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#180,341
dagrev said:
I'd rather hear Geddy!

I was in a service once where an old Negro Spiritual was sung. The song, which I can't recall, is powerful and full of emotion, in a good way. The lady sang it in a professional almost operatic style. She hit every note with perfection. But it sucked like a shop vac. I was thinking, how do you ruin this song, but they figured out how to do it. I realize it's a preference thing, but that was almost a travesty to suck the life out of it like that.
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The big band I worked in along with my Dad Had a leader who didn't like vocals. If a gig required using a vocalist, he'd book an operatic tenor from the Palm Beach Symphony. Excellent voice; no 'feel'.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I’m predominantly a single finger player as well (Ahem in advance) Just feels more natural and sounds more even from string to string and note to note. That said, there are a number of songs that I gravitate to two or even three fingers - Pink Floyd’s Money and Golden Earring’s Radar Love come to mind.

And FWIW - I’m also predominantly a three finger player with the left hand. There’s exceptions there as well.

This is what happens when you’re self taught. You develop a style that feels right for you, never really thinking about how it might limit your progress down the road. To this day I just can’t get the hang of pick playing, and there are many songs that just don’t sound right without it (Another One Bites the Dust comes to mind). I’m sure if I had started with traditional bass lessons I’d be much much further along than I am today. On the plus side, there are very few songs that I want to play that I can’t play or couldn’t learn to play. So I choose to live with my inherent handicaps.
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Having a long-ish middle finger makes using three fingers harder and inconsistent. Thumb works for some sounds, and I use thumb and one or two fingers at times, especially when doing octave runs.

I even use two fingers a lot on the upright.
 
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dukeorock said:
I often try to force myself to use just one finger on walking lines and other stuff. Makes me focus on getting more skin on the strings as opposed to just fingertips. Makes a nice, even sounding thing similar to upright in feel. I also like tequila so maybe it’s just that
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Think I know what you are saying not quite sure.
When I play my acoustic bass guitar I use the index finger but kind of along the string using more of the side of my finger. It gives me what I imagine is more of an upright sound.

Same ballpark?
 
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TT!

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Re the pic above,
Who said poly doesn't yellow!
I had the bridge pickup hole filled and the centre section painted by a fellow who does the rounds of the used car yards touching up minor dents and scratches.
His eye for colour matching is impeccable
When i got this back from him about a year ago the colour match was perfect.
As you can see if you look closely the poly has somewhat yellowed by comparison to what is obviously one of the new very UV stable automotive paints .
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
Totally get it….it’s what happens when your middle finger is significantly longer than your index finger (which isn’t the case for everyone)….
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When I see people play with the instrument high and the wrist bent like that it just makes my wrist hurt thinking of playing that way. My middle finger is a fair amount longer, but fortunately I don't need to compensate by playing in what looks to be an uncomfortable position. Then again, my playing leaves something to be desired....
 
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GonePlaid said:
It's really amazing. Every note is "correct" and 'wrong' at the same time. Weird.
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Perfect example of "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." (Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial.)

I was fine until the singing. I don't mind HS orchestras doing modern or rock at times. Sometimes it turns out pretty cool depending on the arrangement. When I was in the family room was taking a break I watched a little bit of Ozzie and Jack's big adventure, or whatever it's called. There was a band from Louisville that did one of Ozzie's Crazy Train and it was really cool. I gather he visited because he donated to them.



Link to our highly esteemed and always reliable news paper.:rollno: I think they actually got everything right in this story.
Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour: See Louisville Leopards play for Osbourne
 
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