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Double Bass applebees commercial

audiotom

audiotom

May 31, 2005
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new orleans
#1
anyone seen the funny applebees commercial
where a duo on guitar and double bass and playing satire to the tune of gilligan's island?

the double bass appears mostly underwater

trick photography or did someone actually submerse it

for the love of God

I'm a bass player and live in New Orleans
and all the could think about was my 78 p not making it
thank God I had a near miss there

to see someone's double bass underwater
I know it's funny, but say it ain't so, they didn't do that to an upright

Tom
 
#2
Finally an Applebees commercial I enjoyed! After I shook my head at the notes I heard when the F holes were covered in water....
Suspend your disbelief and it's great.

I bet they could do it green screen or something, and cover the bass up. But that also might cost more than it would to buy a cheap bass and half sink it. Sadly, it just might have been easier. I think it would be hard to hold a DB still in the wavey water; like holding a boogie board vertically and letting a wave hit it. All that surface area would definetely get pushed around.
Liked the song though!
 
#3
being in the biz, I'm sure with their budget, they got a cheapo and drowned it. From the looks of the guitar, I'd say its a cheapy pawn shop find so I'm guessing the bass was the same. And from the flopping around of the strings they weren't near up to pitch. Of course, they were acting to a play-back. Very probable that the "actors" weren't even the "singers". So submerged F holes, no problem.

The horror is that I'm sure the person in charge of getting the bass had no idea about them and it could have been some antique wonderbass treasure that was in someone's basement and made it past the estate sale to some pawn or second hand shop. Doubt it, but its possible.

Mark
 
#8
breathe mcnair...

whew, I thought I was the only one that could only focus on the bass in that commercial! All I could think was "that poor bass, I can't believe they stuck it in water!" and where the bass came from and hopefully it wasn't a good one, etc.
what was the commercial for? ;)
 
#12
Personally, I've never gotten a decent meal at Applebee's, but after seeing that commercial I was considering hooking up with a singing guitarist and trying to book a duo gig there.

- Steve

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#18
Arnold,

This should make you even happier - they used TWO!

I was the - what?- bass consultant to the set designer. They bought two Cremona SB1s - painted them over to look identical - drowned one and gave the other to a prop house when the shoot was completed.

And, no -- I didn't even TRY to give th actor bass lessons so don't blame me! :)

Louis
 
#19
LouisF said:
Arnold,

This should make you even happier - they used TWO!

I was the - what?- bass consultant to the set designer. They bought two Cremona SB1s - painted them over to look identical - drowned one and gave the other to a prop house when the shoot was completed.

And, no -- I didn't even TRY to give th actor bass lessons so don't blame me! :)

Louis
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Thanks for putting our minds at ease. Although, my beginner rental bass was a Crapona SB1. Actually, not too bad to play with a good set up. Of course, the sound was bleh. Again, thanks for keeping them from drowning something decent.
 

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