cris the man Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 while listening to Andy mcKee ( an amazing acoustic guitarist ) i began to wonder , this acoustic style , can it be mimicked on bass? Also , are there any FAMOUS acoustic bassists? i can't seem to recall any... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Jonas Hellborg is probably the best known player to predominantly use acoustic bass guitars. For this style of playing on bass, try Jeff Schmidt. Cheers, Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes mostly plays acoustic basses- in particular the old (and very large) Ernie Ball Earthwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris the man Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 [quote name='Alun' post='113688' date='Jan 4 2008, 06:48 PM']Jonas Hellborg is probably the best known player to predominantly use acoustic bass guitars. For this style of playing on bass, try Jeff Schmidt. Cheers, Alun[/quote] ive heard jeff schmidt , amazing bassist however , recently , hes been more focused on his band - the fist - then writing songs his style is incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris the man Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 [quote name='SJA' post='113716' date='Jan 4 2008, 07:38 PM']Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes mostly plays acoustic basses- in particular the old (and very large) Ernie Ball Earthwood.[/quote] hes not half bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 [quote name='SJA' post='113716' date='Jan 4 2008, 07:38 PM']Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes mostly plays acoustic basses- in particular the old (and very large) Ernie Ball Earthwood.[/quote] Ah, I forgot him. A great player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I was going to say Jeff Schmidt. What are these like, they're a good price, anyone any experience of them ?. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-M-Kelly-Club-Custom-5-String-Fretless-Acoustic-Bass_W0QQitemZ290194224856QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-M-Kelly-Club-Cus...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) What about Victor Bailey & his Fender signature electro acoustic? Edited January 5, 2008 by OutToPlayJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Not a constant player, I don't think. But Sigur Ros' bassist used an acoustic in an acoustic session on the Culture Show special (saw it yesterday). I don't know what it was but I liked the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Nikki Sixx........ Ovation even do a signature C778....... 'kin amazing accoustic bass (especially without all the flamey bits!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrangle_1992 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Well they use acoustic basses on the MTV unplugged show obviously. Bassists such as Krist Novoselic of Nirvana played acoustic basses on that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris the man Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='114027' date='Jan 5 2008, 01:43 PM']What about Victor Bailey & his Fender signature electro acoustic? [/quote] perfect! ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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