LABOR DAY WEEKEND PARTY IN NORCAL!

[growlypants]

VERY nice!!  Thanks for posting - and, WOW!  A 5-er, eh?  I do prefer that 2 + 3 set-up, also.  I've got it on mine, and love it.  (Although, as I think I mentioned on here before, the first time I went to tune the A string, I started twisting the E tuner!!)

[rv_bass]

Nice.  I see you position your thumb on top of the fretboard.  I do the same with my Orion, the angle of my arm and wrist just feels more comfortable playing from there. 

[mica]

Me too! Plus.... moar bass!

[edwardofhuncote]

I noticed this too. Interestingly, that 'sweet-spot' is in exactly the same place on both my Distillate and Custom basses, but is closer to, or right over the neck pickup of my Persuader. Love that 5-string Stanley Clarke Sig. 

[hieronymous]

Yes - I've been working on this technique for a few years now - I even had the bass lower, so that my left hand was almost like upright bass position. I got a new strap a couple of months ago, might experiment with that some more, though it felt pretty good this time around.


One major player who I noticed plays with their thumb on the fretboard is Stanley Clarke himself:





Though not necessarily all the time:





Actually, part of my having the bass lower was so that I could try and duplicate his finger position without having my arm bent up like he does.

[lbpesq]

Harry, you'll never perfect it until you grow the fro!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

[hieronymous]

Harry, you'll never perfect it until you grow the fro!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

lol - I'll work on it for the next Alembic Gathering!

[tbrannon]

Harry,

I wear my bass at the same height.  It's a comfortable right arm position for me and it allows me to comfortably position my bass in a lot of neck angles.  I can bring the neck nearly vertical so the first fret is below shoulder height, but almost in the middle of my chest.

[hieronymous]

Harry,

I wear my bass at the same height.  It's a comfortable right arm position for me and it allows me to comfortably position my bass in a lot of neck angles.  I can bring the neck nearly vertical so the first fret is below shoulder height, but almost in the middle of my chest.

Here's another - and another one of my favorite bassists - BOOTSY!!!

[tbrannon]

That's exactly what I'm talking about.  No first fret reach 

[edwin]

Here's another - and another one of my favorite bassists - BOOTSY!!!

Hallelujah! Xander's favorite bass player!

[pauldo]

Hallelujah! Xander's favorite bass player!

Really?  That is cool! 


Don't fret, someday he will realize that his Dad is the coolest ever.

[lbpesq]

Probably not until after he's a teenager, though!

Bill, tgo

[hieronymous]

Here's another - and another one of my favorite bassists - BOOTSY!!!

Hallelujah! Xander's favorite bass player!

I forgot about that! I got to meet him once at Amoeba SF a few years ago - I love that in this picture he's adjusting his star glasses - they must be prescription!




(And I think I'm wearing my Alembic shirt! Whew, not completely off-topic - sorry Bill!)

[lbpesq]

Here's video of the Lomas Cantadas All Stars.... at least that's what we called ourselves for the party.   Sorry for the farting around at the beginning.  The song starts,at about 1:05.

Bill, tgo