I put upright bass strings on this bass guitar...and I'm never taking them off!

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@aguywhodoesthings7061 2 ай бұрын

"I put strings on this bass guitar...and I'm never taking them off!" - every bassist ever

@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn 2 ай бұрын

"Put strings on"? 🤔 What are you talking about? All mine already had strings on when I bought them, you can buy them without strings and then have to put them on yourself? That seems like a lot of extra work, and expense. Just buy the ones with strings already on mate, you'll be set for the next 20 or 30 years at least! 🙂👍

@yoeyyoey8937 2 ай бұрын

If you use decent flatwounds then you’ll never notice the difference

@LL-bl8hd 2 ай бұрын

😂

@michaelwilson2340 2 ай бұрын

I say that. But then it gets to the point my fingers smell bitter and metallic after playing and eventually I buy a new set.

@kipholscher1812 2 ай бұрын

Your words are hurtful.

@michaelmcaleavyguitar 2 ай бұрын

The bow actually worked pretty well

@nintzelj 2 ай бұрын

I liked it too!... just some practice to gain a bit of control.

@DantesGrill Ай бұрын

@@nintzelj You'd probably have to modify a bit too to be able to play each separate string. It's too flat as is.

@briandoornink7597 Ай бұрын

i thought so

@erickbullard2066 Ай бұрын

Drone me a sweet lullaby from the darkest depths of debauchery, the bow made it a Monster! Love it!

@JackSparrow-yb3lq Ай бұрын

I thought the bow had a cool sound. I also like the look of the twisted strings on it.

@mastercraft5798 4 ай бұрын

You've just nailed that Motown/Northern Soul sound that lots of people have been after for ages, only it's the super expensive method. But hey, well done you!

@AlexMint 4 ай бұрын

It's been a while since I changed double bass strings and oof I didn't realize they'd gotten to around $100 by now.

@colintowndrow9501 4 ай бұрын

And the rest!

@MidlifeRenaissanceMan 3 ай бұрын

A _decent_ set of upright strings are seriously expensive

@mastercraft5798 3 ай бұрын

Don't I know it! @@MidlifeRenaissanceMan

@foljs5858 2 ай бұрын

"You've just nailed that Motown/Northern Soul sound that lots of people have been after for ages" wouldn't that be P-bass + flatwounds + sponge under the bridge

@jonathancapps1103 Ай бұрын

Your first effort with a bow sounds worlds better than some beginner violinists that I've heard.

@nicksalvatore5717 Ай бұрын

Frets help with that haha

@pimcramer2569 8 ай бұрын

That's a signature bass tone

@mico1664 Ай бұрын

Behs

@dkpum Жыл бұрын

bernadette is probably one of the best motown bass riffs i cant lie

@monsieurcommissaire1628 Ай бұрын

Mr. Sapko, I have now subscribed, partly because you have a 2-pickup bass with a real neck pickup. It does sound awesome. Strings made for bowed instruments are on a different level than what most of us are used to. I like to think there's some wild-ass voodoo metallurgical sh*t going on, but who knows. I attempted to learn the strange bass called a "violincello" and I eventually developed some rather violent feelings toward the bow. There's a reason violinists start at age 1 or something, with little 1/32 size violins; bowing is insanely difficult. Forget mastering accurate intonation on a fretless board- that's the easy part. Using a bow to make sounds that don't recall the bloodcurdling mating shriek of rutting she-demons is an art that allows no shortcuts to proficiency. Hats off to any who master it.

@AntonovichHicksenbrau Ай бұрын

LoL

@zibbezabba2491 Ай бұрын

Hmm... I can attest to that, Although I mainly like to play behs, I also own a cello which I like to play the day after my neighbours have kept me up the night before. I should also add, I use the term 'play' very loosely. Although I'm a pretty good bass player, I'm totally useless on the cello. Using a bow is like trying to pick up marbles with chopsticks.

