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piccolo?....pixie?.....goblin?......dragon basses....hmm

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Si-bob, Nov 15, 2001.

  1. Nov 15, 2001 #1
    Si-bob

    Si-bob

    Jun 30, 2001
    High Wycombe, UK
    Cranborne Audio
    i just happened to be seating on the toilet, reading my Richard Bona CD booklet, and i noticed that he plays a 'piccolo' bass on a couple of tracks....now essentially, i think i know what one is... a bass, but tuned an octave higher?, could be wrong

    could someone let me in on some details, or point me to some info


    cheers.
    happy thanksgiving to the american folk........still don't understand what its about :)

    *Si*
     
  2. Nov 15, 2001 #2
    Si-bob

    Si-bob

    Jun 30, 2001
    High Wycombe, UK
    Cranborne Audio
    please..............?
     
  3. Nov 15, 2001 #3
    geshel

    geshel

    Oct 2, 2001
    Seattle
    yes. :)
     
  4. Nov 16, 2001 #4
    Intrepid

    Intrepid

    Oct 15, 2001
    Bass Player magazine just had a good sized article on piccolo basses....basically a big violin....or a guitar without the other two strings...I think its one of the most ******** ideas....
     
  5. Nov 16, 2001 #5
    CS

    CS

    Dec 11, 1999
    UK
    I agree but Stanley Clarke probably wouldnt.
     
  6. Nov 18, 2001 #6
    embellisher

    embellisher Holy Ghost filled Bass Player Supporting Member

    Apr 18, 2000
    Heber Springs, Arkansas
    But they sound different than a guitar, mainly due to the longer scale length.
     
  7. Nov 19, 2001 #7
    Samie

    Samie

    Dec 13, 2000
    Madrid, Spain
    Hey, for a while I tuned my clasical guitar like a bass (e,a,d,g,c,f). It opened my mind to new harmonic posibilities. Play any old campfire song with your guitar tunned this way... lots of fun.

    The Higher freq allows you to experiment a lot more. Then you can use some of that on the bass.

    Try it
     
  8. Nov 19, 2001 #8
    ImNotGeddyLee

    ImNotGeddyLee

    Mar 13, 2001
    Providence RI
    ever since i got me Boss Tu-2 tuner i have been experimenting with a lot of odd tunings since its so easy to adjust on the fly.