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I DARE you to play the 24th fret of the 12th string. I'll give you $100. You can't do it. It's impossible.
I play drop C. Personally, I think that's extended enough. 12 stings is cool to, if you wanna couple more notes.
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I DARE you to play the 24th fret of the 12th string. I'll give you $100. You can't do it. It's impossible.
I play drop C. Personally, I think that's extended enough. 12 stings is cool to, if you wanna couple more notes.
Do you own and play a bass with more that 4 strings?
No, just my 4. I just consider dropped tuning 'extended'. Others may not. Guideline #2 remember.
I wish people would just learn to shut up about this subject. If you show up to a gig with a 20 string monster and you get the job done then THAT is all that matters.
Doesn't Tony Levin sometimes use a 3 and 2 string bass?
Just play music folks. Check the egos at the door please.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
I DARE you to play the 24th fret of the 12th string. I'll give you $100. You can't do it. It's impossible.
I play drop C. Personally, I think that's extended enough. 12 stings is cool to, if you wanna couple more notes.
you know, on occasion throughout the history of talkbass, we get younger folks coming on posting their "expertise" ending up looking foolish in the process.
here's a tip, offered free of charge. the majority of the folks in this thread have been playing bass longer than you've been alive. many of them have been playing erb's longer than you've been alive.
you're not going to offer -anything- to the folks in this thread of any worth when you cop that kind of attitude.
if you're really interested in contributing to this conversation, and more importantly, learning from it, then folks there are a lot of folks who can offer insights into how you can play instruments like the one pictured.
Is "Oozeman" really "Nickthebassist"?
I do have a question for those who play these multi-stringed basses: How do you keep the other strings from vibrating?
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I do have a question for those who play these multi-stringed basses: How do you keep the other strings from vibrating?
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I use the fingers on my left hand as a dampener.I also use the ball of my thumb on my right hand and some times combine that approach with my right hand thumb as a dampener.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
muting, either with the side of the plucking hand on the lower strings or the fretting hand on the higher ones.
cleaning up technique also minimizes extraneous noise, i've found. back in 93 when i moved to 7 from 4 i realized i had a lot of floppy flailing going on with both hands that might have worked ok on a 4 but was obvious and untennable on a 7.
I was wanting to see if I could join. I have wanted a six for a very long time and I finally got one although not an expensive one (I am fairly impressed with it for the price paid). I am really enjoying this bass and I am thinking that I might be spending more time with the six string than my fours foir a while.
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Yep muting. Its surprising just how much muting occurs naturally with the fretting hand across the highs when playing an ERB. The plucking hand usually mutes the heavier strings the way I do it.
Hey John, member' that 9-string koa top Bee Bass I was STILL waiting on cause it was taking fawking forevers?
Well, Fred from over at Bee Basses hit me up last night telling me she's now ready to ship, and to expect studio pics of the final product sometime tonight Best believe they'll be posted here as soon as i get em'!!
Here's the last pic i got from Fred a couple months ago.
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Well, Fred from over at Bee Basses hit me up last night telling me she's now ready to ship, and to expect studio pics of the final product sometime tonight
Best believe they'll be posted here as soon as i get em'!!Here's the last pic i got from Fred a couple months ago.
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john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
Hey John, member' that 9-string koa top Bee Bass I was STILL waiting on cause it was taking fawking forevers?
Well, Fred from over at Bee Basses hit me up last night telling me she's now ready to ship, and to expect studio pics of the final product sometime tonight
Here's the last pic i got from Fred a couple months ago.
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yeah, i saw that in your other thread. right on, can't wait to see pics
The OCD guy in me is twitching at the non-uniform bridge unit placements.
Nice basses, otherwise, though. The 4th 12 stringer out there?
That's how i do it as well. Although sometimes my muting technique involves using my ring and last fingers on my right hand to mute strings. It's bad technique.
DUDE.... get outta my head!
But in all seriousness,
That wood combo is my all time favorite!!!
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The Brice HXB's are a good way to get your feet wet in the 6 string world. That's definitely a bass that can be brought to a gig, very dependable ..... Welcome!
I just got a new cellphone teaser pic from Fred, SHE'S ALMOST DONE!!
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I just got a new cellphone teaser pic from Fred, SHE'S ALMOST DONE!!
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THAT sir is one beautiful instrument. Congrats!
I just extended my range a bit a few weeks ago. What I really want to do is get a new nut, and string it F#BEADGC. For now it has the high F, which works great for chords.
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