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05-25-2006, 12:20 PM
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Looking to inspire a few of my students who are bringing in acoustic bass guitars. Other than Brian Ritchie from the Violent Femmes, who am I forgetting about? Thanks. |
05-25-2006, 12:26 PM
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Endorsing Artist: John Doe Guitars | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rochester, NY | | | I dunno, Krist Novoselic and Mike Inez played ABGs for their band's respective unplugged performances. Oh and they're getting somewhat popular with various fusion bassists as well. |
05-25-2006, 12:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Metro NYC | | | Not that many well known people do it as a main thing, as far as I can tell.
Jonas Hellborg has recorded a fair bit of ABG, IIRC.
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05-25-2006, 03:04 PM
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Jonas Hellborg.
Hands down.
I never seen anyone do what he can do with a ABG.
Slap, Cord, Speed, Melody.
Great stuff. |
05-25-2006, 03:56 PM
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Although I much prefer him on electric, he's amazing on ABG. But I would say that, I love him to bits. Amazing player. |
05-25-2006, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man
Jonas Hellborg.
Hands down.
I never seen anyone do what he can do with a ABG.
Slap, Cord, Speed, Melody.
Great stuff. | Hell yeah, but I'll also add Steve Swallow to the mix.
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05-27-2006, 10:48 PM
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BRIAN RITCHIE, anyone?
Sure, pick player. Melody? Rythym? Sololing? Chunky double stops? Counterpoint? Backing vocals?
Yup. Maybe not a virtuoso of Hellborg's level, but man, that first Femmes record....perfect on so many levels, bassbeing one of them. |
05-27-2006, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MaskedJackal Um, wow.
BRIAN RITCHIE, anyone? |
Ask the guy who started this thread? 
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05-27-2006, 10:59 PM
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Erm.
Hey, look! It's Fieldy from Korn covering Jaco!
*dashes out of sight like a Looney tunes character*  |
05-28-2006, 01:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | Heh - Exit, Stage Left!
(Psst... jackal... it's r-h-y-t-h-m. Imperative to have, hard to spell, I know.)
Speaking of Exit Stage Left, I wonder if Geddy owns/plays an acoustic bass... hmmm... now THAT would be great to hear! |
08-15-2006, 01:00 PM
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Skulli Sverrisson is the first one I've heard in decades who is doing something really new with the acoustic bass guitar. He is absolutely amazing and he is not just playing it like an electric bass guitar. |
08-15-2006, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | 'Tis an honor to hear from you, Sir Femme. Thanks for gracing the boards!
Tell us more about Skulli - what band, where, etc., etc. |
08-16-2006, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Ritchie Skulli Sverrisson is the first one I've heard in decades who is doing something really new with the acoustic bass guitar. He is absolutely amazing and he is not just playing it like an electric bass guitar. |
Wow! Are you really... you? Because if you are you... you are cool.
I'll have to check Skulli. Thanks for checking out talkbass, if you are really you. If you are not really you, that's ok too, thanks for checking out talkbass... you.
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08-16-2006, 12:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York City | | | It seems this is used a lot in Brazilian music. The guy on the Gal Costa does Jobim CD and DVD gets a great sound... |
08-16-2006, 02:21 PM
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08-16-2006, 02:46 PM
| | | | Hi Brian,
Nice to hear from you, I have been a fan of that first Femmes album for many years. It's one of the albums that got me thinking more creatively about my bass playing. The recent article in BP was nice too.
I heard Skuli on Allan Holdsworth's Hard Hat Area and was impressed, but haven't followed him since. Can you recommend something?
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08-16-2006, 04:19 PM
| | | | I don't know much about Skulli, except that he plays in Pachora and sometimes plays with Laurie Anderson.
He is Icelandic and I believe splits his time between Iceland and Brooklyn. I met him in Iceland when he played in a band that backed me up on a jazz gig (I was playing shakuhachi). When I showed up to the rehearsal, he had an ABG (5 string Tacoma with high C and nylon strings). I said, "Hey I play acoustic bass guitar too." He answered in a deadpan Icelandic monotone, "I know, many of my generation have been influenced by you." Which cracked me up because he looks older than me.
I think he is known mainly for his electric work, but he has a lovely duet album with saxophonist Oskar Godjonnson called something like "Efter Pogin" but I can't write the real title because it's Icelandic and they use a different alphabet. Good luck finding that.
He plays it aggressively sometimes and other times uses classical guitar technique to build lush arpeggios and chords. If I recall properly he uses pick and fingers simultaneously. He is amazing. In my opinion he's the first to do something original with ABG since.......well, you know. Most people play it like the bastard son of the P Bass.
I lurk on Talkbass and use the search engine to find out things like "best wah wah for bass" or "what's better Dimarzio or Seymour Duncan?". It's a great resource. But here I thought I could shine a bit of spotlight on a superb and underrated bassist. |
08-16-2006, 04:49 PM
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08-16-2006, 05:08 PM
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I saw Sverrisson once but playing electric and he was simply amazing!!!
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08-16-2006, 05:12 PM
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