Bowing the Bass for Blissful Ambient Sounds

[@MrDivagation]

Wow, the richness of the sound is impressive !

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

@@MrDivagation Thank you for tuning in, your feedback is much appreciated!

[@HeyDropthat]

just lovely I miss my old rig where I did whale calls and swells and bows with flatwounds cheers

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

@@HeyDropthat Thank you so much! Ah man that sounds awesome, I think I need to try it with flats now.

[@PropertyEdits]

holy crap ive been wondering how this kind of sound could be achieved in general. Bow on a bass is NOT what i would have expected to be a route there. This is wonderful

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

@@PropertyEdits Thank you, glad you like it. To be honest, I think it ended up sounding a fair bit like a Yamaha CS-80 (Thus the Blade Runner vibes) which was a surprise to me too. Bassbowing is a secret weapon for sure ^^

[@SoulSearchingGaijin]

Amazing!

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

@@SoulSearchingGaijin Thank you! This was a beautiful session for me. I haven't really done it before outside of trying it out a bit. Took me by surprise.

[@scottnelle]

WHAT?! This is so cool! Sweet bass, too.

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

@@scottnelle Hell yeah! It works like a charm, should try it if you have a bass and access to a bow. It's a Sire Marcus Miller P5 bass. I got it used and it's a ridicilously good instrument for what I paid for it. Like it a lot.

[@scottnelle]

@DawlessAndBibleBlack awesome! I have a small pile of basses and I'm pretty sure my brother has a bow, maybe I'll give it a shot! I've always liked those Sire Marcus Miller basses, they seem like an incredible value for a really well built instrument.

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

@@scottnelle Yeah I'm bit of a gear snob with stringed instruments and this feels like a premium instrument with the rolled fingerboard edges, roasted neck etc. to me. They're great!

[@markswakow9687]

I HAVE to try this! What kind of bow are you using?

[@DawlessAndBibleBlack]

Absolutely! It's a cello bow.