luthier showed me a set and I have to say they were pretty scary looking, the winding and the copper color. If that's what it takes to get a sound like those guys, I guess I might do it someday. They're just about impossible to bow right?
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Old 12-23-2006, 01:58 PM
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Garbos aren't unbowable, it's just that they don't sound very good with the bow For practising, they're fine.

BTW, according to Arnold, Larry Grenadier uses different strings these days...
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Old 12-24-2006, 01:45 AM
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Ben Street's set up

...Apart from the Garbos...Ben's sound comes from himself...
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Old 12-24-2006, 12:14 PM
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...Apart from the Garbos...Ben's sound comes from himself...
What a concept!
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Old 12-25-2006, 02:30 AM
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What a concept!
Yeah...I realized it was so obvious too late
But I think the setup has not so much to do with the sound that comes out, in general. When you have a clear concept of sound in your head, you likely sound about the same regardless of instrument, strings, etc.

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Old 12-25-2006, 09:15 AM
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I don't think Larry G is using a full set of Garbos now. The last time I saw him play (last year) he had Heliocore E, A, D, and a Garbo G. But he still had his sound.
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