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Resonators

#3
Spinal Tapper said:
For that price, it'd be worth a shot. I've seen those going for $300-$500...
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Yeah it's a decent price for something to have. I own quite a few resonator guitars but no resonator bass. I do know a guy who has one and I've always considered it pretty much a waste of time. More for looks than sound! But since it does have a magnetic pickup it will have some bass output. Just don't expect it to produce any magical cutting sounds.
 
#4
bassbenj said:
Yeah it's a decent price for something to have. I own quite a few resonator guitars but no resonator bass. I do know a guy who has one and I've always considered it pretty much a waste of time. More for looks than sound! But since it does have a magnetic pickup it will have some bass output. Just don't expect it to produce any magical cutting sounds.
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so.....

it's not the magical un-amplified bass? :crying::crying:
 
#5
Man Cave Brewer said:
so.....

it's not the magical un-amplified bass? :crying::crying:
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Try the upright forums for that maybe? ;)

The idea of the Acoustic Electric Bass being able to keep up in a heady jam w/ a few other guitars, banjos, fiddles and/or bongos is just a pipe-dream for us campfire hippies.

I've gotten CLOSE to audible with my Dean Playmate AEB with my bandmates on acoustic sessions, but I've gotta play very hard on my strings - also I don't use a pick, which would help bring out some volume acoustically.

Your best bet is to get a portable battery amp. For this, I use a Crate Taxi - cheap amp, long lasting battery, two inputs, and loud enough to cut through on our 10 minute String Cheese/Phish/Dead sicky crunchy nar nar jam sessions, know what I'm sayin?

Then, the option of using an EAB or regular Electric bass is up to you entirely - at that point its all for looks, really.
 
#7
Man Cave Brewer said:
hmmm,

looks to be light too. Just 20 pounds.

the reviews sound promising for acoustic gear

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Crate/TAXI+15/10/1
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I've got one that I use for bass exclusively (and my guitar player sometimes since it has 2 inputs) - I bought it about 6 years ago, so I dont know if the exact same model is out - but it's the 15 watter with an 8" speaker. Also the full battery can run for like 8-12 hours, I know, I've left it on that long.

The Taxi isn't going to shake the pictures off the walls at home, but it has high/mid/low settings that can get you to punch through the other guys in the band. And it's inexpensive (relatively) to other battery amps out there.

Not trying to threadjack, just throwing another option out there for you.
 
#8
Check out this one:

dobrobass_01.jpg


A tad larger than the one on the bay. There is a TB'er making resonator basses (not like the one in the pic). If I can locate his name I'll tell you.
edit: found it, here is his web site - Invalid Link Removed
 
#9
Spinal Tapper said:
I've got one that I use for bass exclusively (and my guitar player sometimes since it has 2 inputs) - I bought it about 6 years ago, so I dont know if the exact same model is out - but it's the 15 watter with an 8" speaker. Also the full battery can run for like 8-12 hours, I know, I've left it on that long.

The Taxi isn't going to shake the pictures off the walls at home, but it has high/mid/low settings that can get you to punch through the other guys in the band. And it's inexpensive (relatively) to other battery amps out there.

Not trying to threadjack, just throwing another option out there for you.
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You know the conundrum is to get the bass to be heard in an acoustic setting either:

A. un-amplified

or

B. amped but un-electrified

preferably choice A

but the EAB amped with a Taxi sounds like the most realistic choice.

I don't have an UB and would not want to lug it out to a campfire anyway.

I'll bet my bottom $ that BG pickers would welcome the chance to play with a EAB amped to a Taxi.
 
#11
bassbenj said:
Yeah it's a decent price for something to have. I own quite a few resonator guitars but no resonator bass. I do know a guy who has one and I've always considered it pretty much a waste of time. More for looks than sound! But since it does have a magnetic pickup it will have some bass output. Just don't expect it to produce any magical cutting sounds.
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Here is a response I gave on another thread. Reso. basses are definitely not the end all of the search for the perfect ABG, but they are capable of producing a rather unique sound. When it comes to their acoustic sound, a whole lot depends on their set up & the quality of the reso. parts(cone/spyder, etc...) I've seen a youtube video of Les Claypool with one that was pretty cool. Everybody's different...Give one a try, you might like it...And many thanks to etoncrow for mentioning my website, I recently moved and am working on some new models.

Moonshine :bassist:

though still not perfect by any means, you should check out the various acoustic resonator basses that are on the market (not that there is a huge amount of them). They have a pronounced mid range that allows them to be heard more readily than the standard ABG. I have played them with a couple of acoustic guitars and a banjo and had people comment that they could actually hear me. Obviously, upper-end instruments tend to sound better, but less expensive models are pretty cool too. Michael Kelly had a model (Bayou?) out that was pretty impressive. This is all just my personal observations and opinion.
 

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