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vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:17 pm

he's not the one needs replacing, it's the widdler.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:28 pm

Maybe install 2 octave up strings so the bassist can widdle?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:34 pm

that way lies the madness of "the bass solo"

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:37 pm

holy crap how did i not realise this sooner, the string spacing is guitar like, so ebows are probably a lot easier than trying to balance it right on a 4 string!!

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:29 pm

Yes, and when you slide from one string to the next, the grooves create a faster bowing sound. You can create realistic arpeggiating cello sounds that way.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:35 pm

Uncle E wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:29 pm Yes, and when you slide from one string to the next, the grooves create a faster bowing sound. You can create realistic arpeggiating cello sounds that way.

yeah i love my ebow on guitar, but it was such a pain on the bass i only tried it once years ago.

for 199 i can give up on the warlock shape for lowass ebow!!

sons 30th next week or so, so will be after that i guess

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:39 pm

There was an Aria bass that was spaced like a guitar. Really strange to play, even with a pick because the bigger strings made them even closer together. But Ebow might work well on it.

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:15 pm

vurt wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:35 pm
sons 30th next week or so

That's... impossible!

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:15 pm

vurt wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:17 pm he's not the one needs replacing, it's the widdler.

+1000

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:27 pm

jens wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:15 pm
vurt wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:35 pm
sons 30th next week or so
That's... impossible!

how do you think i feel??

yup 8th sept, so a couple of weeks actually, just thought we were closer to the end of the month

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:01 pm

I swear it was a fortnight or two ago when Kieran was a little boy...

(Yeah yeah, not quite true since that was back in my bachelor days and now my own first-born is ten years of age, but still: damn, time flies, doesn't it?)

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:03 pm

vurt wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:27 pm yup 8th sept, so a couple of weeks actually, just thought we were closer to the end of the month

Has he forgiven you for not having him on 909 Day?

resynthesis · Post by **resynthesis** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:10 pm

Uncle E wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:15 pm
resynthesis wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:25 pm Hamer did that weird one with four sets of three strings donkey's years ago. Dunno why...
It was to replace the rhythm guitarist.

Ah, of course, the Hamer / Cheap Trick connection.

There's even a web site devoted to the beasts
https://www.12stringbass.net/hamer-tone-sleeping-giant

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:28 pm

jens wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:01 pm I swear it was a fortnight or two ago when Kieran was a little boy...

(Yeah yeah, not quite true since that was back in my bachelor days and now my own first-born is ten years of age, but still: damn, time flies, doesn't it?)

indeed, my first grandchild is four in october

her little sister is one, the day after

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:29 pm

Uncle E wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:03 pm
vurt wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:27 pm yup 8th sept, so a couple of weeks actually, just thought we were closer to the end of the month
Has he forgiven you for not having him on 909 Day?

sadly, he wouldnt have a clue what that was

Baritone or VI?