Re: Loudest Unplugged Bass

Yea, Rob...

This is just a jam session and it's completly unpluged. we just sit around and play whatever we feel like and sing streight out into the air. It's purely for kicks. Kind of like a beach party.

I was thinkind about maybe a dobro resinator type bass. I saw one in a pictude once but have no idea where to get one and even if it's actually any better then anything else.

Maybe someone has actually seen and heard one?

Steve 



----- Original Message ----
> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:30:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
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> What he said! ;-)
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> At one point, I went hunting for an AEB (Acoustic Electric Bass) for reasons 
> similar to yours. I discovered that it did not matter whether you spent $150 or 
> $1500, you were only going to get so loud (which wasn't very). I ended up with 
> an Ibanez that was a nice compromise, but do realize that this whole category is 
> a compromise. If vocals are mic'd, see if you can get a mic to amplify your 
> sound, otherwise some kid on a cheap First Act guitar is going to drown you out!
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> Peace through music!
> 
> Rob Smith
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark monillas 
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> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 16:35:10 
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
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> your screwed!!
> an upright would be what you need, an acoustic bass is kinda loud only within 1 
> foot...
> washtub bass maybe!!
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> Yo Victa, whatsoever you do, remember this here. You can't hold no groove, If 
> you ain't got no pocket !
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> --- On Thu, 9/3/09, Steve Molk wrote:
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> From: Steve Molk 
> Subject: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 4:30 PM
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>                   OK,  New question.
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> Thinking of buying an acoustic Bass
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> here's the situation
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> I play my olde 64 Epiphone FT-79 Texan flat top guitar at an unplugged jam 
> session at the corner beer joint where a couple of us get together after our 1/2 
> day Saturday day jobs. 
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> The EPI is old and dry as hell and absolutly sings and even drowns out my 
> buddy's brand new 12 string Martin. I just never heard a flat top bass that 
> could even run with the Marty, let alone my Texan. 
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> Now there is nothing wrong with playing a git box at a hootenanny but I really 
> woukld prefer to play the Bass. (Even to Kingston Trio tunes!) Any type of 
> amplifier is strictly verboton so what's a guy to do?
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> Don't want to have to go out and buy another stand up bass just for a session.  
> I also sometimes get pretty drunk and walk home carying the Epi- (His name 
> is "Jessie") and I just can't see me carying a 4/4 through the neighbor's back 
> yard in that condition.
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> The big Spainish Guitaron also is not at all apealing to me. It just isn't a 
> "real" bass.
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> What is everybody's opinion on what is the loudest  unplugged "acoustic" bass? 
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