21 Apr
2013
21 Apr
'13
5:20 a.m.
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Bill Gribble <grib(a)billgribble.com> wrote:
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?
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