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08-30-2009, 11:53 AM
| | | | How does Les do it????
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When I see Les playing his six strings, I just can't seem to understand how the hell he can play with such a thin neck! I thought it was a four string at first! Just look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVKkEN7CsU |
08-30-2009, 11:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | Very carefully? Who knows- he's Les.
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08-30-2009, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kitchener, Ontario | | | Well, you know how a guitar neck typically has six strings, and some people find it easy to play on them?
...same thing, really. |
08-31-2009, 05:22 AM
| | | | He's just pretty much strumming the bass not trying to playing intricate patterns, so narrow spacing would be easier in my opinion. |
08-31-2009, 08:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan | | | The neck on his Rainbow Bass is a lot wider than that one. I believe thats a newer Carl Thompson. |
08-31-2009, 08:15 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | That was a TIGHT performance!
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08-31-2009, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | If I'm not mistaken,Mr.Thompson originally did make that particular neck for a 4-string bass(before inst. the nut and tuning keys).I had read that in an interview some years ago.His intention was for that particular bass to be played w/a pick,which he doesn't do very often.My meathooks are just too big to be slapping on narrow string-spacing like that. |
08-31-2009, 08:41 AM
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08-31-2009, 11:03 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland, GK, D'addario, Roland | | | | | His hands aren't very big - the bass neck is so tiny it makes it them seem monstrous... but they aren't much bigger than mine...
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08-31-2009, 11:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maywood, IL | | | I honestly don't think it would be that hard to slap on a bass with 12mm spacing if you only play one lick that repeats itself fro the entire song. Get that one lick down and you're gold.
(yes claypool plays some crazy stuff, but i'm talking about what i saw in the O.P.s posted video)
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08-31-2009, 11:26 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | You should see Gerald Veasley slap on his Ibanez SR 6 string. He makes it look easy! |
08-31-2009, 11:29 AM
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