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View Poll Results: Where do you play at on the bass?
Close to the neck 13 6.70%
Over the pickups 65 33.51%
Close to the bridge 14 7.22%
Depends on the song 85 43.81%
Carrots 17 8.76%
Voters: 194. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-21-2007, 12:44 PM
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I tend to play at different positions at different parts of the song but I usually play right near the bridge where the tension is greatest. I find that the closer to the neck you get the thicker and fatter the tone, and at the bridge its brightest so depending on the passage is where you'll find my hand or you'll watch it creep up and down the body
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Old 10-21-2007, 01:10 PM
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Most of the time, I'm close to the neck. The rest of the time I move between the neck and the "P" on my P/J. It just depends on the song and the effect I'm after, or the mood I'm in at the time.

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i had to vote carrots.


you didnt put playing inbetween the pickups!!!!!!!
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Old 10-21-2007, 01:18 PM
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inbetween the two pickups for normal playing, then i switch around if I want a diff. tone
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Old 10-21-2007, 01:19 PM
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I voted carrots.
but I play depending on the song, and the tone I'm trying to get.
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Old 10-21-2007, 01:38 PM
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I am a big fan of the bridge pickup also. I gives it the groove sound greatness that just works.
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