Bob Gollihur - Gollihur Music
Bob Gollihur

Gollihur Music - Upright Bass Specialists
"Double Bass Pickup and Microphone Systems, Strings, Electric and Acoustic Upright Basses, Amplifiers, Accessories, Parts, and more..."

Mark Gollihur - Gollihur Music
Mark Gollihur

HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.



UPRIGHT BASS SPECIALISTS... ON THE WEB SINCE 1997
Home Page

Gollihur Music - Upright Bass Specialists
BROWSE PRODUCTS
Accessories
Amplifiers & Speakers
Basses:
  Upright
  Electric Upright
Bows & Rosin
Bridges
Audio/Speaker Cables
Double Bass Cases
Books and DVDs
Double Bass Parts
Pickups/Mics For:
  Upright Bass
  Acoustic Guitar
  Other Instruments
Preamps & Processors
Stands
Strings

SPECIALS
856-292-3194
10am-7pm
Eastern Time


or mail check/MO




INFO
Ordering Information
Contact Us
Warranty Info
Who's Bob?
  About Gollihur Music

RESOURCES
Upright Bass FAQs
  Questions and Answers
Double Bass Links
Bass Luthier List
   Repair-persons Directory
Join Our Mailing List
Bass Classified Ads
Product Manuals


SECURE SHOPPING
HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.

Bookmark and Share

SOUND: How to sound like Ray Brown (or your personal bass hero)
It's easy. Play like Ray Brown.

Don't look to equipment, please don't ask me to sell you a pickup to give you his sound... they can't add sustain or perform magic. That's equivalent to a vocalist ordering the microphone Sinatra used so he can sound like him. It's in your hands.

If you practice with a pickup, stop it! Concentrate on your acoustic sound, use techniques to get that big sound from the bass. You need to put a lot of meat on those strings and play to the balcony!. The action at the bridge has to be high enough to allow the string to bloom.

The point is to create "the sound" at the bass, using the right instrument, setup, strings, and player. Don't look to pickups, boxes, amps, etc., to produce the sound — they should deliver your acoustic sound, not make it.

The Fine Print: The information contained herein is based on what's in my brain and/or my opinions as of today and is subject to change. Like any topic, a great deal more information could be added—but the intent of these writings is to present easy to understand, quick FAQs, to address common questions and improve the reader's general knowledge. What's written here is by no means the authoritative absolute answer, I am not the world's greatest authority on bass (not even close), or on anything else for that matter. I hope the information and opinions here are helpful to you, that's the point!

I welcome email with dissenting and additional viewpoints that help improve my personal awareness and the content pages. If you have a question that you think belongs here, please let me know.
Bob

Product Associated With This FAQ

Laminated Gollihur Music 'Estle Louis' Bass (3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 size)
This page, all HTML code, and all images, photos and descriptions © copyright 1997—2012. All rights reserved.