yorks5stringer Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Having just watched U2 on Graham Norton ( yes, I'm so rock n roll), unless my TV sound is crap, the old adage about how you need to amp up an Acoustic Bass to hear it over an acoustic guitar, was never so true....he may as well have been playing a rubber band. Edited October 17, 2014 by yorks5stringer Quote
oggiesnr Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 True for almost all of them. The exceptions, if you can find them, are the Guild, a Martin or the Tacoma Thunderchief. All the usual "acoustics" that you see around have bodies which are too small and too heavily built. Steve Quote
planer Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) We watched it too. On our big old CRT telly I could hear him playing, but only just. I've fancied a acoustic for a while but don't know if I'd be disappointed by the (lack of) volume. My acoustic guitar is pretty loud. Edited October 18, 2014 by planer Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 There's a reason an acoustic upright bass is the size it is. Quote
Geek99 Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Taking mine to the next open mic night to work thru ideas with a guitard before our slit comes up - it doesn't need to be loud as I'll use my electric bass for the actual slot Quote
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