Hobbayne Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The Doves, Cedar Room. How to sing and play the bass upside down. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1FiRjislrU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1FiRjislrU[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If you want to hear some killer upside down playing,check out Jimmy Haslip and Keith Horne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Or like this: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_THEC6hbnI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_THEC6hbnI[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I`m sorry, they most likely love the sound of the basses they use but nothing looks more wrong than an upside bass guitar. Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I just find impossible to play it like that! even the strings are upside down! Why not just get a left hander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 They probably started by picking up a right hander and just flipped it over,so got used to playing that way. I'm sure that if you start that way then it becomes as 'natural' as playing in standard tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulconnolly Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 It does look so weird. Lee Pommeroy is another upside downer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 [quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1333182260' post='1598408'] Or like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_THEC6hbnI[/media] [/quote] Good heavens!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 [quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1333194109' post='1598537'] I`m sorry, they most likely love the sound of the basses they use but nothing looks more wrong than an upside bass guitar. Jez [/quote] Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Here's another one. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXmlvIYFWY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXmlvIYFWY[/url] I met these once, and Salv (the bass player) told me that he did indeed start on a right handed bass flipped over and just got used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I think that the bass player in The Commitments film played an tele bass downside up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Played a blues festival once and bassist after me played upside down , left hander on std bass, chatted to him after and reason was he learned on his older brothers right hand bass so never needed to buy a lefty Can't play the clips above but remember the flea one, foxy lady I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 If youv'e got little hands ,it might be easier to play the lower stuff with having to strestch your fingers across the neck , and if you haven't been taught you often find a way that suits your own limitations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Saw an upside down guitarist playing with Roger Waters on a DVD once. He was pretty cool. No idea of his name though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I'm still hoping that someone will post a YouTube clip of a bass player hanging by his legs from a roof beam ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1333276538' post='1599414'] I would imagine playing that way would also be quite limiting for certain techniques, like slapping for example. Not that that's the end of the world of course. Everyone I've seen playing "upside down" though always looks a bit awkward. I've yet to see any challenging bass lines being played like that. [/quote] Once again.......Jimmy Haslip and Keith Horne. Both play exteremely challenging basslines on upside down strung instruments.Horne has got a crazy slap technique,and as far as I'm concerned Haslip is one of the greatest electric bass players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1333276538' post='1599414'] ...I've yet to see any challenging bass lines being played like that. [/quote] You never saw this band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Albert King did it on guitar: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1333195127' post='1598559'] They probably started by picking up a right hander and just flipped it over,so got used to playing that way. I'm sure that if you start that way then it becomes as 'natural' as playing in standard tuning. [/quote] That's what I've always assumed was the case with Lee Pomeroy and now that he actually plays left handed basses he still plays with the strings inverted! [url="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/clip/p00dvpc8_640_360.jpg"]http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/clip/p00dvpc8_640_360.jpg[/url] Edited April 2, 2012 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantomnin Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Agreed that Haslip is a tremendous talent, and plays complex stuff. Didn't Hendrix play an upside down guitar? No complex stuff there of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 [quote name='Phantomnin' timestamp='1333405630' post='1601397'] Agreed that Haslip is a tremendous talent, and plays complex stuff. Didn't Hendrix play an upside down guitar? No complex stuff there of course. [/quote] The guitar may have been upside down but Hendrix had his strings as standard and not upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 [quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1333195127' post='1598559'] They probably started by picking up a right hander and just flipped it over,so got used to playing that way. I'm sure that if you start that way then it becomes as 'natural' as playing in standard tuning. [/quote] agree..and it makes for some very interesting takes on stylistic things...some are a pig to ape, others are far easier. Haslip is great so trying to nick his lines could lead you into territory playing-wise you wouldn't get exposed to otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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