Looks/Schmooks. You are probably the only guy without a back ache by the end of the gig. As I age, I may just ditch all my "big" basses and get a Hofner clone, or maybe a Club. So easy to play.
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Does this bass make me look fat?
- Thread starter biguglyman
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I think you look fine. I understand the "getting used to it" part, though. I never played a Hofner Violin but I feel like I'm playing with a toy when I play a short scale. And I'm a short guy with tiny hands and short fingers! Don't worry about it. Believe me, I would have said something if I thought it looked "out of place" on you.
you look like a big guy playing a small bass. when i see pino his precision looks like a strat...
The bass looks fahn—proper tool for the job.
But when you say you can't get comfortable, do you mean ergonomically or aesthetically? Can't help with the former, but if it's the latter I'm-a go all Queer Eye on you and suggest you sharpen up your ensemble.
$200 or so at Banana Republic (everything's always on discount there) can get you into a couple stage-worthy (and date-worthy and office-worthy) outfits. Pro tip: Take your S.O. along. I used to think I could shop for myself. My wife disabused me of that notion some years ago and life is very better
- Find some nicer trou with a more tailored look.
- Lose the white short-sleeve white shirt. It's never ever a good look on anyone (except Book of Mormon cast members). Go with colorful!
- Co-signed on everything @Winslow says about the strap. The way to inform people that you're a Beatles tribute band is by playing Beatles songs well. Swap it out for something like this: Dark Stitch Skinny Leather Guitar Strap. A MUCH better look for the Hofner; Macca would approve.
as a result.
The above is meant solely in the spirit of helping a low-end brother out. FWIW I suffer from ... heft, and the right clothes really DO make a positive difference. Good luck, and good gigging!
I remember playing a show once, one of the photographers noticed that my bass was so much bigger than another guy's. We were both playing jazzes, I was just 5'9 and 130, and the other guy like 5'11 and 210.
Play what you play, feel what you feel, either way she's not a bad bass and I'm sure you played it just fine.
Play what you play, feel what you feel, either way she's not a bad bass and I'm sure you played it just fine.
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More like an accountant having a dream I would say...The bass is great.
Now, the short sleeve button down and necktie isn't exactly rock n roll....
I'm fine with the bass, especially for the Beatles music.
However, unless the name of the band takes a clue from Best Buy and is "The Geek Squad," you might want to go less formal on the shirt and lose the tie. Or you can always fix computers during the break....
However, unless the name of the band takes a clue from Best Buy and is "The Geek Squad," you might want to go less formal on the shirt and lose the tie. Or you can always fix computers during the break....
You don't look fat, IMO. You look fine. Most of the crowd will think you're playing a mandolin or something.
You're not ugly or fat, you're a giant.
Are you a geologist?
Are you a geologist?
The bass is great.
Now, the short sleeve button down and necktie isn't exactly rock n roll....
There a problem here?
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No, it's okay. You look like a guitar player. Just stand back a few steps so you don't make the other guys look small on stage.
