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07-17-2005, 11:16 PM
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If I played upright bass with a pick? Lol the I idea came to me when I was being a complete morong playing my bass like an upright and I had a pick in my hand. So yeah. Im just curious to see how many people would want me injured, or dead, or whatever.  |
07-17-2005, 11:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | Since you rule on bass, i'm sure you could pull it off. 
But in all seriousness, wouldn't it be hard to do? Picking on an angle like that would be weird.
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07-17-2005, 11:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York | | Yeah it was just a dumb thought, It was really hard to play with my bass itself, let alone having to support the weight of a full scale upright.
I might do that though, walk into the store and ask to try out and upright, and make this big fuss becuase I dont have a pick, and than finnally find one, and than just play something really really dumb. And than walk out of the store. Like today, I left 2 fake worms on the tray holder/garbage can thingy at burger king, and all the staff was gathered at one table yelling at each other over who would clean it. 
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07-18-2005, 12:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Illinois | | | You wouldn't get much volume out of it, I suppose it wouldn't harm anything. |
07-18-2005, 12:27 AM
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07-18-2005, 01:15 AM
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07-18-2005, 02:25 AM
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I've done it a few times... sounds cool. for a second. then your wrist starts to hurt. |
07-18-2005, 08:00 AM
| | Have you...killed the Venture brothers!?!? | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Connecticut | | | What about thumb-picks, like those slide players use?
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07-18-2005, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Glasgow, Scotland | | post this on the other, *cough*dirty*cough* side of town...
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07-18-2005, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by cheezewiz Have you thought about buying, stealing, or otherwise acquiring a life? | No I haven't actually. But it is a good idea.
I Guess, I need to go fishing more. |
07-18-2005, 06:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: footballscannotbekickediguess | | | I tried it. I'm a confirmed pick player. I'd rather play DB with my fingers.
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07-18-2005, 06:52 PM
| | Pushin' my soul through the wire... | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: West Lafayette, IN | | | tried it on my EUB...sounds like crap. Trebly poppy attack followed by a thin boingy (is that a word) sounding sustain.
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07-18-2005, 07:24 PM
| | | | Ben Allison plays his upright with a metrolink card on the song 'third rail'. I think it pretty neat.
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07-18-2005, 07:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Put strap buttons on the db and wear it horizantal.
Pete Steel did it, and you can too! |
07-18-2005, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Snarf Put strap buttons on the db and wear it horizantal.
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Or just get two guys to hold it for you. 
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07-19-2005, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Iruleonbass If I played upright bass with a pick? Lol the I idea came to me when I was being a complete morong playing my bass like an upright and I had a pick in my hand. So yeah. Im just curious to see how many people would want me injured, or dead, or whatever. |
I'm a doubler-so i'll respond with a bit of my DB side mixed in.
I wouldn't be mad at you what so ever for doing that in public, or in the privacy of your own home. Why? Because it'd mean unless if the people actually liked that tone, i'd have a better chance of landing a gig with those people.
If you dig the sound though-go for it. For awhile, i messed around with the using the edge of the pick and scrapping my strings-it sounded weird, so it kept me amused for awhile. 
That's all
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07-20-2005, 12:45 AM
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You are to be pitied.
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07-20-2005, 01:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hiding from the INS! | | | This thread makes me cry. How can I put this delicately. A pick has no business with a double bass the same way a knife has no business in a couple's bedroom. And that picture of the three guys molesting that bass is simply obscene. |
07-20-2005, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by gsys This thread makes me cry. How can I put this delicately. A pick has no business with a double bass the same way a knife has no business in a couple's bedroom. And that picture of the three guys molesting that bass is simply obscene. |  |
07-20-2005, 09:28 AM
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