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When playing live and loud, I play through a Lexicon MPX processor into a Crown amp through a Marshall stack. When I'm at home, I plug my processor through a 4-track sound board into the sound card in my computer.
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I'm a lefty,I play upside down and I've got small hands.I can't really wail on a p-bass so my weapon of choice is my trusty beatle bass '76 reissue.
I've had it for 17 years and it still kicks ass.Not only is it an extremely versatile instrument but it helps you gaining confidence in your playing abilities.
One last thing I'd like to add.Jazz great Django Reinhardt got badly injured in a fire wich left him with something like two fingers to play.
It's not really the hands,it's mostly brains.Cheers mate!
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Martin I played around with one of those basses at a music store one time back in '89 or so when I was shopping for my first bass. That bass "square wound" strings which was extremely odd feeling and I've never seen any others out there like that since then. Of course, I ain't actively searching for basses these days either!
Aside from Django I can think of blind guitarist Jeff Healey playing his guitar laid across his lap with all his fingers on top of the neck to form the chords rather than holding it in his hand. Its interesting to see how different people we would consider disabled can compensate and overcome their disability!
Play both. Start with acoustic guitar and build some strength and agility simultaneously. Use the strength on your bass and the agility on your electric later.
and a tip that helps out those with smaller hands... push your wrist out away from you a bit and you'll be able to reach everything better. Think of it as trying to make an acute angle between your forarm and your palm. This is exactly opposite what you see most guitarists doing, and it won't be long before you don't do it either, but it will help at the start. If that doesn't work, play lap steel.
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quote:Originally posted by martinmatte: One last thing I'd like to add.Jazz great Django Reinhardt got badly injured in a fire wich left him with something like two fingers to play.
An irony surrounding Django's injury was that it occured during a violent flash fire that broke out in his parent's gypsy wagon, full of fake flowers and fake flower-making materials. At the time fake flowers were made from ultra flamable celluloid, which is a derivative of nitrocellulose. Celluloid was and is used extensively in guitar picks and pick guards, and nitrocellulose is used to lacquor high quality instruments.
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Ledaemon: You'll also notice that another thing that separates Healey from us is that he uses his thumb also which gives him extra range.I can only play slide in that fashion with the guitar on my lap.
Ozkar: thanks for the info on Django!!!
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I bow to your collection Ozkar! That little bass is the exact style my bud had. I remember him playing it through a huge Carvin amp in a club years ago. I don't know if that guy is even alive anymore... Jeeze...
Yer right Martin. I do remember him playing that way when he was the opening act for Bonnie Rait when I saw her in the late 80s.
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I have a love -hate relationship with the headless bass. It's absolutely wretched by all physical standards, but it sure sounds nice. I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
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If it's got a bolt on neck and didn't cost a leg or two it could be a Big Baby. They've got thin necks.
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Hi guys, i m play electric guitar for 20 years, i love punk, new wave, and metal 80 s, my first guitar is a aria pro ii, very excellent, in 89 jackson black(metallica), i sold the guitars, in 1995 a vintage guyatone(mosrite)60 s,aria diamond jaguar japanese 70 s, very good, i built a copy ibanez rg with dimarzio humb and single fender....and my strato samick.... in bass a vintage holland 60s.....also keyboard casio 80s.....
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Hi there, I just came home with this about 3 hours ago!! (Not my actual one, I don't have a camera at the moment, but it's the same model)
Seven string ESP LTD Viper 407. I've been waiting about a month for it, but it was worth it. The wider neck takes a bit of getting used to, but it sounds really good The satin black finish looks so damn evil
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