21 Apr
2013
21 Apr
'13
8:38 a.m.
On 04/20/2013 05:20 PM, Bob van der Poel wrote:
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Bill Gribble
<grib(a)billgribble.com> wrote:
Acoustic bass (particularly the big standup string base) was essential
for jazz, too.
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An "acoustic bass guitar" is a bit of
an oxymoron. The whole idea of it was
invented for "MTV Unplugged" so that bass players who couldn't play a
double
bass would have something to do. Nobody ever hears them acoustically, they
just can't keep up with an unplugged band. You need a much bigger body to
decently reproduce low frequency sound. So forget about mic technique, use
a good DI, and treat it like an electric bass, which it is.
Thanks,
Bill Gribble
Isn't an acoustic bass (ie, a great big guitar) an essential part of a
Mariachi Band? Or are you guys talking about something else?