[Trombone-l] Acoustic vs electric bass

[Jeff Albert]

On 8/24/06, Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Franconia DPW <
timothy.a.richardson at us.army.mil> wrote:
>
>  Agree with you on the electric bass.
>
> I'm not sure the same is true of the upright.  Is it bad musicianship on
> the bassist's part that causes it to be inaudible under the other
> instruments?  He's playing too soft because he's lazy?  Or maybe it really
> IS the instrument.
>


Or the bad musicianship of others in the band.  I have played in totally
acoustic situation with drum sets and acoustic bass and heard the bass,
becuse the rest of the band was made up of musicians that listened and
played within the dynamic of the whole group, acoustic bass included.

Jeff

I dunno, I don't play either one.
>
> Gotta start practicing though, I've got a gig Friday.  Hee, hee.  Somebody
> loan me a pick?
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Jeff Albert [mailto:jeffalbert.smb at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 24, 2006 14:25
> *To:* Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Franconia DPW
> *Cc:* Adrian Drover; Chris Tune; conn60h; Bill Dinwiddie;
> trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> *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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