Members Tights Posted September 4, 2005 Members Posted September 4, 2005 Mark Sandman is the best two-string bassist I can come up with. (btw, where can I buy a two string bass? I looked all over.) Flaming away.
Members Tights Posted September 4, 2005 Author Members Posted September 4, 2005 I mean flame away. sorry I can't get over that Cure for Pain.
Members hoerni Posted September 4, 2005 Members Posted September 4, 2005 Agreed. I love Mark Sandman. His baritone vocals are great too (I've been working on "Gone for Good" from Yes lately) BTW, I think there was another 2 string bassist; I remember seeing a video with a guy playing it - really thin neck. As I recall, Sandman played an old Premier bass. Possibly short scale. He just used the center 2 strings and left the others empty. Not sure what the tunings was.
Members Tights Posted September 4, 2005 Author Members Posted September 4, 2005 I think the guy in that video was in D:A:D. They were big on MTV back in the day, so I hear.Mark Sandman is also one of my favorite vocalists.
Members Tights Posted September 4, 2005 Author Members Posted September 4, 2005 D : A : DMalfunctioning smilies:mad:
Members c0kenp0pr0ckz Posted September 4, 2005 Members Posted September 4, 2005 morphine the drug is pretty cool...when i broke my arm and the bone came out (and i didnt cry cause i'm just that tough) I got some kinda pain killer they say is stronger than morphine and i was trippin on that stuff, i forget what it's called but if someone knows please tell me cause that stuff is the {censored}
Members beam Posted September 4, 2005 Members Posted September 4, 2005 Originally posted by c0kenp0pr0ckz morphine the drug is pretty cool...when i broke my arm and the bone came out (and i didnt cry cause i'm just that tough) I got some kinda pain killer they say is stronger than morphine and i was trippin on that stuff, i forget what it's called but if someone knows please tell me cause that stuff is the {censored} There are dozens of them.
Members bassguy Posted September 4, 2005 Members Posted September 4, 2005 I LOVE MORPHINE!!!!!!!! ...i just dont like the surgeries i have to go thru to get it...lol i also like morphius....does that count?
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Standard tuning was, I believe, D-A for Mark. But... "Buena" is C-G, "Cure for Pain" has both 5ths and octaves so I'm thinking its D-A-D, and a few other tunings. Man, I love Morphine though! Not just 2-string bass, 2-string SLIDE bass!
Members hoerni Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser Standard tuning was, I believe, D-A for Mark. But..."Buena" is C-G, "Cure for Pain" has both 5ths and octaves so I'm thinking its D-A-D, and a few other tunings.Man, I love Morphine though!Not just 2-string bass, 2-string SLIDE bass! Would that be D-A as in drop D (the one right below the standard E string) and A (what is normally the 3rd string)? That would seem to make sense to me, as an octave higher wouldn't be bassy enough.
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by hoerni Would that be D-A as in drop D (the one right below the standard E string) and A (what is normally the 3rd string)? That would seem to make sense to me, as an octave higher wouldn't be bassy enough. Not usually. D as in open D string, and A as in G string up one step. C-G is down one step from there. Morphine's sound wasn't extreme low end, it was low-mid range. That middle register sounds great for Morphine. Mark may have gone lower on some songs, I haven't analyzed very many.
Members hoerni Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser Not usually.D as in open D string, and A as in G string up one step.C-G is down one step from there.Morphine's sound wasn't extreme low end, it was low-mid range. That middle register sounds great for Morphine.Mark may have gone lower on some songs, I haven't analyzed very many. Cool, thanks. I've often thought about stringing up a bass to try and do a Morphine cover (love that groove on "Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer". So the D-A-D you mentioned was that with another high stirng? (a whole step above the C string on a six string bass?)
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by hoerni Cool, thanks. I've often thought about stringing up a bass to try and do a Morphine cover (love that groove on "Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer".So the D-A-D you mentioned was that with another high stirng? (a whole step above the C string on a six string bass?) That would be on "Cure For Pain" if I'm remembering the line correctly. Yeah, because I'm pretty sure the chords go D-F#-E, but the F# and the E get octaves up instead of 5ths like the D so I'm very certain its DAD, with the high D being a step higher than a 6 stringer's C. I'd suggest listening to that one yourself first, though. I may be getting my positions mixed up and it could be A-E-A, now that I stop and think about it.
Members hoerni Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser That would be on "Cure For Pain" if I'm remembering the line correctly. Yeah, because I'm pretty sure the chords go D-F#-E, but the F# and the E get octaves up instead of 5ths like the D so I'm very certain its DAD, with the high D being a step higher than a 6 stringer's C.I'd suggest listening to that one yourself first, though. I may be getting my positions mixed up and it could be A-E-A, now that I stop and think about it. Thanks again for the info. I'll need to pick up Cure for Pain. Right now I only have Yes and The Night (I think that's the name of the last one).
Members ToeJamFootball Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 i got given morphine when i was like 8 to go into surgery on my left arm, but i went all crazy and started smashing up {censored} in the hospital:confused: ToeJam
Members bassguy Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 i just tripped really bad, but it was a good bad trip...lol
Members sunburstbasser Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Morphine-the drug-is an opiate. Opium, codiene, and heroin come to mind as cousins and have many of the same effects to varying degrees.
Members Jonny Five Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 I'm apparently allergic to it... they shot me up in the ER when i dislocated my shoulder and my entire arm lit up like a christmas tree.
Members gretschzildjian Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by sunburstbasser Man, I love Morphine though! Not just 2-string bass, 2-string SLIDE bass! +2!!! Love 'em, and I know RonC loves 'em too
Members Ron C Posted September 5, 2005 Members Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by gretschzildjian +2!!! Love 'em, and I know RonC loves 'em too ABSO{censored}IN'LUTELY!!
Members Benjamin Posted September 6, 2005 Members Posted September 6, 2005 I liked Morphine, the band. I also liked Morphine, the drug. Has anyone hallucinated blue budgies on Morphone? Apparently it is a common occurrence, but I didn't see them. My housemate has a bunch of DAD albums. I can't say I like it at all. WTF is the story with the bass player. Does he wish he was a chick or what?? As for his stupid 2 string Thunderduck or whatever and his Rocket Bass, the guy looks like a complete tool.
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