On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Bill Gribble <grib@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > An "acoustic bass guitar" is a bit of an oxymoron. The whole idea of it was > invented for "MTV Unplugged" so that bass players who couldn't play a double > bass would have something to do. Nobody ever hears them acoustically, they > just can't keep up with an unplugged band. You need a much bigger body to > decently reproduce low frequency sound. So forget about mic technique, use > a good DI, and treat it like an electric bass, which it is. > > Thanks, > Bill Gribble Isn't an acoustic bass (ie, a great big guitar) an essential part of a Mariachi Band? Or are you guys talking about something else? -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
