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 Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:22 pm
Have you ever did any cool bass tricks while jamming, playing a gig or just fooling around at your home?
Today i did my first few.
Ok, well first while playing Sixpounder-Children of Bodom i managed to play while the headstock was stright up in the air, i looked so cool xd and it was fun to play at that angle.
My other trick was while i was playing my older bass i ran off my stairs in my house(about 3 feet high, not high since i jumped off 30 foot cliffs and stuff) while playing bass. It seemed cool since i sorta got an boost of energy.
So, List off any tricks you have seen or done with your bass
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:39 pm
While using an effects processor, ive taken my bass off and held it in one hand while doing some quick taps from the 9th fret while the bass slide my hand down to the 3rd fret with the same hand i was holding it with (rather simple tap melody) and did a few easy string pulls all the while using the foot pedal to do all the "impressive sounding" guitar work. Very easy to do if you build your arm up long enough to hold your bass out with yout arm extended in one hand for at least 30 seconds before sliding the strap back on for some more serious play.
To any musician (and some non-musicians) its obvious that the processor/pedal that is doing most of the work, but its still something crowds love to see. smile
Other than that, i really dont do any other form of tricks.. on my bass anyways.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:26 am
Kyrenx While using an effects processor, ive taken my bass off and held it in one hand while doing some quick taps from the 9th fret while the bass slide my hand down to the 3rd fret with the same hand i was holding it with (rather simple tap melody) and did a few easy string pulls all the while using the foot pedal to do all the "impressive sounding" guitar work. Very easy to do if you build your arm up long enough to hold your bass out with yout arm extended in one hand for at least 30 seconds before sliding the strap back on for some more serious play.
To any musician (and some non-musicians) its obvious that the processor/pedal that is doing most of the work, but its still something crowds love to see. smile
Other than that, i really dont do any other form of tricks.. on my bass anyways. You have a cat on your head...
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:39 pm
There's the tricks that made Tom Morello famous: Killswitch, feedback, and effects combo; as well as alternating wah and whammy while tapping the tip of the instrument cable on the bridge.
Also, grabbing the head of a bass and pulling it towards yourself, bending the neck, bends the pitch like a cheap tremolo.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:55 pm
sinis There's the tricks that made Tom Morello famous: Killswitch, feedback, and effects combo; as well as alternating wah and whammy while tapping the tip of the instrument cable on the bridge. Also, grabbing the head of a bass and pulling it towards yourself, bending the neck, bends the pitch like a cheap tremolo. Yeah, but wouldn't bending the neck like that be hell on the bass? I can imagine the truss rod getting all out of whack when that happens.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:09 pm
Aahz sinis There's the tricks that made Tom Morello famous: Killswitch, feedback, and effects combo; as well as alternating wah and whammy while tapping the tip of the instrument cable on the bridge. Also, grabbing the head of a bass and pulling it towards yourself, bending the neck, bends the pitch like a cheap tremolo. Yeah, but wouldn't bending the neck like that be hell on the bass? I can imagine the truss rod getting all out of whack when that happens. I wouldn't think so, the truss rod is a essentially a big bolt with two nuts on the end. After all the bending, you may have to readjust a bit but anything short of cracking the wood shouldn't hurt it too bad.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:14 pm
angrymalazar You have a cat on your head...
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:17 pm
Aahz sinis There's the tricks that made Tom Morello famous: Killswitch, feedback, and effects combo; as well as alternating wah and whammy while tapping the tip of the instrument cable on the bridge. Also, grabbing the head of a bass and pulling it towards yourself, bending the neck, bends the pitch like a cheap tremolo. Yeah, but wouldn't bending the neck like that be hell on the bass? I can imagine the truss rod getting all out of whack when that happens. It's obviously not "good" for the neck, but it's not really bad for it either. What's true for bending the neck is true for shrimp cocktail; always in moderation.
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:17 pm
sinis Aahz sinis There's the tricks that made Tom Morello famous: Killswitch, feedback, and effects combo; as well as alternating wah and whammy while tapping the tip of the instrument cable on the bridge. Also, grabbing the head of a bass and pulling it towards yourself, bending the neck, bends the pitch like a cheap tremolo. Yeah, but wouldn't bending the neck like that be hell on the bass? I can imagine the truss rod getting all out of whack when that happens. It's obviously not "good" for the neck, but it's not really bad for it either. What's true for bending the neck is true for shrimp cocktail; always in moderation. You've been watching too many liquor commercials my good man. rofl
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:41 pm
Aahz sinis Aahz sinis There's the tricks that made Tom Morello famous: Killswitch, feedback, and effects combo; as well as alternating wah and whammy while tapping the tip of the instrument cable on the bridge. Also, grabbing the head of a bass and pulling it towards yourself, bending the neck, bends the pitch like a cheap tremolo. Yeah, but wouldn't bending the neck like that be hell on the bass? I can imagine the truss rod getting all out of whack when that happens. It's obviously not "good" for the neck, but it's not really bad for it either. What's true for bending the neck is true for shrimp cocktail; always in moderation. You've been watching too many liquor commercials my good man. rofl And that's how you Tanqueray
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:07 pm
I've been know to literaly beat the head of the base with the palm of my hand.
Just once, once in a while real fast in the middle of a line or such.
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:10 pm
My only real "trick" is taking off the strap while I'm playing and standing the bass up on my foot to play it like an upright. It's fun to spin it around while doing that as well, but it gets a little hard with cables everywhere and whatnot.
P.S. I use my fingers, rarely do I use picks, so this is possible for me to do. With a pick, I don't know...
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:31 pm
Nazgob I've been know to literaly beat the head of the base with the palm of my hand. Just once, once in a while real fast in the middle of a line or such. Dude give me a link to those threads in your siggy!!!!
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:19 pm
i havent done any yet. i plan to once i get a steady band. sad . i dont want to be in some shitty a** all girls band because thats lame. all the guys at my high school are sexist so its like, no your a girl. so once i get a cool band, or at GRI next year i'll do it. ;O
i want to do the thing where you drop to your knees while shredding.. on bass. lol. that and i want to jump off a large amplifyer. that'd be really fun. :O
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:29 am
I found that if I ping one of the strings on the headstock, it makes a sound very much like a bell. Very eerie.
I'm not sure if it's good for the health of my bass though!
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