Re: Loudest Unplugged Bass

Steve, the problem has to do with the size of the acoustic wave of notes in the bass' range. The body of an AEB is just not large enough to deal with it, so what comes out is rather wimpy when compared with its smaller six-stringed brethren. Of course, there's always the option of holding a stand-up bass guitar style ala Lee Rocker on a couple of his album covers, but I believe that is more for the photo op than any real pickin'.

Peace through music!

Rob Smith
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Molk <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:38:26 
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Bass Place] 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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> 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 
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> The big Spainish Guitaron also is not at all apealing to me. It just isn't a 
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> What is everybody's opinion on what is the loudest  unplugged "acoustic" bass? 
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