@MrOtistetrax Ай бұрын

I started the violin aged 5. Why anybody would give that instrument to a child I will never know. I gave up aged 13, having never successfully made a noise that didn’t sound like someone torturing an animal.

@scottbrower9052 8 ай бұрын

That Tool figure sounded great.

@gcvrsa 2 ай бұрын

In 2002, I custom ordered by Warwick Custom Shop Corvette Proline short scale fretless specifically to tune it in either ADGC or CGDA (in fifths, cello tuning). When I first got it, I would use the top four strings of a 6-string set of flatwounds, but then I finally got to trying it with the cello tuning. I bought a custom gauge set of D'Addario Chromes guitar strings (not the bass versions), with the lightest wound string, .020, but it just would not withstand tuning up to A without breaking. So, I bought a set of D'Addario Prelude (student grade) 4/4 medium tension cello strings (which are compatible with magnetic pickups, and they are solid steel cores, and they have been on ever since, though I am thinking lately of going back to fourths tuning. D'Addario does make a set of Helicore (professional grade) cello strings for use with bass guitar E Standard tuning, as well, with stranded steel cores.

@mal2ksc Ай бұрын

Fifths (CGDA) tuning is why I want an electric U-Bass (with roundwound or tapewound strings). The neck would be short enough to get around easily despite the intervals. Unfortunately, they don't make string sets conducive to doing this.

@duncan-rmi Ай бұрын

macca: "long shiny ones". every other bassist: "what he said".

@dungareesareforfools Ай бұрын

It sounds like a Hofner violin bass with the tone rolled right off.

@banjo1957 2 ай бұрын

That BEHS sounds incredible , cool idea .❤

@iheartswinub Жыл бұрын

I’m impressed the bow actually worked! Very cool

@daveleblanc3558 Жыл бұрын

I once bowed a bass guitar with regular roundwounds. It works, you just dont have the fingerboard radius to play the middle strings.

@cake_9510 8 ай бұрын

Of course it worked, a bow works on really any stringed instrument

@smmyers5956 4 ай бұрын

The sound of those strings is epic man! Good job!!

@turdusmerula_ 9 ай бұрын

you´re like a bassplayer´s bass player hahahaha freaking love your videos man!!!!!1

@TheOverlordOfProcrastination 2 ай бұрын

That’s properly awesome. Can’t see me doing it any time soon, but definitely a cool super flatwound sound.

@nathanielmabis5803 Ай бұрын

I'd be interested in hearing those strings on a Rickenbacker, probably the best vintage bass tone

@TomiSimatupang 6 ай бұрын

Man! You've got that tone... 1:55 very similar to BB Dickerson on Black Man's Burdon, Nuts, Seeds-and Life. One of my favorite electric bass moments ever!

@cieranmiller4445 10 ай бұрын

That sounds fantastic!

@joycegrove5602 2 ай бұрын

Sounded really cool, cheers Danny!

@scottkendall6672 5 ай бұрын

That's a fantastic tone !

@bosondas5374 9 ай бұрын

Love Your vids Danny. I’ve only just come across them and I think there great. Thank You

@Journey-of-1000-Miles 2 ай бұрын

Nice tone, and great playing!

@rw9495 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed how that ended up sounding!

@jackhaugh 2 ай бұрын

That’s incredibly cool!

@MunchiesMusicMadness Жыл бұрын

I'm always looking for serious bass videos but fun videos are cool too thanks for the cool content

@erock.steady 3 ай бұрын

that final question provided the ultimate solution for upright strings on electric bass, tho.

@AwooPatrol 7 ай бұрын

I love that tone

@jtromsness 10 ай бұрын

Dude, your feel is great!

@surfup 8 ай бұрын

amazing - brilliant !

@KeysForChrist 4 ай бұрын

Great sound love it!

