Hey Guy's
Quite a few of these basses I have heard of but some are very alien to me. James I have never heard of a Hanewinckel or a Marchlewski how do they compare to your Alembics? Are they high-end instruments? I remember the Gibson Ripper, although I have not seen one in a few years. At the time they were introduced I thought they were pretty cool. I think I just aged myself! Speaking of age, I went on a gig last night for someones CD release party, I was part of the opening act anyway it was in San Francisco and very overcast and cloudy. The venue was artsy with a lot of directional lighting but none on stage. As I have mentioned previously most of my work is from the real/fake book and I could not see. Had to borrow someones reading glasses to make it through. It is tough having 48 year old eyes! In one piece C diminished looked like C flat to me but no one seemed to notice the obvious tension I was creating. In fact afterwards another fellow musician from the audience compared some of what I was doing to Anthony Jackson! I think they were on meds but I will take the compliment. Thanks again for chiming in I didn't realize so many of you had so much equipment.
One other question for anyone out there! I am thinking about doing a 5 string short scale series I, tuned E,A,D,G,C and I have a few concerns. First off how tough is it to get strings in a light round wound gauge for a short scale bass? I have never played a short scale bass so I wonder about playablilty. I sit down on all my gigs so will I have to worry about the famous neck dive I hear about? Any of you that have owned or played one please give me your feedback!
Rory the old one!
