Neat-o bass playing

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Donny Hinson
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Neat-o bass playing

Post by Donny Hinson »

Just saw this and thought someone else besides me might be a little amazed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB-BzyJwJdk
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Charlie McDonald
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Post by Charlie McDonald »

Impressive! and very melodic.
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Nic Neufeld
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Post by Nic Neufeld »

Known as piccolo bass! A lot of bassists have tinkered with that. I think you get such a clear sound out of it because of the unusually long scale (and modern basses/pickups tend to be designed with clarity of sound in mind). Pretty nice playing.
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