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Title: double bass
Post by: amptech on January 12, 2014, 11:27:03 AM

Went to see Hawkwind yesterday didn´t know they were still touring! Havent looked either, but I do like the early to mid 70´s period. Nice bass content to, for most of the show they used two basses , a P and a T bird. Sounded nice together.
Surprised me too that a Dano 6 string bass was used on some songs.

Good show, fantastic sound and visual effects as well, thumbs up for hawk!

Title: Re: double bass
Post by: Highlander on January 12, 2014, 12:00:34 PM

Last saw them on the tour after Lemmy formed Motorhead - Paul Rudolph played bass for half the show, then Brock took over... Calvert was on form...

Title: No bass
Post by: 4stringer77 on January 21, 2014, 07:44:54 AM

I was hoping for any bass at the Marc Cohn show I saw. The new gf is a big fan. Walking in Memphis was his biggest hit. Nothing but piano, keyboard and guitar all night. Adding insult to injury, one of the songs he played was called Silver Thunderbird. He also covered the Simon and Garfunkel song, The only living boy in New York, which has such great bass playing on the album by Joe Osborn.
I hate to admit it, but the set sounded great. Even though there was never any bass guitar, I would gladly sit through the same type of show again rather than have to suffer through a show of her other favorite group. DMB

Title: Re: double bass
Post by: 4stringer77 on January 22, 2014, 02:32:41 PM

Forgot to mention the opening act was Rebecca Pigeon, the wife of David Mamet. He wrote the screenplay for The Untouchables and also wrote and directed the Phil Spector movie. We missed her set because it took a while to drive through the snow storm. She did come out and sing with the headliner for a couple tunes and had a nice voice too.

Title: Re: double bass
Post by: 4stringer77 on February 10, 2014, 09:38:16 AM

I'm playing a double bass here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpoUo52b1s4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i45dyKgt4Oc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGsnFT86FY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Title: Re: double bass
Post by: Basvarken on February 17, 2014, 12:15:54 PM

You can shred on a double bass as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KotITz6_Fvc




...at least, Paul Gilbert can :mrgreen:

Title: Re: double bass
Post by: 4stringer77 on February 17, 2014, 01:16:49 PM

Funny. Reminds me of the bass at 1:15 here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJ102A73Ec)

Title: Re: No bass
Post by: westen44 on February 18, 2014, 01:15:48 AM

Quote from: 4stringer77 on January 21, 2014, 07:44:54 AM

I was hoping for any bass at the Marc Cohn show I saw. The new gf is a big fan. Walking in Memphis was his biggest hit. Nothing but piano, keyboard and guitar all night. Adding insult to injury, one of the songs he played was called Silver Thunderbird. He also covered the Simon and Garfunkel song, The only living boy in New York, which has such great bass playing on the album by Joe Osborn.
I hate to admit it, but the set sounded great. Even though there was never any bass guitar, I would gladly sit through the same type of show again rather than have to suffer through a show of her other favorite group. DMB

Ouch.  I'm not sure if I can think of anyone on earth I'd rather listen to less than the DMB.