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Coolest ever bass soloing....

chrismacmanus	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 8:30 AM It's very very rare that I ever venture over to the Bass forum, so I dopn't know if this clip has already been posted here, but i came across this one recently... http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/32340/ whaddaya think about that!?!?!
shouhei	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 9:09 AM Hm, he's playing like a nine(?) string bass? It's cool, but a little excessive don't you think? Multi-string basses are alright, but I think once you get past around 6 strings they just turn into primitive chapman sticks in a way. Seems a bit like tricks for the sake of tricks when you start playing bass like that :/
chrismacmanus	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 9:20 AM That's true, it is very much a gimmick, but kinda cool nonetheless. Would that kind of thing work in the context of a band - possibly not.
shouhei	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 9:39 AM I think I saw something once where the bassist was playing a bass line and comping with his right hand, which could be doable, but I don't think you really get a very nice timbre if you play like that. It sounds too gurgly for my tastes. But yeah, cool nontheless.
Apertome	Date: September 14, 2005 @ 9:45 AM I thought that was pretty cool. I agree, though, chapman sticks are cooler
victorsskull	Date: September 15, 2005 @ 10:31 AM yes that ruled
DigitalEntropy	Date: September 15, 2005 @ 10:52 AM cool clip, great "classical" music there. ill also agree that sticks are very cool. and that you definately lose some sound quality when playing something like that on the bass.
marcosalvarez	Date: September 15, 2005 @ 6:29 PM well i have uploaded a song in wich i use my both hands to produce harmonic melodies and rythmic paterns using double tapping techniques.. my bass is only a four bass string..but you can do almost wathever u want with those 4 strings.
hate9wicket	Date: September 29, 2005 @ 9:50 PM That performance was pretty good considering he was just fucking around(I think?) but still got nothing on Tony Levin on Elephant Talk. I listened to skellig's piece, 'twas pretty good, I've tried that double tap, the action has to be low, so you lose so much tone and you have to be precise.
marcosalvarez	Date: September 30, 2005 @ 5:37 AM well i don´t know if my bass´s action is low or not(i never touched that scaring hole... (...scaring hole? oh my good) but well...what you also may need is to hit strongly the strings with your left hand´s fingers otherwise it sounds quite confusing and without deep
blueyes2112	Date: October 4, 2005 @ 9:23 AM thats so mad!!!! wickedly excessive bass guitar but no doubt in his playing its kewl!!
laalaaloo	Date: October 5, 2005 @ 7:18 PM I love it, I love it, I love it
Soona	Date: October 8, 2005 @ 11:49 AM Sweet! I wish I could do that.
XentropyX	Date: January 26, 2006 @ 2:02 AM "Would that kind of thing work in the context of a band - possibly not." eh, i'm assuming you've never heard of Nuclear Rabbit, the band he's in...

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