Acoustic bass solo blues improv in D

A quick little blues improv in D. This is an Applause/Ovation acoustic/electric bass, played through a Peavey TKO-65 with some Zoom effect.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Acoustic
• bass
• solo
• blues
• improv

[MrStoney420]

love the bass, I see an aria pro II am I right? those are badass basses

[RelicScribe]

Good eye Mr. Stoney..that's a 1983 Aria Pro II, with Barolini pickup and Badass bridge. Thanks for noticing..lol

[RelicScribe]

Yes...I bought that amp new for $400 in 1986 and used it for many jams, parties and small gigs. If you don't have active pickups, use some kind of pedal with a pre-amp to boost your power. If you are using a PA, take a line out to the board. When playing next to a full drum kit and a couple of electric guitars you need at least a 150 or 200-watt amp or be lost in the wall of sound. I know guys who gig with small amps (run through the PA) and do just fine. Especially if you have a small car!

[mikeandmikeproducts]

is that the acoustic sound? are are you going through an amp?

[RelicScribe]

Yes, it's a Peavey 65 watt bass amp and a Zoom bass effects pedal to give it a little blend of echo/phaser/distortion, kinda like some salsa on your chips.

[ramsestthefirst]

this is so cool!! the sound is amazing!

for beginners would you recomend an acoustic, or an electric? i'm stariving more to a deep sound, my friend says jazz basses are great for what i want, but he also sais acoustics are amazing.

so what do you say?

thanks. :)

[RelicScribe]

I like my acoustic, but if I was to recommend a good starter bass it would be a Fender Squier precision or Jazz. You can get a kit with the bass, little amp, strap and case for a good price. My friend got everything all brand new for about $300. Check your local music store.

[HailMetalHailPunk]

I gotta tell you, i played this same blues to my girlfriend and it helped me convince her to have sex.

Thanks!

[baiken22]

it helped me convince her to have sex.

with you? or another guy?

[petemaccauley1]

Just hunting round on here as I'm after an acoustic bass, seen a few video's, but your vid and a german chap have helped convince me to get one of these, cracking sound, and like you say, the salsa on the chips, sounds good effected too! Cheers for posting this mate.

[RyanGenereaux]

@ramsestthefirst I got a Squier P Bass to start on and was very happy with it. If you do get an acoustic, make sure it had an output so you can amp it if you start playing with people. As for the Jazz or P bass, A P bass is like a punch and a Jazz bass is like a slap. A jazz bass is very tonal and high sounding and a P bass is more fat and rumbly :)

[NoizyWun]

really cool improv.

I would like to know of a place where i can buy a bass just like that, if possible the same one.

[marioran]

type gift before youtube.com see what happens

[DreamOfWaking21]

Yea! I've heard alot of really good acoustic basses played slow and it's very dreamy.

[megacraft]

i gotta tell you i play this same blues to you girlfriend and it helped me convince her to have sex.

[MrAlcatrazDick]

Ya know I've never really liked acoustic bass tones much, but the tone you get isn't that bad at all, I rather like it, id imagine it sounds rather dreamy when played slowly.

[Samcubegamer]

this is basically wipeout in D lol

[anthonytheshit123]

wow dude... no comment but thumbs up for your girl and you haha

[kg4zyz]

lmao!!!