On 04/20/2013 05:20 PM, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Bill Gribble <grib@email-addr-hidden> 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?
Acoustic bass (particularly the big standup string base) was essential
for jazz, too.
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