bluespresence Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 I finally cracked!!! I started taking lessons again about a month ago to tighten my chops (and ears) and learn the board up and down with the goal of buying and playing standup...........well I bought a standup today!!! Nothing fancy, just a Chinese made laminated puppy but I couldn't beat the price anywhere. I was expecting to pay upwards of $2-3000 for one and was even considering an EUB. I priced the EUB's and they are as much as a traditional! Anyhoo, I researched the Chinese made basses and narrowed it down to Milano and Merano brands and ended up with the Milano. I should have her in a week or two! I can't freakin' wait!! I need an emoticon for a stand up guy here.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 i LOVE the tone of a stand up bass! put 2 piezo pickups in it and you cant be beat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 i LOVE the tone of a stand up bass! put 2 piezo pickups in it and you cant be beat! 2? Whats the other one for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 you use two piezo pickups one under bridge and one under fretboard for an upright apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 to bad they are about as half as cool as a cello. COUGH COUGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 to bad they are about as half as cool as a cello. But if you learn to play it arco and pizzicato, it's way cooler than a cello! There are notes that can be bowed out of a bass that could make a cello explode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Someday I'd like a standup too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovisa Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I've got one upright bass... a beauty, but I'm sad to say that I hardly ever play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 asm Posted on May 8 2004, 10:20 PM to bad they are about as half as cool as a cello. COUGH COUGH Actually a cello player got me SERIOUSLY interested in the upright. I've always wanted to play upright bass and after seeing him in concert playing the cello with his fingers and singing a melody to it I was hooked! I then read about Percy Heath and his cello tuned to bass - one octave up - and I was hooked even more........Someday I'll do that to a cello when I can find one to mutate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 my friend actually started on the upright before i convinced him to start learning the bass guitar. he's a damn good musician since he'd already learn allthe theory that went with playing a bass instrument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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