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mario_buoninfante

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  1. mario_buoninfante
    that's cheating mate! no jams allowed
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    Man, these guys are really good! Post-rock on steroids!
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    Also found this that, despite being 1 data point, suggests that Precisions are the most sold basses, followed by other basses with "thick" necks. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2022/11/10/reverb-releases-list-of-best-selling-basses-of-2022/
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    I think Euro and US made have all thicker necks, apart from the Dug Wimbish signature one
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    @Bart Funk Bass nice comparison! I found really useful the sustain bit at the end. I took the liberty of adding an FFT next to that actually, attached below. My 2 cents, they are different sounds, both good I think. I think the stock bridge has that classic Fender bark, but the high mass bridge is overall more balanced with more low/low-mids too. That doesn't mean it's better though. In the video attached one can kind of see what I'm saying. fender_bridges_FFT.mp4
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    who knows, maybe we'll see a Spector... ehm... Esopus double bass at some point!
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    At the end of the day, I think it's all subjective. I suppose it's impossible to say this thing here makes it easier to play, this one makes it harder to play. There are so many factors to account for, the most important of which is the musician (and not only the size of their hands). On the bass side of things there are several parameters too: nut width width at the bridge neck finishing neck depth neck shape string used (steel roundwound are way rougher than flatwound, nickel sits in the middle, tape are "floppier", etc. scale length how the bass sits when standing up/sitting down All these might have a totally different impact on different people. There might be trends, but in general human beings are unique and so it's their "taste".
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    Makes sense, since he rarely played below the 9th fret 😜
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    don't know neither of them... (goes and launches YouTube)...
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    Yeah, I meant 2 bassists both playing bass, that's good to know anyway
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    and what's the name of the band?
  12. mario_buoninfante
    Nice! What genre do you guys play?
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    Hi, I was checking out Dele Sosimi (keyboard player with Fela Kuti, who's playing in London this Sat) and I saw on YouTube that sometimes in his band he has 2 bass players. I've always been fascinated by the idea of having more than 1 bass in a band. I remember the first time I heard about it was when I was a teenager and they told me there was an Italian underground band that had 2 basses. Never seen/heard them though. Then I remember years after that, I discovered Tortoise and they used to have 2 basses in the early days. I liked that a lot! Any other band worth sharing that have 2 (or more) basses? Any direct (or not direct) experience to share?
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    Yap, makes sense. I remember reading/watching an interview published around the time they released the Spector Timbre bass, and he was mentioning his love for acoustic instruments and the fact that he wanted to spend more time working on that. But I didn't know he already got started with it. Thanks for sharing
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    I assume he won't be allowed to make basses for the foreseeable future
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    How's that a problem that a bass sounds too much like itself?
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    Has Stuart Spector actually retired? Korg did acquire the company, but I think Stuart Spector is still working. I could be wrong though.
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    Never tried this bass (looks interesting for sure), but after reading all the comments about it feeling "weird" when standing up and about the neck dive issue, I thought I'd share something I did to my Spirit XT-2 bass. I know it's a totally different bass and if there is one thing that's not a problem on it, is the neck dive issue (who knows why, right? ). My issue with it was its position when standing up. it was pushing the neck quite far and that made it tricky to play in the lower register (1st-4th fret range), because the strap button is where usually other basses have neck bolts. So, after reading few things online I (accidentally) came up with this solution, that I appreciate is not the most aesthetically pleasant (I'm defo a "functional" kind of person), but I'm sure somebody could embellish it and make it work for this and other basses too. I suppose it might help with the neck dive issue. The good thing about this solution is that it doesn't require modifying the bass in any way. Here's the thread
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    That's what happens when I write posts with a bad cold/flu
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    Ahahah yeah, that's what I meant Ahahah
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    and I just saw this on another video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN5fRtIEKIY) of Deidda on YT
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    Also, since it's Bass Chat after all, here's a really good Italian jazz bassist from Salerno, Dario Deidda. There are few videos on Youtube of him playing with big names (even Marcus Miller at NAMM or something similar). His background is jazz/bebop but he played with various artists also outside the jazz circuit.
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    Almamegretta an Italian band from Naples. Still active but the line-up has changed over the years. They have been active in the European (and not only) dub circuit. Worked with Massive Attack (3D has Neapolitan roots), Portishead and others. Here's a single from the album Sanacore 1995, produced by Adrian Sherwood. Also live they were ahead of their time, with a lot of real time processing and amazing musicians.
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    welcome
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    I wouldn't say this is a solo though. This is a composition. About Jaco being overrated, I have to admit I had that feeling for years, but I now changed my mind. In the last years I actually listened to his work (solo, with Pat Metheny, with Weather Reports, with Joni Mitchell, studio and live) and I have to admit he's incredible! But that is totally subjective though, a lot of people don't and won't like him and that's absolutely OK. The thing that I realised about him though is that to me he's not a bassist in the strict sense of the word. He's a musician that uses bass to express himself. Most of his bass lines are counterpointy more that "proper basslines". A lot of melodic lines (something a sax player would play), tons of 3rd, 7th and 9th. Take "Birdland" by Weather Report for example. This absolutely unique and I like it. That said, there are tracks where I believe this doesn't really work. For example on his "Come on, come over", the main bassline (not the super funky 16th in the chorus that are awesome) to me sounds like a part for brass instruments (that in fact at some point double that). Every time I start listening to that track (that I like), I feel like it's missing the bass. To me there's a void that Jaco's bass doesn't fill, rhythmically, harmonically and in terms of frequencies. Just my 2 cents.
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