![]() ![]() What are the challenges that come with these basses? "I brought it back the following night - and the guitarist was complimented on his sound." ![]() "This was because they were used to hearing the high strings on the 12-string bass, and assuming they were guitar strings. I remember playing a gig where I played a four-string instead of my usual twelve, and people came up to the guitarist afterwards and said, ‘What’s wrong? Your guitar didn’t sound as full tonight.' "What I’ve discovered is that a 12-string bass actually enhances the guitar parts more than guitarists realize. One gig I played a four-string instead of my usual twelve, and people came up to the guitarist afterwards and said, ‘What’s wrong? Your guitar didn’t sound as full tonight’ "That’s one of the reasons, I think, why you don’t see more twelves around, because guitarists think that it won’t fit into their style of music." If you’re with a guitarist who’s not real secure about himself, or has an overactive ego, they don’t want to have to compete with this great big instrument, which sounds monstrous. ![]() "But the intimidation also extends to the other musicians in your band. Women are not afraid to play them, for some reason: They come up, grab them and say ‘This is cool.' I don’t know why there’s that difference. "There’s definitely an intimidation factor! I demonstrate Musicvox instruments at NAMM Shows, and a lot of male bassists are afraid to pick them up because they look scary. A lot of us are a bit intimidated by these things. ![]()
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