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Double Bass Takamine Upright?
- Thread starter Kevin Hsieh
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One of the guys in the 'Hollow Body Bass Club' has one of those.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299975&page=22
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299975&page=22
I got one of those too. But you can better name it acoustic BG. When playing as an upright it's hard to keep it in position because it lacks support. Also it's a pitty that the body isn't curved enough to use a bow. So it's a fingering instrument only.
Amplified this B10 sounds really wonderfull. Acoustically the sound is tight, but not loud enough to be able to cope with an acoustic guiter for example.
Here you can hear how it sounds amplified (this is not me by the way) from Dutch tv:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWEJnPz7mcs
And this is me at a gig somewhere in Friesland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByNH2MTJQg
Amplified this B10 sounds really wonderfull. Acoustically the sound is tight, but not loud enough to be able to cope with an acoustic guiter for example.
Here you can hear how it sounds amplified (this is not me by the way) from Dutch tv:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWEJnPz7mcs
And this is me at a gig somewhere in Friesland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByNH2MTJQg
The one I played was beautifully finished and a really lovely instrument. They're an interesting hybrid - as long as you're not expecting it to be something else, they're quite useful with a good range of sounds. More towards the guitar end of the spectrum than double bass - I found it easier to play in guitar position rather than on the end pin.
