Gaolee
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Um... No.
But, as a bass player, you can automatically play that thing. And drums, and piano, and classical guitar, and concert violin, and everything else. Because bass players are awesome.
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Bass guitar = classical guitar, right?
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But, as a bass player, you can automatically play that thing. And drums, and piano, and classical guitar, and concert violin, and everything else. Because bass players are awesome.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I think it's a bit of a failure. It has enough strings, but the top isn't spalted, there is no bubinga trim, there aren't enough knobs, and there are no switches at all.
I think most of us could benefit from the classical position and angles. The left hand is mostly there. Right hand, not really.
Yup, completely agree. Embarrassingly enough, it took me a while after starting with bass to realize this.
I would want the 7 string... so I could tune an octave below with the low B. I have often thought about that. Then all those Mickey Baker and Ted Green chord voicings I learned could come onto play... but, I have convinced myself it would sound muddled. Nice thought tho'
no reason to be embarrassed, you posed the question with what you understood at the time, now you have more knowledge and understanding, so that is a win
Gaolee
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Add a whammy bar and you are talking.
I have tried to get through a Ted Green book of dots - Chord Chemistry. My head exploded after a while and I went back to mostly playing bass.
It is definately a dot fest. Uncle taught me a lot of that orchestra and hot jazz stuff. My sister showed me a great deal of classical guitar. My dexterity was good and I appreciated it but Motown was my bag. I still mess with it sometimes tho' - my older sister has been a lifelong classical guitarist, I could listen to her play for hours and she wouldn't play the same piece twice! She's 73 and still going at it.
Unfortunately, the low B is currently not great for building chords. But, perhaps, string technology will one day overcome such problems for lovers of the low end.
Still, the E can work on 8 and 12 string bass designs for a great chorus effect. Naturally, the context is usually rock and metal. This first type 8 was made in the 60s. Usually these beasts are played with a plectrum for enhancing clarity. However, Charles goes nuts, even slapping, on a 12 in the second vid.
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Unfortunately, Carles Benavent is a too little known flamenco and jazz bassists outside pro and recording circles.
I love what Michael does. And, it's astonishing how many bass guitarists believe that it is not a solo instrument. As far as I know, no other group of instrumentalists have that mentality as a guiding philosophy.
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