Electric upright bass - Schubert Arpeggione sonata A minor - NS design NXT5

[@daveroberts2378]

Very nice. It's great to see that clean bowing is possible on a 5-string.

[@matthewv789]

All the major German orchestras (such as Berlin Philharmonic) play on 5 string basses, as do some that emulate them such as the excellent Seoul Philharmonic in South Korea. For this piece I like hearing Maria Krykov or Mikyung Sung particularly, though lots of players do it well.

[@FunkInTheTrunk]

@@matthewv789 very interesting!

[@7000bass]

Thanks...the best demonstration and performance of edb on you tube and excellent bowing technique

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thank you!

[@Kcutthth]

That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@Diplodocus522]

That sounded great! Can't believe the EUB sounds so much like an actual upright

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thank you:)

[@andrasvargas]

Beautiful!

[@fleidermouse3639]

Gorgeous playing, sound. Wow.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thanks!

[@MbdslEst1964]

Lovely playing, followed this thread here from your post on basschat.co.uk. I've bowed my ns cr4m for years and have left people gobsmacked at the bowed tone. Great to hear someone doing the Nxt justice.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

+MbdslEst1964 Thank you! And I agree, it's definitely worth bowing it.

[@leifkorsnes4701]

For not being a classical player this is very good👍👏👏

[@SISTERCOOKIE]

beautiful 🖤

[@jmunguia784]

wow man that was great. I wanna get an ns they look and sound beautiful!

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

thanks!

[@KenJencks]

Very nice. Sounds lovely.

[@chriss1152]

Sounds really good

[@brianharris1830]

Tremendous!

[@vacharasakpechkul6405]

Great sound and playing 😊 Having this NXT5 is one of my dream because I want to learn electric upright bass playing. And you inspire me more!! Thank you for posting this clip 😊, I will try to collect my money to buy this bass further (this is quite expensive for me 😅). Regards.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thank you! Maybe you could find a second hand EUB somewhere? good luck with the saving

[@thetominator917]

No mic? Wow. Top notch.

[@chrisw5742]

I can hear the air of the room. Makes it hard to hear the bass. I use a Tascam multitrack to record my basses and from line out into a attenuator to mic input on my camera. I load songs onto tracks 7/8 on the Tascam to play along and record.

[@angeldesodoma100]

Woow! Great, best regards since México.

[@merrionjackson6870]

No matter how many times I listen to this video, it always impresses me. and encourage me to try this upright bass. Thanks for the info on where to get accompaniment piano music. Well done sir.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@ThorviFairstone]

Amazing!!

[@JtheMunch]

I love this, great performance. Sadly the audio is slightly muddled in the low frequencies. Send me the stems and i can mix it for you for free

[@edwardsvives]

Congratulations!

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thanks!

[@seanm4124]

Awesome!

[@podell111]

Sounds great. I have an NXT4. I get a great tone for playing with fingers. I have to turn the tone on the bass down 3/4. However, I can never get a great bow tone. Its loud and harsh for me. What is your secret? Thanks.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

+Paul ODell thanks a lot! A few things: - EQ. Need to cut mids - Effect. Add a bit of reverb, to get some resonance - Technique. I found that if I bow too close to the frog, the sound is too scratchy. So I only use the last 2 thirds of the bow on the EUB. - Recording. I find that the only way to get a decent sound is to record the sound in the room, rather than DI (horrible) or close mic the amp(not great either). Now that's a problem when recording with the band off course. I've tried destroying the sound on purpose by adding some distortion and it works ok with a close mic. That can be cool also, but not with Schubert :)

[@remyzk9424]

Paul ODell use only the piezo pickup

[@lawrencelevinson]

@@sylvainmeneux7266 amazing and beautiful. What type of bow are you using? Gorgeous

[@FunkInTheTrunk]

@@lawrencelevinson I believe he responded to another comment with an answer such as “A double bass French bow”

[@MsCellobass]

Nice playing. Watch your right arm and hand. Looks very tense. Don't want to hurt urself.