@dejanmitic9451 Ай бұрын

Awesome as always ❤❤❤❤

@jroc2201 Ай бұрын

Excellent,well played

@michaelmenkes7233 Ай бұрын

The Labella Low Tension Flats on my non-reverse Thunderbird get a very similar response, for those who want to try something similar I do recommend a Thunderbird (at least the pickups) with the traditional 3 point bridge for this. The bridge and strings together choke the sustain just enough to thump without going with foam or other tricks. An EB0 or EB3 or SG bass would rock here too.

@greengonzonz Ай бұрын

Sounds amazing

@jonprosser2980 4 ай бұрын

Sounds raddd!

@rockwellproductionspresent4436 Ай бұрын

So sick!

@francissookraj3202 Ай бұрын

It sounds brilliant, what a bass.

@ScratchedDVDhelp 8 ай бұрын

imagine a fretless with this

@gowensbach2998 2 ай бұрын

Love the sound! Greht!

@Thudmunky Жыл бұрын

Loving videos Danny, I’d love to see some slap licks on the chowny SWB1 or some basic grooves. I’ve got one of the last Indian made SWB1’s from Stephen and it plays beautifully and I find it great for “trying to learn slap” some basic slap grooves or series would be great. Something to get started with style. Keep groovin my fellow Yorkshire man 🤘😎🤘

@sirnicholas5542 9 ай бұрын

DANGEROUSLY funky

@Wolfpak765 2 ай бұрын

Dang. I really like the way it sounds.

@tylerhunt5578 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad someone let him cook on this one is a very interesting tone

@huuters 2 ай бұрын

This’s noice! Now, you should try to put roundwound strings on the double-behs and go at it with the bow and overdrive crancked up 🤷🏼‍♂️🙈

@TheDrewjameson Ай бұрын

the bow sounded pretty good!

@AnAllAroundPlayerMaker 10 ай бұрын

Now compare it with flatwounds!

@MikeyLikey95 3 ай бұрын

Funky Disco-Funktionalität, hun! So deep and dark I love it so much. Gonna try it with my Rickenbacker 4003w someday.

@dafunkycanuck Ай бұрын

Yeah, sounds NICE!

@caomunistadoggo4129 24 күн бұрын

AMAZING

@mxdahliabelle Ай бұрын

This is the most perfect bass guitar tone ever 🥰 Must do!

@GiovanniGugliantini 2 ай бұрын

Quite awesome!

@ReluctantReader 8 ай бұрын

thats so awesome

@user-iq8xo5xd3n Жыл бұрын

It sounds nice!

@haynerbass 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@larryhicks4203 3 ай бұрын

I love it!!!!

@meekoloco Ай бұрын

Okay, I like that sound a lot!

@paulnicholls2921 Жыл бұрын

Haha, good video! Bow sounded menacing.

@davidpstoopsjr4513 Ай бұрын

Man I think you just started something, I like it

@dougsmith7083 Ай бұрын

My 1971 Pre sounds pretty gnarly/Jamerson-like....buuuuuuuuut, this is just FILTHY awesome (#1) - THIS IS GOLD Gets pretty trippy afterwards...very interesting though Cheers

@ludovicvanb9713 21 сағат бұрын

Amazing.

@josephaaron9484 Ай бұрын

Pretty sick man innit

@robertodell3056 4 ай бұрын

Now that's an awesome "BEHS" sound

@christophercook4819 Ай бұрын

That sounds fuckin awesome could you imagine doing a metal track with those? EPIIIIICCC!!!!!

@LeoMilani7 Ай бұрын

this actually sounded great

@yeoss 10 ай бұрын

they should make those strings but for electric bass length

@jaydenwhitlen1489 8 ай бұрын

Basically just flatwounds

@AnthonyMonaghan 5 ай бұрын

They do...they're called flat wound strings.

@mccypr 3 ай бұрын

Amazing! 🙂😎

@michaelj3414 Ай бұрын

That bow flashed Kate Bush through my brain. Under Ice from Hounds of Love.

