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And the bass guitar comes in!

In: Bass guitars Thursday Dec 13,2007

I am a guitar player, I love electric guitars, but I also get excited every time I see a beautiful bass guitar. I love long lined bass guitars. If when it comes to electric guitars, classics may come first (such as with Fender or Gibson), with bass guitars, I love those thin, modern shapes.

Each time I see a bass guitar such as Ibanez SR650PB or Ibanez SR20TH4, I feel great! I feel somehow in shape, I feel sharp, the music seems exact and complex, just when looking at the bass guitar. Ok, if the bass player has dreadlocks and holding the bass guitar up his chest playing with his fingers, man, that’s an image to remember!

I know it is not about the image but about the sound, and a Fender Precision bass or a Fender Jazz bass may beat anything when it comes to the sound, but the look, nothing beats that modern shape when it comes to the bass guitars.

And of course, these dudes playing the bass guitars above need to slap. By the way, in my imagination, Seinfeld’s theme is played on such a bass guitar!

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6 Responses to “And the bass guitar comes in!”

Vicus
June 6th, 2008 at 11:21 am

Hm, about the Seinfeld theme.. not exactly a real bass slaped. It is actually played on a sampler and all the slides are done using the Pitch Bend control. The composer is Jonathan Wolff. If you listen carefully, the phrasing is quite specific to keyboard playing.
I agree about the Ibanez SR look, but check also Fodera (Vic Wooten bass) or a few expensive Warwicks. Damn!
Ovidiu
June 6th, 2008 at 2:03 pm

Really? I will pay attention to it next time. But you’ve got to agree that it is pretty realistic.
Vicus
June 6th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

Mmm, not really… You can hear the pitch wheel usage. And the tone is definitely synthetic. But I’m sure this was the composer’s intention. I doubt he would have troubles in finding a good bass player
Anyways, today’s samples, keyboards or virtual instruments are getting really really good bass tones.. But something is always missing…
Ovidiu
June 6th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

You really studied that theme, didn’t you? Yes, it is synthetic, but I presumed it was desired that way. By the way, are you a bass player? Where are you from?
Vicus
June 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

Yes, bass and guitar player. And keys too, but not too proud of that part Cluj is tha place.
Ovidiu
June 6th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

Great! Do you have a band? I am curious and always eager to find about other Romanian rock bands.

And the bass guitar comes in!

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