BRass Slide

[rfclef]

I just an order of mics and stuff from Musician's Friend, and they stuck one o these in accidentally... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ide?sku=365400
Since they neglected to send one item, they said keep the slide for my trouble....
I offered it to my guitarist and he said he has one, and I oughtta try some slide bass... I'm game...

My question is: Will using the slide be bad for frets, board, or strings?

Gracias in advance....

[jackcregg]

unless your a terrible slide player this wont damge your bass because it never touches the frets, also most slide bass sounds garbage

[rfclef]

Originally Posted by jackcregg

unless your a terrible slide player this wont damge your bass because it never touches the frets, also most slide bass sounds garbage

Well, I will probably fall into that category... Thanks for the response... What about the strings? hard on them?

[alankroeger]

With some processing and some practice maybe you could make some cello-like sounds *shrug*

[Jimbob Jones]

Slide is fun to play around with; you can get some quirky, funky, and some downright hilarious sounds with it, but I dont think slide bass has much practical use in the real world.

[Marcury]

Check out Mark Sandman with Morphine. He played slide bass.

[vegas532]

...and also Kevin Rutmanis of Cows/Melvins fame.