Re: Loudest Unplugged Bass
mark monillas <[email protected]> Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:10:44 -0700 (PDT)
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markbass amps also has a battery powered bass amp, but the original premise was NO amp......................... Yo Victa, whatsoever you do, remember this here. You can't hold no groove, If you ain't got no pocket ! --- On Fri, 9/4/09, Steve Molk <[email protected]> wrote: From: Steve Molk <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass To: [email protected] Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 8:21 AM That's a natural fact. How's this sound, Ashbory with a Pignose Hog amp??? Not really unplugged, (and really good sounding, either) but it's portable as long as the batery holds up Smokey PS Can't believe I am comming up with this stuff. I havn't had a beer since Monday! ----- Original Message ---- > From: "r_a_smith3530@ sbcglobal. net" <r_a_smith3530@ sbcglobal. net> > To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 12:12:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass > > I have to say though, sitting around a campfire with four guitarists, someone on > a washboard, and some rudimentary drum and you won't even be complementing, > you'll just be drowned out! > > Peace through music! > > Rob Smith > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Heckler > > Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:03:36 > To: > Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass > > > Rob et al: > > I bought an EAB acoustic/electric bass some time ago for occasional > acoustic-only sessions. It's quiet, but its possible to drag enough > sound out of it to complement (but not compete with) non-egomaniacal > guitarists. Rob is absolutely right, though: if the guy on the > six-string doesn't cooperate, it's a lost cause. > > The EAB is nothing fancy, but it's cheap (Musician's Friend and many > other outlets have them)...and as long as you have no illusions of it > being a monster axe, it does the job reasonably well. It's also more > easily transportable than a washtub bass. ;-) > > All the best, > Mark > PartTimeMusician. com > "A day job is there to support a playing addiction" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: r_a_smith3530@ sbcglobal. net > Reply-to: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com > To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com > Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass > Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 01:30:36 +0000 > > > 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 > 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! > > 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 > > > your screwed!! > an upright would be what you need, an acoustic bass is kinda loud only within 1 > foot... > washtub bass maybe!! > > 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: > > From: Steve Molk > Subject: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass > To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com > Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 4:30 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 atthe cornerbeer joint wherea couple of usget together afterour 1/2 day > Saturday day jobs. > > > > The EPI is old and dry as hell and absolutly sings and even drowns out my > buddy'sbrand 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 standupbass just for a session. I > alsosometimes get prettydrunk and walk home carying the Epi- (His name > is"Jessie")and I just can't see mecarying a 4/4 through the neighbor's back yard > in that condition. > > > > Thebig Spainish Guitaron alsois notat all apealing to me. It just isn't a "real" > bass. > > > > What is everybody's opinion on what is theloudest unplugged "acoustic" bass? > > > > Later, > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Yahoo! 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