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8 and 9 String Basses
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mark beem said:Hopefully there'll be a website with sound clips from my band soon....
as they say up east, killah!
from the lows,
Stew
jeff schmidt
no longer red carded, but my butt is still sore.
Bill Dicken's site is cool with the video.
But I have to say. I'm not sure I like the very high upper register sound on that 9 string.
There's one clip where they're doing a funked up version of Miles songs Nardis and while he's playing the melody and cool lines- the sound just seems kinda plucky - but really high plucky.
I play piccolo bass - strung A,D,G,C,F and even that high F at the 24th fret sounds kinda plucky.
I guess it's a preference thing. But he certainly can play that beast!
But I have to say. I'm not sure I like the very high upper register sound on that 9 string.
There's one clip where they're doing a funked up version of Miles songs Nardis and while he's playing the melody and cool lines- the sound just seems kinda plucky - but really high plucky.
I play piccolo bass - strung A,D,G,C,F and even that high F at the 24th fret sounds kinda plucky.
I guess it's a preference thing. But he certainly can play that beast!
jeff schmidt said:
actually, I've never been a raging fan of his tone. what I enjoy about Mr. Dickens is his quieter, more melodic playing. he was cool enough to spare me a few minutes at NAMM for the last couple of years and he's kind and mellow. he explained his ideas really clearly. I don't know that I'll ever be able to execute them at warp speed like he does, but that's not really my bag.
I'd love to study with the man, though!
from the lows,
Stew
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thanks for the plugs, mark! 
jeff - you're in san rafael? I'm 2 minutes away from you (I'm in novato)... here - I'll put my accugroove 21" sub against the floor and play a low F# - okay, now did you feel the ground shake?
stew - did you get your bass?
jeff - you're in san rafael? I'm 2 minutes away from you (I'm in novato)... here - I'll put my accugroove 21" sub against the floor and play a low F# - okay, now did you feel the ground shake?
stew - did you get your bass?
actually I heard from Mike a week or two ago when the bass was done and ready to ship and... there wasn't a case big enough to hold it! since he couldn't guarantee its safety, he didn't want to ship it. I should have it next week.jeanbaudin said:
have you checked out the pics on my site, man?
from the lows,
Stew
Something makes me think that when you walk into the Conklin shop, there are bins everywhere with millions of those individual string bridges. Big tupperware bins. And every week, another truck comes in filled with boxes of individual string bridges. There's a whole team of loaders that throw the boxes in a line into the building, and someone with an OLFA exacto-knife that opens the boxes, and dumps the bridges into empty tupperware bins that continue on a conveyor belt back into the shop. The boxes from the truck are then thrown into the furnace, to power the entirety of the shop.
They have an entire facility across town for tuners.
They have an entire facility across town for tuners.
jeff schmidt
no longer red carded, but my butt is still sore.
jeanbaudin said:thanks for the plugs, mark!
jeff - you're in san rafael? I'm 2 minutes away from you (I'm in novato)... here - I'll put my accugroove 21" sub against the floor and play a low F# - okay, now did you feel the ground shake?
Well I didn't feel it - but I'm at work in the city.
However - my cat was probably like ***!!!!
how much $ is it?lbanks said:and now for something somewhat different....
....from the low end....of the budget
john turner said:
or did they say hollowbodies....
heh.
Nice couch JT, but get those pieces of junk off of it.
Just kidding, man. Any news on a South Get Together?, I would love to try one of those out.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
i've heard that those galvestons were pretty rank.
and i'll put together an atlanta get together some time in the next few months.
and i'll put together an atlanta get together some time in the next few months.
mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
COOL!!!! Finally I'll get to see that couch in person!!john turner said:i've heard that those galvestons were pretty rank.
and i'll put together an atlanta get together some time in the next few months.
john turner said:i've heard that those galvestons were pretty rank.
and i'll put together an atlanta get together some time in the next few months.
How does it work, what are the requirements for invitation, etc.
If I qualify I got the napkins and plates.
i was wondering about a Mrs. Pac man 9 string? i emailed bill about it and he hasn't written back yet. i wanted to know if i could have the go ahead to order one. your is so pretty i just have to get one for myself. i didn't want to rip off your pac man design so i though mrs. pacman. or maybe donkey kong? with barrles for fretmarkers.
Ehhh, QC seems a bit spotty. MY 12ver is pretty good, but I played one in a store that was sub-par.john turner said:i've heard that those galvestons were pretty rank.
and i'll put together an atlanta get together some time in the next few months.
