Acoustic Bass Guitarists?

4strinbass · #1 06-30-2009, 01:28 PM

Are there any artists out there that strictly use acoustic bass guitars or atleast a majority of the time? People play them, but I've never heard of anyone recording with one for an album or anything. I'm not talking about uprights.

Green Mind · #2 06-30-2009, 01:30 PM

I believe Brian Ritchie used an acoustic bass for the most part in the Violent Femmes.

4strinbass · #3 06-30-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Mind

I believe Brian Ritchie used an acoustic bass for the most part in the Violent Femmes.

awesome, thanks. anyone else?

iamthebassman · #4 06-30-2009, 01:45 PM

He is literally the only one.

MNAirHead · #5 06-30-2009, 01:49 PM

Exclusively.. can't think of any.. Brandi Carlile and Jason Mraz both have guys that play about 1/3 the time.

Mojo-Man · #6 06-30-2009, 01:55 PM

Jonas Hellborg has recorded a few great CD's with ABG.

Mr-Wunderful · #7 06-30-2009, 01:59 PM

These were recorded with my Ibanez AEB 10 which is all I played when I was with this band
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Richard Lindsey · #8 06-30-2009, 02:05 PM

Tarus Mateen often plays it with Jason Moran.

Din Of Win · #9 06-30-2009, 02:54 PM

Hrmmm... The Violent Femmes dude was the only one that came to mind for me too.

Mike Inez rocks one on the Alice In Chains MTV Unplugged set. I LOVE that recording and the bass sounds pretty good. Also, he had "Friends don't let friends get haircuts"(or something like that) scrawled on the body as a reaction to Metallica's early 90's hair cuts.

Other than that... most dudes(and dudettes) will just play an upright for acoustic gigging...