Clarky Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Sharing a video of the great Oscar Pettiford that Geoffbassist posted on his Facebook bass column, Discover Double Bass. Just look how huge his gut D (especially) and G are (the E/A are wrapped gut) but most of all ... what a beautiful tone. As close to chocolate as a double bass can sound IMHO [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7da4WkFqE2g&feature=youtu.be"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7da4WkFqE2g&feature=youtu.be[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Sublime. Makes me want to play the DB again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudi8 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer.b Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 wow, what a sound. Such a shame very few players use guts for jazz these days, they're a pain in the ass but it's worth it , go on try it ( i love my gamuts ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyjazzer Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 No worry about amps / pickups in those days---magic sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexpea Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Thanks for sharing! This video persuaded me to dig out my old gut strings this afternoon and stick them back on my bass. I've now got plain Cordes guts on the D & G which match rather nicely with my Innovation Braided Honeys on the E & A strings. Just gotta learn to play like Oscar now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 What a DB should sound like. Watching him play comforts me in my less than orthodox technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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