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Old 07-19-2011, 07:29 PM
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"Here Comes the Sun" on the banjo bass. Feedback and criticisms welcome!

‪banjobass here comes the sun‬‏ - YouTube
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Old 07-19-2011, 07:50 PM
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That was awesome!

If I had to find a criticism it would be it was a bit muddy at times on some of the more complex chord forms, but it's a live recording, I don't expect perfection! Still, damn impressed!

Is that a production model banjo bass and what type of strings are on it? What tuning did you use/normally use?
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Old 07-19-2011, 08:32 PM
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Gold Tone bass banjo (not sure if they still make them). Roundwound bass strings .45 - .100. Thanks for listening!
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Old 07-19-2011, 08:32 PM
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Old 07-19-2011, 08:33 PM
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Good stuff! Thanks for posting.
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Old 07-20-2011, 06:13 AM
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That's crazy! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 07-20-2011, 07:41 PM
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Thanks for all the feedback and kind words. This stuff CAN be played on a regular bass guitar (bass banjo has more "shock' value, I guess). Hoping to put up more vids with bass guitar soon. Thanks for listening!
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Great job. I want a banjo bass!
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i think its awesome but i think you should have played somthing no one would ever expect to hear coming from that. like this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE4VlA_9OrI
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Old 07-24-2011, 07:57 PM
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Hey, s mcsleazy, this link doesn't work for me. Can you give me an idea of what you are talking about?
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Old 07-24-2011, 08:37 PM
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Wow, I've never seen a banjo bass before. That's incredibly cool. Can you explain your right hand technique a bit? It looks a bit different than what I on a plain old bass guitar. Are you simply trying to keep your hand from damping the head?

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Old 07-24-2011, 08:44 PM
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Gold Tone bass banjo (not sure if they still make them). Roundwound bass strings .45 - .100. Thanks for listening!

Gold Tone, wow I didn't think any one else had one..LOL
Sounded great, if I were to pick on it , I'd comment on the freting in the early part but the rest was just fantastic.
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Old 07-25-2011, 02:18 PM
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What I'm doing (or trying to do) with the right hand is a Victor Wooten technique (thumb down, thumb up, index, middle). I'm combining groups of 2 (thumb down thumb up, or T V), 3 (T V 1), and 4 (T V 1 2). If I can combine the groups effectively, it can create a continuous flow of scales, pentatonic ideas, and double stop ideas. Hope this helps, and thanks for the great comments. More vids on the way!
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Old 07-25-2011, 02:23 PM
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That was really awesome. Doing the Victor style up/down strokes really gave it almost a clawhammer banjo feel/sound. Very impressive. Thanks for posting.
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Old 07-31-2011, 10:41 AM
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Very nice job. Thanks for sharing.
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thnx...
that was really awesome
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That's nuts, dude!

Nice! +1
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