Double Bass Cantaloupe Island- DB or EB?

[dbass87]

Just wondering, what do you guys usually play this song with when you jam, DB or EB? just curious....

 

[TroyK]

Interesting question. I usually am playing DB when I jam, so if this song gets called, that's what I use.

I'm not sure I completely get where your question is coming from, though. Ron Carter played that original recording on DB, but his recorded tone is sometimes accused of sounding EBG-y.

With some of that type of repetitive, Herbie Hancock funky stuff, I sometimes would rather be on a BG, because it's really tiring to repeat a figure for 30 choruses of other people's solos on the DB for me. I sometime change positions or change the time feel or figure for a chorus or so, just to give myself a break.

What's behind your question?

 

[RBrownBass]

With some of that type of repetitive, Herbie Hancock funky stuff, I sometimes would rather be on a BG, because it's really tiring to repeat a figure for 30 choruses of other people's solos on the DB for me. I sometime change positions or change the time feel or figure for a chorus or so, just to give myself a break.

What's behind your question?

Probably the bolded.

I don't like Cantaloupe Island all that much anyhow, but having to play it on DB at jams while seven or eight horn players and the pianist soloed pretty much made me hate it. Luckily, not many people who call me for gigs want to play it.

 

[Tampabass]

I'm facing the same ? in a current band. I think I prefer DB for that tune - the deep, grinding tone is what I "hear" for it.

But on stage it'll depend on what tunes we group it with, as I like to keep the bass-switching to a minimum.

 

[dbass87]

I'm facing the same ? in a current band. I think I prefer DB for that tune - the deep, grinding tone is what I "hear" for it.

But on stage it'll depend on what tunes we group it with, as I like to keep the bass-switching to a minimum.

Yeah, I like how it sounds when Dave Holland played it on DB live with Herbie Hancock (there's a video on youtube)... It does give it that deep timbre that seems to fit the tune nicely

 

[dbass87]

Interesting question. I usually am playing DB when I jam, so if this song gets called, that's what I use.

I'm not sure I completely get where your question is coming from, though. Ron Carter played that original recording on DB, but his recorded tone is sometimes accused of sounding EBG-y.

With some of that type of repetitive, Herbie Hancock funky stuff, I sometimes would rather be on a BG, because it's really tiring to repeat a figure for 30 choruses of other people's solos on the DB for me. I sometime change positions or change the time feel or figure for a chorus or so, just to give myself a break.

What's behind your question?

Nothing behind it, just take it at face value lol.... I see what you mean about the repetitive thing, but it's still pretty easy on DB too. I just wondered what most people played that tune on 'cause you could go either way. The band I'm gonna be playing in, I'll be mostly playing DB so I'll likely just play it on this tune too