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Old 07-16-2017, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Fran Guidry View Post
Acoustic bass guitars, as opposed to standup basses, are either too big or too quiet or both. They generally need to be amplified to be heard along side a firmly picked acoustic guitar with vocal.

The U-bass can be amazing, I heard one played by a great musician recently and he killed, but it does require some technique and it's a bit trickier to tune and keep in tune and play in tune compared to a conventional electric bass.

Fran
You should hear my Guild.... not too big and not quiet. It's pretty surprising.
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