Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: hunter on November 23, 2008, 08:10:00 PM
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Well, actually was seriously GASing for a Hamer Artist Korina P90 on the bay, but decided it's time to get a bass, and start learn to play it.
So I went out and got me one of these - An Ibanez BTB670 NF (after trying half the shop's bass lineup):
(http://images4.thomann.de/pics/bdb/202658/372012_800.jpg)
It's got Bartolinis and a real nice sound to it and sounds extremely fat through the Ampeg SVT/8x10 model in the Axe FX.
Cool, guess I'll have to do some clips soon.
P.S.: Biggest challenge is to learn to NOT vibrate with the fretting hand ...
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Nice! :D
What is the spec?
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Nice! :D
What is the spec?
Neck through, walnut/maple sandwich, bartolini pickups and active electronics.
It is pumping man, this SVT model in the Axe is the real deal as far as I can tell.
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You got an Ampeg :o
I want it sooooo bad :cry:
Time to put your record machine to work again :twisted:
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See now I thought it was new book day...I'm currently on Jack & Jill's big day out
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Great buy! Really liking that!
Roo
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I wouldn't be Hunter if I wouldn't post a clip of my new bass, here is one, played with a pick (gotta learn the finger picking thing) and through Axe FX (Ampeg SVT and 8x10 model).
http://www.klangforschungszentrum.de/temp/bass.mp3
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Purdy! And very modern looking.
I've actually been using a 60s era Silvertone of late, and really enjoying it:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/Silvertone1.jpg)
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Awesome, i prefer soundgears but that's just me.
I'm about to get a new bass too, i can't wait!
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Now I understand... you don't have the f... ampeg (http://216.211.140.132/Smileys/Lots_O_Smileys/doh3.gif)
I like the tone, would only use a little more "dirty", but I don't know nothing about bass and never played with a band, perhaps this could make the band sound too dirty...
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My bass is an encore :P
What? It gets me by. Sort of.
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So you guys with a bass, do you play with a pick, or use your fingers to hit the notes - bassist like?
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Well i started on bass, i do both but fingers once you get used to it is far more natural.
Can't really get groovy and funky with a pick...
I find bass playing to be a whole different experience to guitar playing, it's great :)
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So you guys with a bass, do you play with a pick, or use your fingers to hit the notes - bassist like?
I find it much easier to "get the strings moving" with a pick. On the first bass I had, a Fender Precision Lyte, I could hardly get any sound out of it at all playing fingerstyle - it was as if I couldn't get enough "energy" into the strings to make the body resonate. I haven't had that problem with any other basses though.
But then I can't play bass any better than I can play guitar. In fact I'm even worse. But it does make your fingers stronger, and when you pick up the guitar afterwards it feels really easy to play.
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Never played a bass but, when I was roadie of a band and decided to be bass player (short time), I picked the MM of bass player and played 3 notes... he smiled and said: "Hey you're getting the bass out of tune, play it softer"... :lol:
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I always use a pick on bass. Just easier that way.
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I use fingers or pick depending upon what I feel more comfortable with. Sometimes if I am playing a pounding solid bass line I might go with a pick but equally I use fingers for that bit of funk that Adam referred to. To me both are as easy/hard to do. I tend not to think about it much-more interested in the fretting hand. As Philly says, it does make your hands and fingers stronger.
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Depends on the tempo and how clean your fingerpicking technique is; for TO material, I can't use my fingers!!