Gray Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi All, Just to introduce myself. I'm Graham, and I've been playing bass for about 15 years. I've played styles of music from Jazz to Reggae to metal to etc etc. I teach music theory in a college in the sunny North of England. I'm a bit of a gear anorak (comes from being a sound engineer as a living) - currently basswise Ibanez Musician Basses (Fretted & Fretless versions) Ashbory Rubbery Thing Akai Deep Impact Akai G Drive Akai Hexacomp Boss Tuner Markbass LMK Ashdown mini 15 + mini 48 cabs Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonster Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hey Graham, welcome to BassChat, gear anorak eh!, you'll fit right in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi Graham. Whereabouts in the North? And the Ashbory.....what's it like to play then? Thought about them a few times but never played one. Cheers, Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi Pete, Living near Huddersfield to be precise. The ashbory is a brillant instrument but is has some substantial 'quirks' in terms of playability. 1) Intonation - Very hard to get accurate intonation due to scale length above about the 7 'fret' - the dot markers on the neckside are hopelessly inaccurate. If your not switching instruments you get used to it but going to the ashbory from a full scale fretless results (for me at least) a few bars of 'jazz improv'. 2) String Squeak / Talcum Powder issue - without the application of talc playing results in all manner of squeaks and a very 'sticky' feel. This means that wearing black for gigs is right out. On the plus side its got a totally unique sound with a wide tonal range and the short scale allows for some impossible stretches. Other than that its worth having just for the 'wow' factor. I use mine as a backup live.... Cheers Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 [quote name='Gray' post='114881' date='Jan 6 2008, 07:00 PM']...This means that wearing black for gigs is right out.[/quote] Ha ha.....that's me ruled out then.....black suit with black shirt! Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.gif.9ad672bb8b84505709f76b39c8c256ec.gif)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.