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Ibby · 10-18-2006, 09:06 AM

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

I do plan to steal it and turn it into a song eventually though.

dar512 · 10-19-2006, 01:22 PM

My mates and I doing an Octoberfest show at a local conservatory. Me on the electric upright.

Elspode · 10-19-2006, 01:27 PM

I *so* want an upright bass, electric or otherwise. How much greater difficulty do you find in playing that over the electric bass Dar?

dar512 · 10-19-2006, 03:10 PM

The one in the picture is the same scale as a standard electric bass ~36 inches. I find it easier to play than a regular electric bass.

I've been taking lessons since June on a real doghouse. Real double basses and most electrics that mimic them are ~ 41 inch scale. So the strings are longer and they're also thicker. Because of the longer scale, the fingering is different from electric bass.

Both are a heck of a lot of fun.

Elspode · 10-19-2006, 03:49 PM

I fear that I won't be able to play one without cheater marks. You probably call them "frets".

dar512 · 10-19-2006, 07:55 PM

Then you want one like the Dean in the picture. They've got little dots on the side where the fret would be for 3,5,7,9,12 etc. -- the same frets that have mother of pearl markers on an electric bass. You can see them here. See the little white dots on the side? That's your virtual fret.

I'll be selling mine eventually, but probably not until next spring or summer when I get completely moved over to the big dog.

Elspode · 10-20-2006, 01:29 PM

Dean makes that? Cool. My cheapass electric bass is a Dean Edge One. Plays great, but I have a lot of trouble with the highs being too bright compared to the lows. I've tried EQ and compression, but I just can't seem to find the right combination of processing to even it out a bit. String suggestions? And how much does that Dean standup electric go for, anyway?

Flint · 10-20-2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Plays great, but I have a lot of trouble with the highs being too bright compared to the lows.

Cheap drums have the same problem, in that case you have to put on thicker heads (it doesn't enhance the low, but it kills the high).
Apparently low-end is expensive to manufacture.

10-20-2006, 01:32 PM

I play a mean jaw-harp.

Flint · 10-20-2006, 03:51 PM

I wish I could understand half of what Jeff Porcaro plays. Right now I'm just trying to figure out what the hell he is doing on Africa - and I know what he does on Rosanna, but it's frickin' impossible! The guy was as smooth as Bernard Purdie. This is one of those deals where I pick apart a Steely Dan song or something for years, and I never quite nail it, but I develop my own little thing based on the idea.

10-20-2006, 03:56 PM

I wish I could play geetar like Paco De Lucia.

Flint · 10-20-2006, 03:57 PM

I got that De Lucia, McLaughlin, DiMeola live in (acoustic) concert CD.

10-20-2006, 03:59 PM

You are one cruel bitch. I have Zyrab and Castro Marin.

Flint · 10-20-2006, 04:00 PM

sure sure ::: pretends to know who that is :::

10-20-2006, 04:01 PM

Titles of his cds.

10-18-2006, 09:06 AM	#121
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Hahahahahahahahahahaha I do plan to steal it and turn it into a song eventually though. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-19-2006, 01:22 PM	#122
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	My mates and I doing an Octoberfest show at a local conservatory. Me on the electric upright. Attached Images __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-19-2006, 01:27 PM	#123
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I so want an upright bass, electric or otherwise. How much greater difficulty do you find in playing that over the electric bass Dar? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-19-2006, 03:10 PM	#124
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	The one in the picture is the same scale as a standard electric bass ~36 inches. I find it easier to play than a regular electric bass. I've been taking lessons since June on a real doghouse. Real double basses and most electrics that mimic them are ~ 41 inch scale. So the strings are longer and they're also thicker. Because of the longer scale, the fingering is different from electric bass. Both are a heck of a lot of fun. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-19-2006, 03:49 PM	#125
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I fear that I won't be able to play one without cheater marks. You probably call them "frets". __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-19-2006, 07:55 PM	#126
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Then you want one like the Dean in the picture. They've got little dots on the side where the fret would be for 3,5,7,9,12 etc. -- the same frets that have mother of pearl markers on an electric bass. You can see them here. See the little white dots on the side? That's your virtual fret. I'll be selling mine eventually, but probably not until next spring or summer when I get completely moved over to the big dog. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-20-2006, 01:29 PM	#127
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Dean makes that? Cool. My cheapass electric bass is a Dean Edge One. Plays great, but I have a lot of trouble with the highs being too bright compared to the lows. I've tried EQ and compression, but I just can't seem to find the right combination of processing to even it out a bit. String suggestions? And how much does that Dean standup electric go for, anyway? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-20-2006, 01:32 PM	#129
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I play a mean jaw-harp.

10-20-2006, 03:51 PM	#130
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I wish I could understand half of what Jeff Porcaro plays. Right now I'm just trying to figure out what the hell he is doing on Africa - and I know what he does on Rosanna, but it's frickin' impossible! The guy was as smooth as Bernard Purdie. This is one of those deals where I pick apart a Steely Dan song or something for years, and I never quite nail it, but I develop my own little thing based on the idea. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-20-2006, 03:56 PM	#131
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I wish I could play geetar like Paco De Lucia.

10-20-2006, 03:57 PM	#132
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I got that De Lucia, McLaughlin, DiMeola live in (acoustic) concert CD. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-20-2006, 03:59 PM	#133
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	You are one cruel bitch. I have Zyrab and Castro Marin.

10-20-2006, 04:00 PM	#134
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	sure sure ::: pretends to know who that is ::: __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-20-2006, 04:01 PM	#135
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Titles of his cds.

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