Playing bass on guitar?

[squeally dan]

I've rencently been playing acoustic guitar in a trio w/ a drummer and saxaphone player. Its been a blast. Oftentimes, I catch myself playing bass lines throughout a whole song instead of chords. Then, on some songs I seitch back and forth between chording and bass parts. I have an octave pedal that I flip on and the other guys seem to dig that. It works ok when playing pass parts on the acoustic, but it farts out at times. Is there an instrument that would allow me to get more low end, or some type of hybrid that I Could run in to a guitar & bass amp. Whats the story? ANyone do this kind of thing?

[squeally dan]

ANyone ever use a double neck bass/ guitar?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRIC-GUITAR-DOUBLE-NECK-6-STRING-GUITAR-4-STRG-BASS_W0QQitemZ330306134227QQihZ014QQcategoryZ2384Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[RickC]

As you may know, the forward position on the original Telecaster wiring was neck pickup with a big honkin capacitor, for a big muddy thump tone. Leo supposedly did this intentionally, so that the Tele could be used as a bass in a pinch.

Not sure how they are wired these days, but when I bought my new 52RI in 1997, it came stock with the early 50's wiring. I tried using it in this mode a few times; not great, but not bad.

/rick

[Category 5]

baritone guitar is whar you are after

DonR

[squeally dan]

baritone guitar is whar you are after

DonR

I was just exploring that. That might be just what I'm after.

What about the 7 string guitars? I bet that extra string adds some low end.

[r9player]

Maybe the EH POG?

[derekd]

I was just exploring that. That might be just what I'm after.

What about the 7 string guitars? I bet that extra string adds some low end.

Many jazz players play walking basslines on 7 string guitars. The father of 7 string guitar was George Van Eps. In addition, check out;

Bucky Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli
Howard Alden
Jimmy Bruno (not recent)
Ron Eschete

[Jim85IROC]

I was just exploring that. That might be just what I'm after.

What about the 7 string guitars? I bet that extra string adds some low end.Most 7 string guitars are baritone scale, so unless you need the high notes on the high e string, or you want the upper 6 strings in standard tuning to retain familiarity, you may prefer a standard 6 string baritone. For one, most 7 strings are marketed toward the "shred" crowd, whereas a baritone might be a bit more versitile.

[soulohio]

get a Hellcat by Schecter. I got one comin'...

[Carltone]

You could go the Charlie Hunter route... eight strings...3 bass/ 5 guitar

[zzmoore]

Didn't Fender make something called a "Fender 6" ?

[Luke]

http://www.novaxguitars.com/images/Nex_CH8_maple.jpg

[8Painting]

http://www.soundexchange2.com/ProductImages/maypictures/digitech%20whammy.jpg

[squeally dan]

http://www.novaxguitars.com/images/Nex_CH8_maple.jpg
I watched some youtube of that guitar. SOunds great, but I Don't have $5000.

[squeally dan]

Is there a pedal that will play an octave of my top strings but allow me to chord on the bottom ones without getting all those weird sounds?

[Franklin]

I've been wondering the same thing myself squeally, but I don't know what I want to try.... they all sound cool, but what wound be best suited for what you are doing, a 7 string baritone?

[Luke]

I watched some youtube of that guitar. SOunds great, but I Don't have $5000.

Used on ebay for $1800

[gixxerrock]

Another option might be a MIDI pickup and synth bass module.

I had a some great patches on my Boss GT8 that made some really cool bass lines. More convincing than an octave pedal. It only worked on single note lines. Lots of fun.

[eBay]

I've rencently been playing acoustic guitar in a trio w/ a drummer and saxaphone player. Its been a blast. Oftentimes, I catch myself playing bass lines throughout a whole song instead of chords. Then, on some songs I seitch back and forth between chording and bass parts. I have an octave pedal that I flip on and the other guys seem to dig that. It works ok when playing pass parts on the acoustic, but it farts out at times. Is there an instrument that would allow me to get more low end, or some type of hybrid that I Could run in to a guitar & bass amp. Whats the story? ANyone do this kind of thing?

I do it all the time especially if I've got an electric and I'm playing with an acoustic player. My thing I'm working on as a "bass" player is to land on a note in the modality of the chord that isn't the root and walk into the root or hint at it and bypass it altogether. It was a piece I was missing when I was a bass player and I hear it on the Miles recordings and with Mingus. It's all part of the journey.

[guitguy28]

baritone tunings are great (just make sure to try some heavy strings-I was using a .072 on the low E, tuned to C, and was quite happy with that)

playing through a bass amp also helps increase the low end.

type baritone guitar into youtube. There's some guy on there playing a fender baritone that's black and looks like a jaguar. He plays fingerstyle, playing the bass parts with his thumb, and gets a pretty good bass sound that way.

[squeally dan]

Another alternative to consider is soemthing like the Joe Beck Alto guitar, which has 2 bass strings and 4 guitar strings. It would take a liitle getting used to, but pretty cool for accompanyment. The tuning is both familiar and weird. You can google it for more information as I am running late.

New to me. Anyone use one of these?

[squeally dan]

I also saw this guitar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8k8czwMVHg

Looks to be part bass/part guitar. Haven't found out how much they cost.