Dodgy rythym and thick strings here...
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Rog
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by Rog Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:33 pm
For those who can't stand 5 string basses and get confused on 4 strings - I won't name names - I'm a gentleman, but.... he does live in Auckland.. here's the answer:
http://www.pouringrain.co.nz/music_2string.htm
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet and disappeared into the infinite ...
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by Bg Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:37 pm
that was up for sale on TM a year or two back... very tempting it was
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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by Rog Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:44 pm
I knew you'd be interested, mate....
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by Sicklehut Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:46 pm
Looks like the feelers/pincers from an insect ...
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by Bg Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:04 pm
Rog wrote: I knew you'd be interested, mate....
I didn't like the headstock
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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by Rog Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:05 pm
.. could be fun if you had a girl singer out front...
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by TMG 03 Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:11 pm
he is true about only need two strings
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by jimi Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:21 pm
2 strings ? pfttt, if you think you need 2 strings to play bass you should go off and play lead guitar you pansy. 1 string is all a real bass player needs!!!!
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by TMG 03 Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:27 pm
1 string is all I use anyway.....
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by Rog Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:00 pm
lol - the bass equivalent of power chords??
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by 1964 Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:01 pm
I currently have one of my basses tuned EAEA. Muddy Waters said something to the effect that if a bassist plays more than the E and A strings he's showing off. I’d like one of those Japanese one-string jobs. That’s about my level these days.
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by Kev77 Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:01 am
what? dont everyones basses look like that?
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by malevolentsparkle Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:17 am
the presidents of the united states of america use a two string bass:
and a three string guitar:
'71 Epiphone EA-250 (JP) or 84' Ibanez Roadstar II -> MXR Super Comp Compressor -> Ernie Ball VPjr -> Bluesberry Hotcake -> Visual Sound H2O V3 Chorus/Delay -> MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay -> '68 Jansen Bassman 50 -> Carvin 2x12 Celestion Seventy80 Cab
