Dood Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 New Adjustable ramp 12 years ago: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) New adjustable ramp including the pickups, called Octavio by Christophe LEDUC, some 22 years ago... Edited May 21, 2021 by Hellzero Image uploaded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Bigwan said: Tell that to Billy Sheehan who's been using his P pickups as ramps for YEARS... Or maybe Gary Willis who's a fan of them... But different strokes for different folks! Edit: I see somebody beat me to the Sheehan/Willis comment, but I think it bears repeating... I'll add Hadrien Feraud, Matt Garrison and Tony Grey to that list not people that need any sort of crutch whatsoever for their technique Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookPassBabtridge Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) I quite like this idea, I can see why others don’t though. I’ve never understood the view that ramps are a crutch. If you play over a pickup and rest your thumb on one, you are effectively using it as a ramp by limiting your picking to the space between the string and the pickup. All an ‘actual’ ramp does is enables you to do this in the space you normally get between pickups. Technique-wise, using a ramp is no different to playing over and anchoring on a pickup that could simply be located in a different position on the bass. Edited May 22, 2021 by CookPassBabtridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 I can’t embed the video - it’s a spring loaded thing. Like a push/push pot. not sure how it would stand up to really digging in. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPD5Os8s8E5/?utm_medium=copy_link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2014/03/the-evolution-of-bass-ramps/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Us double bass players don't play over the fingerboard to control the amount of dig in ... It's just that it sounds nicer playing further from the bridge. May also buzz the strings off the ebony for more mwAh? not sure. Also on a dB you do need something to brace your thumb against because the plucking force is BIG, side of fingerboard is handy ... Never felt any need for a ramp on an electric .. but that article is food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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