Dad3353 Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 Humming Megadeth riffs v Shouting at clouds..? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 5 hours ago, BigRedX said: You should know enough to know that it only theory and not the law. And of course, the theory of evolution is only a theory, too... 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 8 hours ago, cetera said: Answers: 1: 4 2: Both 3: Nope 4: Nope 5: Solid foundation You're welcome 🤣😂 Ok wtf is solid foundation vs technical noodling all about?! And why doesn't someone who is as good a bass player as you, use a....😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 8 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Ok wtf is solid foundation vs technical noodling all about?! Solid Foundation were a dub reggae band in the late 1970's. Technical Noodling is a type of cooking pioneered by Heston Blumenthal. There's a YT video of the now ageing Rastafarians attempting to eat this stuff for the first time, it's called... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 Arguing about preferences vs. playing your bass 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 (edited) 5 hours ago, MartinB said: We've had all these arguments before - it's time to shuffle them around for new and exciting match-ups: Pick vs. 5-string Tort vs. rounds "Play it like the record" vs. active etc. I'd say picks make more sense with the narrower string spacing typically found on 5 string basses. Therefor the logical conclusion would be that if you don't play 5 string basses with a pick you are doing it wrong, and ought to have your fingers cut off as penalty for your vast stupidity. Also everyone knows that the hue of the Tort matches flat tone best, therefor everyone ought to only play flat notes on a Tort equipped bass. And hard to play Radioactivity like the record on a bass, Kraftwerk didn't utilize electric bass anywhere in their discography. Edited November 28 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 28 Share Posted November 28 10 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I'd say picks make more sense with the narrower string spacing typically found on 5 string basses. Oft said. Curiously my Fender Performer (a 4 although legend says a 5 prototype was made) which has 16mm string spacing was made specifically to appeal to a burgeoning market for 'slap' basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel406 Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 Very late to this party. Only read through the first page. Been playing 5-strings for around 10 ish years now. Don't even own a 4 anymore. I did just get a 6-string. Buy yeah. Once I got the hang of it 4-string just doesn't make sense. The playability of the 5 makes it the better choice. For me. I play everything on a 5. If I don't use the B string on a song no big deal. But the more I play a 5 the more I find myself bouncing off it just higher up on the neck. Having 2 octaves is so cool. Anyway, I no longer consider a 4-string a bass. If ya can't do 30hz you're doing it wrong. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 (edited) 3 hours ago, Richard R said: Solid Foundation were a dub reggae band in the late 1970's. Technical Noodling is a type of cooking pioneered by Heston Blumenthal. There's a YT video of the now ageing Rastafarians attempting to eat this stuff for the first time, it's called... Techno Safari of the Rasta Noodles? Also, how about: Stringless Basses Vs. 1 String Basses and Washtub Bass Vs. Sea Bass Edited November 29 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 Well yesterday I got a WhatsApp pointing out Gasoline is on the setlists for the weekend, checking we want to do it. Of course everyone else does. That means I have to bring a fiver... (it seems the original may have been on a four tuned BADG!) It's not brushing up on the song, it's that I now have minimal time to refresh my fiver versions of enough songs to make it worthwhile. Now what idiot put the setlust together? Oh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 40 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Well yesterday I got a WhatsApp pointing out Gasoline is on the setlists for the weekend, checking we want to do it. Of course everyone else does. Is that the Haim one or Brittany spears? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 11 hours ago, joel406 said: I no longer consider a 4-string a bass I wondered how long it would be 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 11 hours ago, joel406 said: If ya can't do 30hz you're doing it wrong. I often go lower than this with my 4 string not-bass (see, I'm using the new terminology, though not-bass is perhaps a touch clumsy; I shall contact Bootsy, Victor, Stanley and Jaco's ghost for suggestions). Octavers are ace, in moderation! Though most bass cabs have a quoted low end response of around 40Hz, and that's usually -6dB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexBuccaneer Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 On 26/11/2024 at 17:45, chris_b said: Leland Sklar said in an interview that he'll play the bass that the songs require, but if he has to play one note below E he'll use a 5 string bass for the whole show, because he's not going to switch basses on stage. Pretty much my thoughts. I don't see the point in switching basses around (even less point in retuning mid set) when I've got one instrument that covers all formats. If there's a 4 string song that really doesn't require the B string then I'll just play it on the upper 4 strings. I also play several songs on 2 strings and one song that that only requires the E string. As I say, it's a good to have one instrument that covers all requirements. I’ll switch basses mid-gig because I refuse to tune on-stage. Horses for courses 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 6 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Is that the Haim one or Brittany spears? <gags> Audioslave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 15 hours ago, joel406 said: Anyway, I no longer consider a 4-string a bass Oh dear. ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 (edited) 18 hours ago, joel406 said: Having 2 octaves is so cool. Anyway, I no longer consider a 4-string a bass. If ya can't do 30hz you're doing it wrong. Are you playing only in first position, then? I have more than three octaves on my Spector 4 and am only a semitone short of it on my Fenders. Your instrument may be able to do 30hz, but can your rig? When you get down to those numbers, you are hearing mainly harmonics and little fundamental. Edited November 29 by Dan Dare 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 Why does bowed double bass sound deeper than plucked or slapped double bass or electric bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 My guess would be that the low frequencies are sustained for longer because the bowing continuously excites the string, rather than decaying quickly away after the initial pluck. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel406 Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 1 hour ago, Dan Dare said: Your instrument may be able to do 30hz, but can your rig? When you get down to those numbers, you are hearing mainly harmonics and little fundamental. Yes... It can. But can the FOH is what counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 1 hour ago, joel406 said: Yes... It can. Fine, please describe your rig in detail. I am also interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel406 Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 6 minutes ago, itu said: Fine, please describe your rig in detail. I am also interested. QuadCortex. 8 driver custom fitted IEMs. If I have to use an amp. Mesa Boogie Subway D-800+ into Mesa Boogie Cabs. Either my 212s or my 410s. I have two of each. Mostly reach for the Epifani more for live. But for the last 3 years. IEMs. They go plenty low enough with their 4 low-end armatures. And the QuadCortex handles "all" the frequencies. So... Yeah those low notes are well represented. It's the FOH that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Why does bowed double bass sound deeper than plucked or slapped double bass or electric bass? I recorded once with a very experienced producer/engineer who was absolutely insistent that the fundamental frequency on a double bass was one octave below the same string/position on bass guitar, on a session where I was playing double bass. It was a very strange experience, I eventually just kind of conceded so we could get on with things rather than pushing the point even though I know they're the same. Edited November 29 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 22 hours ago, joel406 said: If ya can't do 30hz you're doing it wrong. 30Hz pff.. talk to the bats, I make sure I have a double octaver on mine, if it is above 7.5Hz I don't want to know 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 3 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Why does bowed double bass sound deeper than plucked or slapped double bass or electric bass? Although I am not one of those 'anything less than a 35" bass and the B doesn't work' people, but Is true to say the 43" B string on the NS:Bass, especially bowed is the nicest sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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