@artpiratecollage 2 ай бұрын

The bow sounded good

@sirllamalot1980 2 ай бұрын

AMEHZING!

@blackmarketoutpost 21 күн бұрын

Fantastic videos all around I don’t play any instruments but I feel like I need t play BEHS after finding your channel

@umami0247 Ай бұрын

Actually you are on to something here. It sounds pretty good. Very inventive.

@stevend1420 4 ай бұрын

Metal AF

@kathrynwhitby9799 Ай бұрын

that 1st riff reminds me of a lot of 70s cop shows like Starsky & Hutch, or Kojack. :D

@tomspagnardi290 10 ай бұрын

Sounds really cool! Any idea what kind of upright strings they are? If you don't know the Brand/Model, can you tell the composition? Are they gut? Are they steel wrapped or synthetic wrapped? Is the core steel or synthetic?

@4chanbannedband570 5 ай бұрын

they have to have steel somewhere for the electromagnetic pickups to work.

@johnm2012 3 ай бұрын

@@4chanbannedband570They have to have metal in them, but it doesn't have to be steel.

@jimcady9309 Ай бұрын

@@johnm2012 magnetic pickups would require iron (steel) to work. Iron (the primary component of steel) is the only magnetic metal, as far as I know).

@johnm2012 Ай бұрын

@@jimcady9309 I'm afraid you're wrong on both counts. Firstly, magnetic pickups will work with any strings that conduct electricity. That means any metal or any of a number of non-metallic materials that happen to conduct electricity. A conductor vibrating within a magnetic field has a varying electric current induced into it. That current has a small varying magnetic field associated with it which is detected as a disturbance to the main magnetic field by the coil of wire in the pickup. Secondly, there are many magnetic materials other than iron. Cobalt and nickel are two examples. So, to reiterate my point, the main requirement of a string to be used with a magnetic pickup is that it conduct electricity. With that requirement in mind any material with that property can be chosen for the purpose.

@Tomsthumb Ай бұрын

nice with the bow

@jaymarcum5863 Жыл бұрын

Nice the first demo reminds me of Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam’s tone

@grigoriraspoutine9298 Жыл бұрын

i needed a double bass... Now i need it more.

@peterb1543 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much strain they put on the neck.

@OdaKa Жыл бұрын

I would think less than normal electric bass strings

@tigerscott2966 10 ай бұрын

Great video...

@Lowgraphicsdeer 10 күн бұрын

Upright strings never break

@danstone8783 2 ай бұрын

Danny is one wild and crazy Czechoslovakian behser!

@froggyvids5050 Ай бұрын

I hope i remember this for when I buy an electric bass

@noone-pg4lr 2 ай бұрын

Yo that was a nice behs

@user-hk4kd2md5h 2 ай бұрын

THE GUNK KEEPS THE FUNK🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

@rodrigomazzini2656 10 ай бұрын

try it with some overdrive or distortion, I bet that would sound sick

@user-rs7tv5lq5v 2 ай бұрын

kallium can and probably would make round wound strings that would fit the double bass

@flashbass1 Ай бұрын

Awesome ❤🧡💚💯👊✌

@erikavery1105 2 ай бұрын

I'm rebuilding this 70s Japanese Les Paul copy BEHS..... I might try this.

@seancox5476 Жыл бұрын

How does the tension feel on them?

@TiberiusWallace 5 ай бұрын

That's awesome. How did I miss this video first time around?! You'd need bolt cutter to cut them.

@jasonbrooks4829 Ай бұрын

Shit, dude!! I was just thinking of this! I bought some synthetic cat gut strings for my upright and still have the. Original strings. I was just thinking what it was be like to have upright strings on my electric. Awesome vids man!!!

@scottbubb2946 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I tried using a bow on my fretless for a couple shows. The guitar player and I both had violin bows and we tried to do the keyboard intro to Mr. Crowley. It was not good.