Re: Loudest Unplugged Bass

The only bass amps I own are a Fender Dual Showman and an even heavier Kustom K-200-B2 tuck and roll. My PA takes up the whole back of my Tahoe.

The session we have is just for kicks anyway, No PA, no amps, No drum Kit, and they are lucky I even bring a guitar. 

If I'm going to haul anything else it's going to cost them $$$$. 

The only problem is the "them" is me , the bar tender, and one other guy and I sure as hell wouldn't to give me 2 cents to host a hootenanny.

We just sit at the bar and play and sing whatever comes into our minds. Between beers anyway. (it gets kind of weird sometimes!  )

Smokey


 

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>From: mark monillas <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 1:47:42 PM
>Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
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>wrong.. i gave alternatives.  i did say you were screwed under the original premise...
>You know your abilities, AND your options .......... open your eyes.  maybe the answer stands in front of you ........Try an EAB - and a small i repeat SMALL amp.. like a pignose30... ......... . OR  plug the EAB a small pa.... 
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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 Fri, 9/4/09, Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ yahoo.com> wrote:
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>From: Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Loudest Unplugged Bass
>To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com
>Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 9:47 AM
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>Yea, 
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>But no one had even one single word of encouragement so I think it's time to move on. 
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>I knew it was hopeless from the start but I thought is was worth a shot to see if anybody knew of a magic ABG.
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>I don't want to actually use an amp either. 
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>Just thought up the Ashbory and Pignose as a joke because they are actually smaller then a 4/4 standup 
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>Well, If I get done with work on time tomorrow, I guess I'm a guitar player again. 
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>Smokey
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>>From: mark monillas <alembic4@yahoo. .com>
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>>markbass amps also has a battery powered bass amp, but the original premise was NO amp......... ......... .......
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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 Fri, 9/4/09, Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>From: Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ yahoo.com>
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>>Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 8:21 AM
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>>How's this sound, 
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>>Ashbory with a Pignose Hog amp???
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>>Not really unplugged, (and really good sounding, either) but it's portable as long as the batery holds up
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>>Smokey
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>>PS Can't believe I am comming up with this stuff. I havn't had a beer since Monday!
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>>> From: "r_a_smith3530@ sbcglobal. net" <r_a_smith3530@ sbcglobal. net>
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>>> I have to say though, sitting around a campfire with four guitarists, someone on 
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>>> a washboard, and some rudimentary drum and you won't even be complementing, 
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>>> Peace through music!
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>>> I bought an EAB acoustic/electric bass some time ago for occasional
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>>> The EAB is nothing fancy, but it's cheap (Musician's Friend and many
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>>> other outlets have them)....and as long as you have no illusions of it
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>>> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 01:30:36 +0000
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>>> similar to yours. I discovered that it did not matter whether you spent $150 or 
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>>> $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 is 
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>>> sound, otherwise some kid on a cheap First Act guitar is going to drown you out!
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