ACO - John Feeney, Bass

John Feeney demonstrates the power and subtletyof gut strings on his his "big-shouldered" 18th century bass, and descibes how the ACO’s blend of natural instruments produces a "deeper realization of the music”. Producer/Director: Carolyn Swartz; DIrectors of photography: Amitsbh Joshi and Eric Spink; Editors: Erik Spin and Josh A. Cook

[@thebassrogue]

Holy crap, the sound of this bass literally made me cry!

[@peterbrendler9662]

John is the best! Love this guy.

[@Narayan2711]

I just love everything about this. I think Ben Wolfe used to have a similar bass shape. I love them shoulders.

[@jbf111]

I’m using a eudoxa low B/C string. On rare occasions i use a low E string - also a wound gut eudoxa- good for jazz- anything.

[@joldisyri8936]

How is the tension in the eudoxa wound gut E? I’m using a synthetic right now at about 45 lbs of tension. Was wondering if the eudoxa was similar?

[@VitoLiuzzi]

GREAT !!! IT's a BERGONZI !!! John you are very lucky and great soloiist !!

[@Ricobass0]

Do you have any thoughts on what bow hair, bow weight and rosin type works best with gut strings?

[@slowPhil95]

Beautiful! What are the pieces played in this clip? Wanna learn em

[@nathanshigley9431]

Late but it’s Elegy 3 by Bottesini

[@murattaner7384]

Yes ! Yes! Yes! What I have been trying to tell people too .... ( I also talk about real skin drum heads, gut guitar strings, playing with no nails ) :))

[@izzohood7172]

Used to play on a bass with shoulders kind of similar to these ones. The most uncomfortable experience in my life as bassist....

[@skimojun77]

What are the tensions on the unwound guts Mr. Feeney? Are those medium sets? or heavy?

[@michaelbinder9518]

Don't know why people still like steel strings . Didn't change back since I first put gut strings on. Completely right!

[@ralf-peter.schwarz]

Whyyy I didn't hear about that before???

[@kevinbeardsley5541]

What kind of gut string is being used in the video?

[@jbf111]

The top three strings are Antiquus unwound gut made by Nicholas Baldock- the bottom is a siver wound low C by Eudoxa.

[@jbf111]

The top three strings are Antiquus unwound gut made by Nicholas Baldock- the bottom is a siver wound low C by Eudoxa.

[@dinglebass]

Is that a low C without an extension?

[@jbf111]

yes- a silver wound eudoxa low c string

[@dinglebass]

If you don't mind me asking, how does that work for you having the Low C set up "normal". Or are you in 5th tuning?

[@keithruddell1800]

nickelodeon GUTS do do do do ya have it GUTS

[@alfieharries]

Louder than steel strings?......if you say so dude.

[@tity4100]

I always tend to hate the tone of gut strings. Sounds horrible. The bass player is good though!

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

It's out of tune

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

It’s so out of tune lol