![]() ![]() However, there is nothing negative about that, and those that say you might as well use an electric, well, electrics don't have the tonality that I am after for acoustic based music. But I would agree that for playing live you really need to put it through an amp. Since the last thing that we want is disturbing your diet with too much fat or too much sugar, youll be glad to learn that we made them ourselves with fresh, organic and fair ingredients, and with a perfect nutritional balance. We are using cookies Yes, Audiofanzine is using cookies. When I want to record it I just put a microphone in front of it. List of the products from manufacturer Kramer. I also like the physicality of it, the fact that I have to wrap myself around it. I like playing acoustic bass because it suits the sort of music I play and compose. There is a reason why most acoustic groups such as folk bands make use of a double bass- you get a good solid fundamental and very little else! PB strings are also fairly useless playing with other acoustic instruments, again due to the overtones, noise, and a tonality that is too similar to instruments such as acoustic guitars and mandolins. What acoustics are you playing I have 2 Alvarez WY-1s (available to me, they are actually my dads), one is a spruce top with rosewood back and sides, and the other one (my favorite) is Koa top, back and sides, Koa neck with ebony fretboard. Phosphour bronze are sometimes the main issue with acoustic basses I have found- too many other harmonics and overtones that swamp out the fundamental. Mine currently has la bella gold tape wounds- nice fundamental and midrange. Also open to Vaccaro, Spector, Unk and Falcon models of all years. I think it is important to get an instrument with a big body, and then get the strings right. Classifieds for guitars, parts and accessories that were directly available from the 'Original' Kramer Guitar Factories. I could comfortably hear it playing with a group of 3 or 4 mandolins for instance. ![]() It puts out plenty of volume for acoustic sessions. It sounds fine until you get to the G (it's 4 string bass) and then there's a noticeable drop in volume. I have a custom made acoustic bass, based on a Gibson J 200 body shape, so I guess very similar to a Guild. I'm pretty fond of my ABG (Samick/Greg Bennett Regency) but if there's one fly in the ointment, it's that the pickup doesn't seem to be well balanced. ![]()
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