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Nearest sound to Lee Rocker Stray Cats sound
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I don't know anything about electric uprights - I've seen them, but that's all. Do some enjoy a better reputation? Do different brands or models have really different tones? Are some easier to play?
Do you amp one like a regular electric bass?
i was just checking out the stag uprights yesterday, these look and sound pretty good. and they arent outrageously priced either...
Head on over to the double bass forum of talk bass for a huge amount of information on electric upright. I play bass guitar, electric upright and upright. I figured the electric would be easier to haul around, but when I use it I also have to bring along an amp, so it's not that much easier to move in and out of venues. Years ago I lucked into a great deal on a Steinberger upright and found that the electric upright is a very different animal.The action is very, very low and that's not ideal for slapping. Most importantly, mine has just the Piezo pickup. It has an amazing sound, but it only gets the vibration of the strings on the bridge. For slapping you want to be sure to get the sound of the strings hitting the fingerboard as well. For that you need a mic. When a gig calls for slapping, I take my upright. Whether you go with acoustic upright or electric upright, you will be dealing with a vertical orientation and a much longer scale than the bass guitar. There is a learning curve and some technique involved.
Hi.
A fretless P with a DiMarzio PU.
Amplify with a SVT & a fridge.
From Your op I'd say that in your case EUB=DB.
Regards
Sam
A fretless P with a DiMarzio PU.
Amplify with a SVT & a fridge.
From Your op I'd say that in your case EUB=DB.
Regards
Sam
I like an SVT + fridge for more reasons than one. On the other hand, it's probably bigger and certainly heavier than an actual DB. (But with less change in technique.)
In every YouTube of Rocker or an old-time rockabilly bass player, the slapping makes you wonder how the bass survives. Those are expensive and apparently resilient strings.
the strings don't have to be expensive. A lot of slappers use "weed whacker" strings and love them. Years ago I switched over to gut on G and D and steels on E and A for slapping purposes. There's a big difference in tension between gut and steel but I love the sound and got used to it. Again, check out the upright bass side of Talkbass for endless enthusiastic discourse on this and other upright topics!
Whoa, the first clip is from 45 years ago and he's laying down stuff a lot of us think of as modern. I'm feeling ignorant.
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The new solid body Kala U Bass hands down. Every Nashville guy uses it for just what you are thinking.
You're kidding? I've seen the ads in BassPlayer and figured Hutch Hutchinson was just trying to make a little money on top of his Ampeg money. They look like toys and when I saw one in my music store I couldn't believe they would be tunable. I'm going to try one. Thanks for the tip.
Does anyone have experience gigging with them where you don't want to retune after every song?
That's what I get for listening to cool jazz. Plenty of sophistication and missing some of the good stuff.
All good questions. Don't know the first thing about em.
Have you checked out a Hofner or decent copy? I quit playing a copy years ago because it sounded too stand-up.
