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Post by JamesP on Apr 11, 2019 12:55:35 GMT -5
Earlegs thread on Carol Kaye on the other forum made me think about transitioning from guitar to bass. How many of us made a transition from guitar to bass? Did you find it easy? I learned to play the old upright bass a little. I wish they had electric basses back then. I just never got good on the new bass instruments. Then they started adding strings. I'm lost Read more: guitarplayersforum.boards.net/thread/782/guitar-transitioning-bass#ixzz5koIuU1f5
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Post by earleg on Apr 12, 2019 15:29:48 GMT -5
Most if not all bass players I have known or come across started out on guitar. I only know of a few that transitioned from another instrument like piano or tuba. That and very very few that just plain started on bass without any prior instrument. In a way it is a smart move to be a bassist as there are at least 20 guitar players to one bass player. So if a person wants to work as in playing for income or whatever, the bass is a good option. Unlike a keyboard player or drummer you don't have to haul around much gear either. Read more: guitarplayersforum.boards.net/thread/782/guitar-transitioning-bass?page=1#ixzz5kunO1D4B
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Post by JamesP on Apr 12, 2019 17:05:52 GMT -5
Most if not all bass players I have known or come across started out on guitar. Unlike a keyboard player or drummer you don't have to haul around much gear either. True if you are referring to the electric bass. Even though those bass amps can get pretty heavy.😁 But that old stand up bass was a real hassle. Wouldn't fit in our car
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Post by earleg on Apr 13, 2019 14:33:46 GMT -5
Nowadays an upright player needs a minivan or similar to get it around! I'll have to look and see how the bass player in Kenny Vaughan's Spotniks gets his around. He brings a electric bass guitar, upright bass and bass amp when they play at Dee's in Madison.
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Post by JamesP on Apr 13, 2019 18:13:18 GMT -5
Nowadays an upright player needs a minivan or similar to get it around! I'll have to look and see how the bass player in Kenny Vaughan's Spotniks gets his around. He brings a electric bass guitar, upright bass and bass amp when they play at Dee's in Madison. We called them Station Wagons
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Post by earleg on Apr 14, 2019 14:37:35 GMT -5
Yes, I drove a station wagon quite a bit in my late teens and co-owned a Packard "Henney Flower Car" hearse as a band mobile.
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Post by JamesP on Apr 14, 2019 14:49:01 GMT -5
Yes, I drove a station wagon quite a bit in my late teens and co-owned a Packard "Henney Flower Car" hearse as a band mobile. Now that's a great ride George. We had a Ford sedan but when you removed the back seat back, you had a big trunk open to the interior. Just hard to ride in the back seat. 😁
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Post by jmuscara on Apr 15, 2019 5:52:53 GMT -5
I know a guy who has an upright bass he disassembles after every gig. He removes the strings, and then removes the neck and headstock, which might insert into the body if I remember correctly. So the transportable version of his bass is the body itself, which isn't nearly as bad.
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