I'm looking to buy an Ibanez STH505f, which is an electric bass that does a very good job at emulating an upright bass in sound, plus the frets are marked, so it's a good venture into the realm of fretless bass. My question, is an upright bass sound really all that good for contemporary Christian music? Basically pounding eighth notes. They do occasionally give me solos and for a couple songs I am allowed more leeway with what I can do without being overbearing.
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If it's a fretless bass than it will already have flat wounds installed on it. Looking at a picture I'm guessing it has a piezo system?You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why
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It's up to you if you want to use a fretless bass in a particular group. Noone really cares. The sound is different from a fretted bass, but it doesn't sound quite like an upright. It's just up to you if you want to utilize that particular sound and playability, and have to worry about your intonation.The things that you wanted
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Also I feel a big part of the upright sound is how you play as well. I can't really find the words to describe it well, but an upright bass is played with more "bounce" than the traditional bass rumbleYou will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why
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I know that a U-Bass (uke bass) does an excellent job of sounding like an upright.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Chistopher View PostIf it's a fretless bass than it will already have flat wounds installed on it. Looking at a picture I'm guessing it has a piezo system?
Do traditional strings work with a piezo system?
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