Re: Loudest Unplugged Bass

My parents got divorced when I was a young lad.  I used to spend the weekends with my Dad, who didn't want me bringing an Amp over for the weekends.  So I would bring my bass and practice with the headstock of the guitar pushed against the closet door.  The sound would vibrate the space in the closet and I could practice.  I got really good at keeping my guitar perfectly still when playing.  It made for absolute zero stage presence later on in life.

Perhaps you can bring a closet to your campfire jams?

;)




--- In [email protected], Steve Molk <bassmansince62@...> wrote:
>
> OK,  New question.
> 
> Thinking of buying an acoustic Bass
> 
> here's the situation
> 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. 
> 
> 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. 
> 
> 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?
> 
> 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.
> 
> The big Spainish Guitaron also is not at all apealing to me. It just isn't a "real" bass.
> 
> What is everybody's opinion on what is the loudest  unplugged "acoustic" bass? 
> 
> Later, 
> 
> Steve
>




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