all right, dadgummit...

If it make you feel any better John, I WANT to get one, but Im poor, and my mom would kill me

 

SlapDaddy plays a 7. Uhhhh...now I'm jus' guessin' here .

 

I'm with ya, JT. I'm playing 7 all the time these days, now that I got that killer Roscoe SKB 3007. Tune the top two down a half-step and melodic bass playing never got so good! Mercy, mama.

 

Y'all do a lot of work with weights to strengthen yer upper backs? I've stuck with them regular basses (y'know, with four strings?) just 'cause I can barely stand up all night with one them (and a light one at that) let alone a SEVEN. Gawd. It's impressive enough that you can find musical ideas to use alla them strings but standing through an hour set with one a these monsters hanging offa ya is what really makes me think y'all are gods.
What's the secret?
Must be in yer jeans.

 

its gotta be in the shoes.



geesh you guys, i can only handle as much a 5 (or maybe a 6 but never tried). maybe if i find out what kind of shoes these guys wear ill have the power to hold a 7.

 

5 strings is enough for me!! I like a little boom in my music... but hardly play cords. Also since I am still pretty new, I need plenty of room to slap otherwise I get that ugly pootang sound as I hit between the strings... doh. Maybe when I grow up....

Oh, JT!! I forgot to mention... A pic of you made it to my desktop as wallpaper... I saw that Freekin monsterous doubleneck one too many times and then decided, sheesh... I want that on my PC.

So not that I am stalking you or anything (muhahaha) but anyways... that's the scoop.

 

I used to have a Warmoth 8 string Jazz bass I sold on eBay a while back. It was a doubled 8, so I don't know if that counts. It sounded sweet but had to sell it cause I had alot of GAS building up!!!

 

>>I like a little boom in my music... <<

gbrooks, what makes you think a 7 will give you any less o' that?????

My Roscoe 7 has the fattest low B I've ever heard. You ain't givin' up nuthin' on the low end, my friend. In many cases, the opposite may be true!

 

Lordy, son, whe're you gettin' yer info about the weight of 7 string basses. Sure, some are massive, but my Roscoe 7 is as light as any number of 4's out there. It's easily as light as a G&L 2500 for instance and certainly sports less tonage than a late 70's ash Jazz.

 

wow, they make basses with more than 4? hehe

 

JT This is a bass site, try the Stick site or something or harp or piano. Just kidding.

jc

 

Originally posted by boogiebass
Lordy, son, whe're you gettin' yer info about the weight of 7 string basses.

From the ones I've played in stores and at NAMM? C'mon, there's no such thing as a "light" 7.

Sure, some are massive, but my Roscoe 7 is as light as any number of 4's out there. It's easily as light as a G&L 2500 for instance and certainly sports less tonage than a late 70's ash Jazz.

And while you may be right that's still too heavy for me, I've got some upper spine problems. I was makin' a little fun about havin' to have huevos to play a seven but there was actually some sincerity in wondering how you guys deal with the weight. Weight is the only factor that's kept me from getting one.

 

Hey JT, how is that Curbow 7? Does it balance well? I wanna see if I can score a used Curbow IEP 5, but the wide, thin, super-flat neck somewhat concerns me. My hands are just a little bit bigger than yours (2.875" index finger from tip to web--the thread that yokel Rich Koerner and I are arguing on got me interested), so the string spacing probably won't be a problem for me on the 5-stringer.

 

Soon, I'm workin on it, but I'm getting married in August and I am supposed to be saving money.....

 

umm, i am really hoping you posted you finger length at one time john.

other wise i am kind of scared.