Think you could play this low?

[Stealth Fighter]

Play that low? Absolutely not, but neither can he.

 

[SickAura]

I don't like to play that low - I think Soundgarden rocks though

 

[Thir13teen]

If you mean low in register, of course I can.

If you mean dragging the bass on the stage, oh h**l no. Both personal preference and age would prevent it.

Lol, right on. I see you must be from WA?

 

[bassist4dalord]

Makes my wrist and neck hurt just looking at it. No thank you.

 

[FunkyMcNasty]

Grunge just sounds better with the bass that low.

 

[Thir13teen]

Grunge just sounds better with the bass that low.

Seriously, isn't it required to be that low when playing the opening to "Slaves & Bulldozers"?

 

[callofcthulhu]

You know you're a grumpy old fart when 20+ year old music still raises your "kids these days...get off my lawn" hackles...

 

[CGremlin]

Not seeing myself ever having the bass that low. He really should put a set of casters on the body so he can drag it around properly.

 

[organworthyplayer337]

My arms are too short

 

[Matty Koff]

Hanging your bass that low is a detriment to playing skill imo. I couldn't do it. I hang my bass where it's still hanging when I sit down with it. And my arms and fingers love me for it.

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

I could no problem. I don't though. I play with my right hand plucking at around mid thigh height. I am 6' 1" BTW.

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

Oh and I love Ben and Soundgarden.

 

[Kmonk]

Looks ridiculous. He's obviously more interested in doing what he thinks "looks cool" instead of how he sounds.

 

[basslayer]

Yeah I can. When I first started playing it was about that low. I still play with my bass pretty low compared to some folks. I have pretty long arms so playing up high is uncomfortable. I don't personally care how someone holds their bass if it meets their needs.

 

[TheBass]

Sure. But why ? It looks so stupid.

 

[bolophonic]

Man, this thread is filling up with some serious non-rock and roll vibes. Soundgarden was an incredible band that nobody saw coming. I first saw them in 1989 and my mind was blown. I wasn't sure how I felt about it, but I knew it was important.

I guess if you can't handle rock and roll, you can always jam out with some Victor Wooten Amazing Grace to cool yourself off.

 

[Thir13teen]

Not seeing myself ever having the bass that low. He really should put a set of casters on the body so he can drag it around properly.

That literally made me LOL.

 

[Thir13teen]

I almost forgot that Ben was on the cover of Bass Player magazine too.

 

[Rocktometrist]

I'm a Soundgarden fan, and Cornell is right up there with Robert Plant in terms of badass, freak-of-nature rock vocalists. Songs like Spoonman, Outshined, Black Hole Sun, and Rusty Cage are classic rockers that helped define an era!

But I say this with all seriousness: That bass height is plain unpractical and made him look like a poseur...which might have been OK if he didn't suck donkey ballz live. Dumbest form-over-function stage fashion choice ever. Maybe we can blame heroin...

 

[bolophonic]

Looks ridiculous. He's obviously more interested in doing what he thinks "looks cool" instead of how he sounds.

No offense to anyone, but the dude was rocking out to like, 10,000 people. Nobody pays money to see a guy standing around, watching his left hand.