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Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass

I love the sound of the acoustic but know very few people who can play on pitch.

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Are you interested in image or quality? True notes or a note that is just close to being on pitch. If you check you will find that some (not all) of the greatest bluegrass bands have used electric ba…

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ròidh Dec. 1, 2009.

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this is my uncle L J Buice, my mothers brother

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Thank you Jack Burgess for all the b/w fiddle photo's there great!

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Hi Jerry, Yes, you have some fine photos here. Isn't it nice to have these? I know I have a few more somewhere in my collection. It's such a suprise when we are rummaging through our old stuff.(for lack of a better word) to find these hidden treasur…

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Jake was my uncle note the soft shoulder Gibson J-45

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I love these old b/w photos. Take a look at my page and comment.

December 2, 2009

Ròidh replied to Jerry Cofer's discussion 'Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass'

anytime your playing accoustic music with accoustic players it only makes sence to be accoustic too,the big thing in the jam group we have is we had a guy with an amp and electric bass and it was ok because we didnt have nothing else, after awhile a…

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I remember the first time I saw Daniel it was about 1984 at the TVOTFC (Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention) in Athens, Alabama at the Athens State Collage in October. Even then as a young fiddle player, he was awesome. Also at that same e…

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Richard Calvert replied to Jerry Cofer's discussion 'Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass'

An electrified Bass Guitar whether solid body or hollow body just dosen't have the tone to match w/ acoustic instruments. I think comparing single coil pickups to double coil tonally single has a "rounder" tone hmmmmn but that's probably just me. Th…

November 26, 2009

Robert Harris replied to Jerry Cofer's discussion 'Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass'

Sorry, its got to be acoustic for me.

November 17, 2009

Jerry Cofer replied to Jerry Cofer's discussion 'Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass'

I love the sound of the acoustic but know very few people who can play on pitch.

November 13, 2009

Tom Hagymasi replied to Jerry Cofer's discussion 'Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass'

I prefer to work with the acoustic-electric bass guitar mainly to avoid intonation issues. In fact, the double bass players I work with always use pickups when performing and really don't have that big acoustic sound anyway. The upright bass does so…

November 13, 2009

Aitor replied to Jerry Cofer's discussion 'Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass'

electric fretless double bass!!!...after all, frets and the lose of the possibility to play with bow limits so much the sounds you can obtain.

November 12, 2009

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Acoustic Bass or Electric Bass?

Let me put this question in for discussion (:0) is it more important to have image or accuracy?

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 6:53pm —

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