estebanana -> RE: Fretless flamenco bass shenanigans (Mar. 6 2013 21:18:46)
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Well, it's a flamenco guitar, it is not supposed to have tons of sustain and harmonics. It is being played near the bridge so it is only punch (he could get more tone over the sound hole), and the strings probably too light tension. But honestly stand up bass guitars are not very resonant to me, they just thump and groove. I think the idea was to make a bass-guitar that is easy to play. Jason and I were sitting on the couch two weeks ago, watching Bugs Bunny cartoons, eating Oreo cookies and milk while chatting idly about the finer points of the story line of the The Hobbit. So inspired was I from this stimulating conversation that it struck me I could reclaim this old junker guitar by putting those honky polyurethane strings on it. Jason intends on putting an internal mic system in the guitar and then processing the sound to get what he wants. The fact that he can jam on it the same way he jams on guitar was the point of making the thing. A great player from NY will be featured on his next CD, Tim Leferve, a phenomenal bass player. I saw them play together last week at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco, Tim read the charts Jason wrote, man they really lock the groove together. So La Fea will get some bit parts on the CD, but not be the featured bass or bass player .....but I bet when it is in the final mix it will sound good. It's just fun for me to get to be around when these guys jam and to be able to learn more about instruments from such good players. As an instrument maker I stick really close to the best players I can get to hear and ask them what they are doing so my understanding of instruments is always growing and becoming more cultivated. When I take chances or experiment, successful or not, I learn a great deal. When great players see an instrument maker taking chances, risking or trying out a new idea, they take an interest and give feedback. That is how instruments evolve. I'm even developing a special 'Traffic Cone Tournavoz' and I expect you Ricardo to provide a professional test bed when we take it to on stage trials. As professional courtesy to you, I'm reserving my best rosette stickers for you. [:D]
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