Gruuve Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Cheers old friends! One fretted, one fretless. I threw this on disk to get an arrangement idea out, it came out decent so I figured I'd post it here since I haven't posted anything in quite a while...here ya go: Dave's interpretation of Watermelon Man The bass carrying the groove along with the drum loop is a fretted Steinberger Synapse, magnetic pickup soloed, lows boosted just a little. This bass has a nice growl to it...very punchy, quickly becoming one of my favorite basses. The melody is being played on a fretless Steinberger Synapse, pickup balance centered between the magnetic pup and the piezo bridge, lows cut, highs boosted, and a little reverb. Enjoy! Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Gosh! I almost forgot how awesome you are! Thanks for coming by to remind me Dave! "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Flattery will get you nowhere, mute. Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Very microtonal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Can you post the fretless solo'd, without the backing tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Very microtonal. Exceptionally so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Can you post the fretless solo'd, without the backing tracks? And why would I be inclined to do that? Cheers, Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getz out Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I wanted to hear it. Probably sounds fine solo compared to how it competes with the fretted intonation now. Whatever, no one is holding a gun to your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Is that the long lost Dave Sisk? How rubbery to hear from you. Are you back in the family? Best wishes Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Is that you on drums? Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Welcome back, Dave, although I don't really understand why you posted that clip. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I don't really understand why you posted that clip. Because he has two Steinberger Synapses. You'd think that a man who owns 10 basses would understand that. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Here's an interesting thing that didn't deserve it's own thread. With my Synapse, instead of adjusting the truss rod I just move the whole bridge adjustment a little for or aft. Lengthening the strings makes me increase the tension to come up to pitch, which increases the relief. Shortening the strings makes me loosen the strings to achieve pitch, which straightens the neck a little. It's so much easier (and the results immediate) than adjusting the truss rod, especially since I already snapped one on a Synapse. And since it's fretless, intonation up the neck is my responsibility anyway--not the bass's. Peace Paul K Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Is that you on drums? Davo Hey Davo...nope, it's just a loop I threw together. (I only had about 30 mins to throw something, and recording acoustic drums tends to take a while.) I generally wouldn't do a drum loop that I couldn't actually play on acoustic drums however, unless it was purposefully intended to be something "over the top"... Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Good post, Paul...I hadn't thought that! I don't worry about the intonation on the fretless itself either...I can do it poorly enough all on my own. LOL. The intonation on the fretted Synapse is just slightly off on the G-string...I need to dig into fixing that...that one-piece bridge saddle is a little odd for a fretted bass. Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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