Vid of Gregory Bruce Campbell on his 9-string Bee

[Lokire]

I looked around a bit, but didn't see any posts for this. Just uploaded a couple weeks ago. So I thought I'd start a thread for it

Killer tone and playing Greg!!! What's this one tuned to? All those low notes sound real clear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRHpZIoe_k

[tenorbass]

the tone doesnt really do it for me I am sorry to say. nice groove.

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

Thank you Lokire!

the tuning there is

F#
B
E
A
D
G
C
F
Bb

and when we shot that video i just plugged into an average combo that was masked off in the room and had an overhead mic for my voice.

i don't know how they ended up getting mixed for what you hear in the clip...

I am honored that you enjoyed it enough to post!

Thank you so much!

GBC

[James Hart]

it's a cool vid Greg!

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

thank you James!

[Josh Ryan]

Cool, and that bass is awe inspiring. The F# is too much for my computer speakers I think.

Nice clip!

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

since the video i currently tune it:

B
E
A
D
G
C
E
A
D

with flat wounds

[Josh Ryan]

Originally Posted by Gregory Bruce Campbell

since the video i currently tune it:

B
E
A
D
G
C
E
A
D

with flat wounds

Do you mind telling me what strings and where you get them? I'd love to hear that with flats.

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

I work at a music store.

so I used daddario chromes to see if i liked flats on the 9 string at all.

they are pretty cool.

i am not sure yet if i can use these with every situation.

it may be best to dedicate one special bass to flats.

but they were spendy so i may stick it out for quite a while

i had to mix bass and guitar strings to do it

[Josh Ryan]

Gotcha, thanks.

[Big nebula]

"Only In America"

Is there really a need or requirement for such cumbersome instruments? I mean,come off it,5 string introduced us to a new low,but a nine string is just mentally irregular and physically impractical! What the guy did was show us a bass lick that had no merit other than it was played on a monilith instrument which serves no purpose in the real world!
Big cars,big burgers,big basses and big egos!

"Only In America"


Stay cool guys!

[Jay Terrien]

Come on, if that bass was decked out in Celtic green (or Rangers blue?) you would LOVE IT!!!

GBC will only play Tartan models from now on!

Originally Posted by Big nebula

"Only In America"

Is there really a need or requirement for such cumbersome instruments? I mean,come off it,5 string introduced us to a new low,but a nine string is just mentally irregular and physically impractical! What the guy did was show us a bass lick that had no merit other than it was played on a monilith instrument which serves no purpose in the real world!
Big cars,big burgers,big basses and big egos!

"Only In America"


Stay cool guys!

[Big nebula]

Originally Posted by Jay Terrien

Come on, if that bass was decked out in Celtic green (or Rangers blue?) you would LOVE IT!!!

GBC will only play Tartan models from now on!

Nah!

Colour has got nothing to do with it my friend!

Functionality is the question!
As one great bassist replied on being asked about a bass with more than four strings,he said I can't do what I would like to do on four strings,let alone five or six!
Wise words.
Stay cool!

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

well..............

i am actually of Scotish heritage



over 90% scottish!!!

[Josh Ryan]

Originally Posted by Big nebula

"Only In America"

Is there really a need or requirement for such cumbersome instruments? I mean,come off it,5 string introduced us to a new low,but a nine string is just mentally irregular and physically impractical! What the guy did was show us a bass lick that had no merit other than it was played on a monilith instrument which serves no purpose in the real world!
Big cars,big burgers,big basses and big egos!

"Only In America"


Stay cool guys!

I thought this was a joke to how silly it is. It is a joke right? I say that because the post employs it's own big measure of no logic and big arrogance, which I took as an attempt at humour.

[ChiliPepper]

Originally Posted by Blisshead

I thought this was a joke to how silly it is. It is a joke right? I say that because the post employs it's own big measure of no logic and big arrogance, which I took as an attempt at humour.

+ 1

[Big nebula]

Originally Posted by Blisshead

I thought this was a joke to how silly it is. It is a joke right? I say that because the post employs it's own big measure of no logic and big arrogance, which I took as an attempt at humour.

Hey Blisshead,

It is a joke but also a question.
When does a bass guitar stop being a bass guitar or when does it become a hybrid? Why not just play a double kneck instrument with guitar and four string bass? "Couldn't do that cause it's not a nine string bass"?! Is it an ego or status thing or something? When one is playing around in the upper registers of a six or nine string bass,they are hardly contributing to the bottom end ?

Please discuss as I find this subject tantalizing and also,I like the playing of the likes of Burbridge and Patticutti but in the sense of the word bass,surely the meaning is lost

Best wishes,

Neb.

[Lokire]

Doesn't matter what you call it. It's about the music, not about the number of strings. Having more strings just gives a greater range of possibilities.

A grand piano has hundreds of strings (and 88 or more pitches). You can play any range of notes. Sub-Bass, Bass, Mid, Treble, Higher....what's wrong with having a bass style instrument that can do the same?

Doublenecks are fine too, but you can't smoothly play both guitar and bass notes at the same time on a doubleneck. At least not like you could on a single neck, extended range instrument.

[Vorago]

Originally Posted by Big nebula

Hey Blisshead,

It is a joke but also a question.
When does a bass guitar stop being a bass guitar or when does it become a hybrid? Why not just play a double kneck instrument with guitar and four string bass? "Couldn't do that cause it's not a nine string bass"?! Is it an ego or status thing or something? When one is playing around in the upper registers of a six or nine string bass,they are hardly contributing to the bottom end ?

Please discuss as I find this subject tantalizing and also,I like the playing of the likes of Burbridge and Patticutti but in the sense of the word bass,surely the meaning is lost

Best wishes,

Neb.

You're touching an interesting subject, but also something that is rather inflamable. This has been discussed to death, and a search might dig up these threads (hint hint)

[Josh Ryan]

Originally Posted by Big nebula

Hey Blisshead,

It is a joke but also a question.
When does a bass guitar stop being a bass guitar or when does it become a hybrid? Why not just play a double kneck instrument with guitar and four string bass? "Couldn't do that cause it's not a nine string bass"?! Is it an ego or status thing or something? When one is playing around in the upper registers of a six or nine string bass,they are hardly contributing to the bottom end ?

Please discuss as I find this subject tantalizing and also,I like the playing of the likes of Burbridge and Patticutti but in the sense of the word bass,surely the meaning is lost

Best wishes,

Neb.

I have to second the "search" suggestion first, but I will add something. Does it matter why a person chooses a particular instrument to play? Is personal choice enough of an answer? Are there no seven strings in Europe? Strange judgments and assumptions seem to exist in the world of bass guitar re: personal instrument choice tenfold compared to anywhere else.

also, this has been beaten to death and back, its a stinky old chestnut. Peace.