Chest Rockwell Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) I did post this in the Geddy thread but figured it might be more useful in a thread of its own, as it's a general 'get used to your new bass'/learn new techniques type deal... ----- it's funny everyone talks about how thin the neck is cos im having problems getting my hands around it!! I just managed to snag one from Ebay for £421, pretty much mint, cos i wanted to Fender up and get a nice tone and smooth neck. 'bout time I upgraded I thought. Everything's great on it, but with the slightly wider frets and slightly wider spacing between strings, I'm finding I cant play it too low down (when standing) as I can only just get my hand round the fretboard, like, I can't reach the E string on the 14th fret or above... not that I would much, but it's nice to have coverage. And I have fairly big hands! The bass is too heavy, weight-wise, to have high up, and thats not my style anyway (Rock, maaan ). My old Aria Pro II SLB, only bass I've had since I was 18, has a thin neck too and I dont have any problems getting around it. Seems like it's got a slightly fatter rounded edge than the Geddy, which may have 'trained' my fret hand to 'cup' around it. now that there's no cup since the Geddy is a little flatter, maybe my hand is missing that support? practice practice... It's starting to make me question my 'style', for what it is, as I tend to use a pick to get that specific attack sound, but seems like fingers are more natural or 'real' on a bass this size. if it's higher i feel like im playing it like a guitar and i hate it when guitarists pick up a bass and play it like a guitar. im a bass guy, not a guitarist. ew! but fingers bring up the pickup sound, the string spacing now what im used to... arg! I really hope I dont fall out of love with this Geddy due to an inability to play it naturally unless it's above my waist! It sounds awesome though, when I do crank it, with a tiny little extra from a Big Muff pedal, it has plenty of scope for a crunching powerful bass sound. Guys in 'the band' were both impressed with it and it was nice to sit back and go 'right, there she is, lets play...' I wondered about starting a thread about this as Im sure it's a common thing, playability, height, Edited January 27, 2010 by Chest Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 You must be the guy that bought it from me! Its a cracking bass but i definately agree with the wearing it up high thing, its impossible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chest Rockwell Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 could be. that was a fun journey, lost in white-out land! ah well, i know all my points and questions are n00b stuff, and im not entirely n00b. I'll find a way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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