Has anyone ever played one of these? My guitarist has one gathering dust in storage so I was thinking of buying it. The thing is more like playing piano than bass, but it might have some interesting possiblities. I've already done my fair share of self-accompanying bass/lead stuff on my five string, but this would be a completely different monster.
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The thing that would be the hardest to adjust to is that the heavier strings are in the center as opposed to in ascending order. I'm not sure I have the time to dedicate fully to learning a new instrument.
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croninburg wrote:You could play some fucking cool slide on one of those. Is there a standard tuning?
There's a "tuning" for it but I don't know it off hand. The only problem with playing slide on that is the action is SUPER low. Like barely off the fretboard since it's a tapping instrument. That wouldn't make it very good for slide playing in that respect.
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Dimejandro wrote:haha i always thought of getting a chapman stick since i heard tony levin playing one. are they hard to find?
Not hard to find, just pricey.
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Ahh! god damnit Pflöyd, after reading this thread I decided to check these things out, and now I really want to get one for myself, and they're like $1,900!
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Muffin wrote:Ahh! god damnit Pflöyd, after reading this thread I decided to check these things out, and now I really want to get one for myself, and they're like $1,900!
FUCK, I gotsta get me a job.
I hope to get it for about half that.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war
Well, I've played piano and bass for years so the mechanics shouldn't be terribly hard. There will be a steep learning curve, regardless.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
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tgstk2 wrote:LTE uses many chapsmans... DT also....
you don't have to pick just put the finger on the fret..and you can do some serious damage with those things....you can play 8 finger patterns
I'm aware of the mechanics involved, playing the thing like a traditional bass would be absurd, and not sound terribly good since the action is barely off the fingerboard.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war
Yeah, no shit. I have to wonder if it's worth getting since you get essentially the same thing with a keyboard.
Maybe I should just get a keytar!
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
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I was looking through the extra videos..and I think this one is cooler.
Jesus, fuck this shit. I'm playing triangle from now on.
Izzy: do you realize how broad "environmental science" is?
Izzy: it's like going to school for history
Izzy: well, more useful than that
Izzy: but an expert on the civil war won't know jackshit on uhh
Izzy: something that isnt the civil war