Re: Loudest Unplugged Bass

I kind like the Cello idea better,,,Let's see hoe drunk me and the gang get Saturday. We may be able to come up with an even worse Ida.

In all seriousity. 

I know there is just no way you are going to get a 35hz wave to sound out of a slightly oversize dreadnought body... Just cant break the laws of physics.



----- Original Message ----
> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:57:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bass Place] 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
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Molk 
> 
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:38:26 
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
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> Yea, Rob...
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> 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 
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> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "[email protected]" 
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:30:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
> > 
> > What he said! ;-)
> > 
> > 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 
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> > an Ibanez that was a nice compromise, but do realize that this whole category 
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> > 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!
> > 
> > Peace through music!
> > 
> > Rob Smith
> > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mark monillas 
> > 
> > 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 !
> > 
> > --- 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 
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> > 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 
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> > 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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> > 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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