[Trombone-l] Acoustic vs electric bass

[Paul Kemp]

I heard virtuoso playing on both instruments. Jaco Pastorious comes to mind
on the electric, and the late Neils Henning Orsted Pederson comes to mind on
acoustic. I agree with Jeff. 

On a similar note, at my church gig, ever so often I am asked to play
keyboard, which I despise. The reason for this is because I grew up learning
to play an acoustic piano, and I got to thinking about this more, and the
fact of the matter is that instruments made out of wood (acoustic piano and
woodwinds) and metal (brasswinds) vibrate. Plastic ones don't vibrate. I've
heard the arguments about the electronic keyboards do not need to be tuned,
but frankly, I don't care. When I think about the great pianists in history,
particularly jazz, they always perform on the acoustic piano. Oscar Peterson
is an electronics nut, but to my knowledge has NEVER performed on a
keyboard. 

Paul Kemp       

-----Original Message-----
From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Albert
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:25 AM
To: Richardson,Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Franconia DPW
Cc: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu; conn60h
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Acoustic vs electric bass

I think you guys are missing the point, that it is the musician, not the
instrument.  Electric bass players play too loud, only when they lack
musicianship, which might be all too often, but still the instrument is not
the cuplrit.

The saxophone doesn't play out of tune, the saxophone player does.

Jeff

On 8/24/06, Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Franconia DPW <
timothy.a.richardson at us.army.mil> wrote:
>
> I have to side with Chris on this one.
>
> More often than not I can't hear the upright bass, though I see the guy
> pulling like mad on the strings.  I feel kind of sorry for him, working so
> hard for so little.
>
> On the other hand, I would far rather NOT hear the upright than hear the
> fuzzy distorted sound of an electric bass adjusted wrong.  Maybe it's just
> my ears, but I like a clean percussive bass sound, and that is not so
> comon
> either.  For some odd reason the worst offenders are church groups.  All
> church groups include a bass turned up too loud, which I could maybe live
> with if it wreren't fuzzy, with no clear start to the note and then no
> clear
> tone afterwards. I know it is possible. I played the last three shows with
> the same bass player, who managed to balance the volume and play clean and
> in tune.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrian Drover [mailto:slide at adios.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:27
> To: 'Chris Tune'; 'conn60h'; 'Bill Dinwiddie';
> trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Trombone-l Digest, Vol 19, Issue 20
>
>
>
> > From: Chris Tune
> >
> > I play in a LOT of different groups and I'm beginning to really
> > appreciate the FENDER BASS.  I know this sounds sacrilegious but hear
> > me out.  I LOVE the sound of an excellent quality stand up bass, WHEN
> > I CAN HEAR IT.  Like during a very good recording session.
>
>
> I play with at least half a dozen different big bands here in Scotland.
> Only one of these bands regularly uses an acoustic upright bass.  That is
> the one I enjoy playing with the most.  I never have a problem hearing the
> bass, even on the rare occasion when there is a power out.  I always have
> a
> problem hearing the horns around me when an electric bass is used.  The
> rhythm section always plays far too loud.  The horns are miked up to
> compensate.  The result is a ridiculous volume of noise.  And all this in
> a
> small room too.  Why?
>
> Give me an un-amplified band with acoustic rhythm section any day.  There
> really is no need for all that power.  It might even help to save the ice
> cap from melting by switching it all off.
>
> And the thing that pisses me most is the guy who brings in a 6-string
> electric bass and plays on the lowest strings all night.  Is bassicide
> illegal?
>
> A.
>
>
>
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