Experience question for all bassists here

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:15 am

http://www.rondomusic.bigstep.com

great budget basses

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:18 am

Danks

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:01 am

i like tictacs wrote:http://www.rondomusic.bigstep.com

great budget basses

thats where i got mine, the 62 model. highly reccomended. good customer service as well.

street fish · Post by **street fish** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:12 pm

I had the Rondo/SX 57 P-bass for a while. It isn't set up very well out of the box, but tweak the truss rod and the saddles and change the strings and you've got a pretty decent bass. Better than you'd expect for the price.

MahlerGrooves · Post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:48 pm

I've been playing for around 10 years. I started as a strictly classical player, but now I play a lot of jazz as well....BUT upright is MY game 8)

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:39 pm

double

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:39 pm

MahlerGrooves wrote:I've been playing for around 10 years. I started as a strictly classical player, but now I play a lot of jazz as well....BUT upright is MY game 8)

I played with an upright bassist at a school show, the dude rocked the whole place with a plucked bass solo.. THEN.. a bowed solo. it was awesome.
We did some jazz tunes.
I respect upright bassists to no end. mahler is awesome because he is the only upright bassist.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:38 pm

gumbomadness wrote:
MahlerGrooves wrote:I've been playing for around 10 years. I started as a strictly classical player, but now I play a lot of jazz as well....BUT upright is MY game 8)
I played with an upright bassist at a school show, the dude rocked the whole place with a plucked bass solo.. THEN.. a bowed solo. it was awesome.
We did some jazz tunes.
I respect upright bassists to no end. mahler is awesome because he is the only upright bassist.

theres tic tac's , thats why is screen name is DBking on aim

jellyfish · Post by **jellyfish** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:46 pm

I have a question for all you bass players. If you dont play in a band, What do you do with your bass? Just play riffs?

I am not being sarcastic either. For example, If Im at a party & there is a guitar there I can play, people sing & have a good time. Whereas, if i was a Bass player that wouldnt be possible.

Help me out here folks.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:35 pm

bassman462 wrote:
gumbomadness wrote:
MahlerGrooves wrote:I've been playing for around 10 years. I started as a strictly classical player, but now I play a lot of jazz as well....BUT upright is MY game 8)
I played with an upright bassist at a school show, the dude rocked the whole place with a plucked bass solo.. THEN.. a bowed solo. it was awesome.
We did some jazz tunes.
I respect upright bassists to no end. mahler is awesome because he is the only upright bassist.
theres tic tac's , thats why is screen name is DBking on aim

what does the DB part mean?

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:40 pm

jellyfish wrote:I have a question for all you bass players. If you dont play in a badn, What do you do with your bass? Just play riffs?

I am not being sarcastic either. For example, If Im at a party & there is a guitar there I can play, people sing & have a good time. Whereas, if i was a Bass player that wouldnt be possible.

Help me out here folks.

yeah that is true about being at a party and whatnot. thats the thing, no one wants to hear the bass sittin around the campfire, including me(and i play). im in a band, but when we arent jammin, i just try to jam with myself...if i can make myselt have a good time, hopefully im better off with the group...

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:22 pm

Beauford33 wrote:
bassman462 wrote:
gumbomadness wrote:
MahlerGrooves wrote:I've been playing for around 10 years. I started as a strictly classical player, but now I play a lot of jazz as well....BUT upright is MY game 8)
I played with an upright bassist at a school show, the dude rocked the whole place with a plucked bass solo.. THEN.. a bowed solo. it was awesome.
We did some jazz tunes.
I respect upright bassists to no end. mahler is awesome because he is the only upright bassist.
theres tic tac's , thats why is screen name is DBking on aim

what does the DB part mean?[/quo
Double Bass

MahlerGrooves · Post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:03 am

I love my double bass, and have been searching for 5 years to find any guitar style bass that comes close, and none does. I say just stick a kickass pickup (removable, of course) on an upright and play with that!

As for the party situation, invite me to the next one, sit a double bass in the corner, and watch as I wow you with everything from Bach and Mozart to some kickass walking bass lines WITH added solos (I'm talkin the walking line WHILE jumping into high positions to solo and never losing the tempo in the walk).

Bass players rule! And we are SO underappreciated!

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:04 am

so I guess a Double Bass is an upright?

MahlerGrooves · Post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:10 am

indeed. In classical circles it is called String Bass or Double bass, but it is referred to as an Accoustic Upright or simply Upright by the jazzers. Don't ask me why we cannot all just agree on what to call the thing!