Why, oh God...why?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:07 pm

I never understood that concept, why not just grab a guitar? Aren't lead bass players annoying enough without going up an octave?

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:27 am

Doesn't Lemmy consider himself a "lead" bass player? And it's not just because he plays heavy music!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:22 am

haha! that's leaden isn't it? Just a joke! I haven't heard Lemmy for years.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:05 pm

"Why, oh God...why"?
...because some people are boneheads!

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:01 pm

The purpose of the piccolo bass is to have a bass that is tuned an octave up. It's as simple as that. It's got a longer scale than a guitar and it's only got four strings, and they're different strings from a guitar, so it's a legitimate instrument. It's just something different to play.

I also find it funny that a significant number of "lead bass" players, aside from being some of the best bassists ever, played Rics.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:00 pm

I played a Carvin BB75 Piccolo 5 string bass once! I coudn't get used to the extremely thin strings on it, I suppose with time I could get used to it.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:49 pm

I know what a piccolo bass is, I just don't get the point. You might as well play the first 4 strings on a guitar because that's what you're doing, same range. It's not a bass anymore except in name. It's an easy to play guitar to me because you don't have to contend with the B and E.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:44 pm

"Why, oh God...why"?
...because some people are boneheads! why all the discussion Joey, hit the nail on the head.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:32 am

It's just a preference thing. I would rather play something that looks and feels like a bass. I like longer scale and more space between the strings than a guitar has. If it's a guitar, then it's a 4-string, long-scale guitar, which is significantly different from a regular guitar.

You could do it on a guitar too. It's completely up to the person who's playing.

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:11 pm

I sometimes play my 330 by using a two-finger bass plucking technique on the lower strings. . . it's a different sound rhythmically and harmonically than playing with a pick. And it would be much easier to do on a piccolo bass.

BUT. . . I'd buy a good old 4003 (And a great many other things) long before getting a piccolo. That'd be an investment somewhere below accordion on the instrument priority list.