Brushbass technique

[Alec Fraser]

I posted this on rockabillybass.com and thought it might be of interest to you cats too.

It`s a contraption that I made that allows me to play bass and a drum beat at the same time with a snare brush through my fingers.
The technique is based on 50`s Nashville country bands who weren`t allowed to have drums at the Grand Ole Opry so a few crafty basseys found a way around it with a drum attachment screwed into the belly of the bass.

My addition was to modify this Gazinkey to be removable, smaller and electrified via a condenser mic/preamp that can send signal to the P.A. There is also a second video up explaining how to make one if your so inclined. Cheers.....Alec

 

[alexei]

sounds really nice, Alec!

i bet is kinda though to get it work at the first, isnt it?

gratz, i think is awesome

 

[MudKricket]

kinda cool sounds like you might be limited on what u can play with it tho

 

[MonetBass]

Very cool, Alec. Great idea! And very funny video too.

 

[Qvist]

That is very awesome, and sounds incredibly well! Nice job Alec

PS: (I think you sing well )

 

[Alec Fraser]

I found it wasn`t that difficult but your knuckles can hurt a bit at first till you learn to relax. When I learned to shuffle with it, that`s when it became more fun. The acoustic version is just a sponge with a coated drumskin glued to it and only takes five minutes to make.

Here`s the link to the other video that shows you how to make one complete with mumbles and seniors moments ....alec

 

[jeepers2000]

Anybody out there tracking this? I made a gavinkey and its pretty slick! Alec, I don't know where you're at these days - Toronoto, I assume - but thanks being a geek and funny and a really, really good bass player.

 

[Fergie Fulton]

Great stuff...I just love the inventiveness of the human spirit.