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Double Bass Mount Smartphone to bass?
- Thread starter Lenny Nichols
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Thank you. On the rare occasions that I use a mic stand, I do mount the phone there. Usually, I do not use a mic stand though.
How about two strong neo magnets, one inside the bass and one outside that hold each other in place. Then stick a dashboard car phone mount to the outer magnet. No mods to the bass.
Similar to this: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Car-Phone-Mount-Magnetic/dp/B07X369Q9X/ref=sr_1_2_sspa
Similar to this: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Car-Phone-Mount-Magnetic/dp/B07X369Q9X/ref=sr_1_2_sspa
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Thanks, but I will probably not attempt putting anything on the inside of the bass.
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@salcott was more subtle, but, I am going to say you are asking the wrong question. Nobody needs to mount a phone to their bass, ever!
You probably need to spend more time with the metronome at home (we all do, really)! I recommend at 40 with one or two notes, maybe the old bass box: 1, 8, b7, 5. Then make a decision on whether your bandmates are worth playing with rushing and all. Rushing is part of life and even pros do it.
What are you trying to do? Some kind of "catch them in the act thing" so you can be right?
Basically, if you are not paying the person, you pretty much have to take or leave them. Find the music you can make together or move on. Do not add a phone to your bass!!
You probably need to spend more time with the metronome at home (we all do, really)! I recommend at 40 with one or two notes, maybe the old bass box: 1, 8, b7, 5. Then make a decision on whether your bandmates are worth playing with rushing and all. Rushing is part of life and even pros do it.
What are you trying to do? Some kind of "catch them in the act thing" so you can be right?
Basically, if you are not paying the person, you pretty much have to take or leave them. Find the music you can make together or move on. Do not add a phone to your bass!!
Not trying to catch anyone in the act... Trying to catch when they start to speed up, so I can help keep the song in the same "time zone" as it started. I fully understand that many songs speed up a bit during an instrumental break. I want to bring it back down close to starting speed after the solo when that happens. This method works pretty well for me. I just don't want to be looking at the floor when I do not have a mic stand to mount the phone on. I do not hire them; they hire me.
Wrong answer again. Sorry. Either you can get it back there on your own or it doesn't really matter. It sounds like rushing is part of this gig. Unless they are hiring you to school them on rushing and dragging, you should just stop thinking about this and try to find the music. Worrying about a cell phone is going ruin the music far more than rushing ever will.
I used to play with a great jazz drummer who had some gigs with my favorite rock bassist, he would always complain about how the one would move during various parts of the song. I told him accepting the "new one" was a skill needed for that gig.
There are three reasonable solutions none of them involve your phone:
1. You put out time so strong rushing can't happen in the first place
2. You accept rushing as part of this gig and make them sound as good as you can
3. You tell them to call when they are not rushing anymore
This phone thing is completely insane. Stop doing it.
I used to play with a great jazz drummer who had some gigs with my favorite rock bassist, he would always complain about how the one would move during various parts of the song. I told him accepting the "new one" was a skill needed for that gig.
There are three reasonable solutions none of them involve your phone:
1. You put out time so strong rushing can't happen in the first place
2. You accept rushing as part of this gig and make them sound as good as you can
3. You tell them to call when they are not rushing anymore
This phone thing is completely insane. Stop doing it.
Sounds like the OP has received advice to both his mechanical question and the broader issue. Unless he wants to report back on his solution, it may be about time to wrap this one up.
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