So, what is your favourite note on the double bass and why?
G.
Because everything in my house seems to be tuned to G. |
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Eb
Eb Eb Eb Eb EB Eb
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which?
The last note is my favorite!;)
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If I asked you what was the last letter in the alphabet, you'd probably answer "Z"... and who could argue with that? What if I asked you what was the last letter in your sentence? The "e" in 'favourite'? I'm going to step out on a limb here and suggest that the little blue guy (;) ) could be interpreted as a letter. Maybe the last note you play on your bass is a crotchet rest? ('quarter note rest' in yankee tongue) Okay, I hear you saying, "WTH (What the hell)! The little guy is a face and not a letter!" To that I have no answer. I'll think about it. |
C#
C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
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c on the a string
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Hey, nice new picture Anselm.
Looking good! |
Hey, nice new picture Richard.
Looking good! |
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At the moment I'm really enjoying the harmonic D above the octave G harmonic. It is really a handy little note to build a thumb position around. |
richard, sorry for beeing offtopic.
i like the harmonic "e" between the "d" and "f#" on the d-string at the end of the fingerboard (the one you use for example in the bottesini elegie: g-f#-g-e) |
Hey Anselm, that is a good note... I checked it out today.
Gosh, this thread has already proved its worth. |
Bb is a good note, though not my absolute favourite.
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Today I like the F on the G string. Yesterday I liked the open A. I like Bb on the A string too, but I don't like it on the G string. I think it's a wolf. Man... all this A,B,C makes me dizzy. I like Do, Re, Mi better.
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Wolf?
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I like the C on the A-string as well. For shaking things up, I like the low C#/Db on the C-extension. It doesn't have too many friendly harmonics so it just shakes the entire bass. I use it to warm the wood up before I play sometimes. Try it an octave higher as well on the A string if you don't have an extension. I've always like that Db feel in my gut when I play it. Play that Db loud enough and it will scare that Wolf away.;) |
I'll try that, thanks Ken!
The open E and it's octave on the D string make the windows and the dishes in my house shake. Sometimes i like that. But when I'm trying to do some serious practice (which is rare) not so much. |
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By the way, thanks for the stuff you posted about setting up a bass - I've just been reading that thread. Great stuff! |
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As for scaring wolves away, there is this Norwegian sheep farmer who had a few sheep too many ripped to shreds, so he put a huge stereo in a shed blasting heavy metal over the fields all day long. Maybe heavy metal is good for wolf notes too? I like open A. My bass plays it very loud and nice. Depending on my choice of strings, the E can be a lovely reminder as to why I bought this bass. Don't care so much about the G and D strings. Any bass will sound okay on those if you make it. And I am bummed about for reasons unknown having lost my vibrato in the Eb-A range on the G-string. |
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