Hey Ken,
I give you a lot of credit for switching basses before a concert. I had to do it once this year. It can actually be kind of fun if you know your part very well and the string lengths and feel of the basses are similar.
My bass was in the shop getting a new setup by Nick Lloyd and I had to borrow one of my studio mates "Prescott-ish" bass. It is cut down a lot with the original top, scroll, tuners, and neck, but the back was new when it was cut down. The bass needs a lot of work but it was definitely interesting just walking on stage and playing the bass.
Oh and I definitely wouldn't have done it if I was playing that Stravinsky solo. It's a hard part on a bass somebody has been playing for 20 years.
Last edited by Nick Hart; 02-13-2007 at 03:09 PM.
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