[@rafkonings]

Great playing! I was wondering: how is the sound through headphones? Can it be played silently?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

thanks, and yes, you can play through headphones. The sound is better coming through speakers though. Especially bowed.

[@skippyj2440]

How does it compare with the normal double bass and what is its sound output put?

[@micahtiemeyerable]

Well done - certainly not the stock strings though? What strings do you have on it?

[@janburger8299]

super!

[@ralfsteikowski9184]

wow!!

[@hellen70666666]

....Quite Enjoyable...!!!....:)

[@anthonyfeschyn790]

Is your bass strung with a low B string or a high C string?

[@jonahpaz.]

Can you describe the difference between the Acoustic upright bass sound and the electric upright bass sound? (And also, if you know about the Baby bass`s)

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

The acoustic bass sound is much deeper and richer. But most of the time, what makes it amazing doesn't come through when you play with a pick up and an amp, unless you have a great sound engineer with you and amazing gear. I remember seeing Renaud Garcia-fons and Dave Holland live, and the sound was perfect. But I never heard amateur players getting a decent acoustic sound when amplified. So in that context, I think the EUB is a valid alternative for contemporary music. It cuts through nicely, with a hybrid sound between a fretless bass and a double bass. No problem with feedback and you can experiment with effect pedals. I don't know about the baby bass, never tried or seen it.

[@brettlarsen1444]

I’m curious what strings you have on that. I have an NS design and the stock strings don’t seem to handle the bow well.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

NS d'addario contemporary. Traditional set would probably be better for bowing I guess

[@brettlarsen1444]

@@sylvainmeneux7266 thank you so much!

[@taylorsavoie5461]

where could I find the double bass transcription for this?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

I don't know, I used the original Arpeggione version

[@luchope01]

Sound very nice!! Its an Ampeg BA110?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thanks, yes, the BA110 it is

[@zachbromfield9902]

What kind of bow is that? Just starting a interest in this. Don’t know what to buy. thanks

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

That's a double bass French bow. The other kind is the German bow and it has got a different grip.

[@mnelson071799]

very nice! what strings do you use on the nxt?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

+Mike Nelson Thank you! I use the contemporary NS/d'addario strings. I heard it might sound better bowed with traditional strings, I should try it one day. How about you?

[@mnelson071799]

Thanks for the reply! I still have the stock strings on my NXT5, which I believe are the contemporaries. I'm after a more traditional sound though, so I'm doing some research.

[@pendragon1158]

where'd you get the composition from?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Do you mean the music sheet?

[@RhondaBranneky]

It’s a piece published by Peter’s Edition, for example by Franz Schubert. It’s called the “Arpeggione Sonata”. Nice playing, by the way! This piece is already difficult to play on the cello and the arpeggione is very rare.

[@jacobedwards9706]

This is awesome playing but your right arm seems really ridged and tense. Especially at the wrist. I think that’s where those over tones are coming from in the faster bits.

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Thanks Jacob, very valid comment and I'm aware of it. The problem I find with the electric is the scratchy sound when bowed. I find that playing with the higher part of the bow makes it easier to get a more constant sound and somehow a better control on the pressure. You can see on the video, I hardly play near the frog at all. That makes the bowing a little awkward. Plus my bow technique is not great to start with :)

[@richardgordon9939]

sounds great. what brand strings are you using? thanks

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

+Richard Gordon Thank you, I use contemporary NS/d'addario

[@silverfang2047]

can it be played on a 4 string bass

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Yes absolutely but that'd be much harder. Look for Paradzik's amazing version.

[@silverfang2047]

Paradzick?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Yes, Bozo Paradzik, He's a classical virtuoso. He's incredible. Look him up!

[@matthewv789]

@@sylvainmeneux7266 Yes, he is excellent. Also Mikyung Sung (for anything) or Maria Krykov is very nice in this piece.

[@hkcontrabass]

EUB has its limitation that the sound so soft that lack tension while bowing

[@Jasper_4444]

The tuning is EADGC?

[@sylvainmeneux7266]

Yes that's right

[@trickerboy599]

I think I will stick to the normal double bass

[@edwardtruax5254]

"I'm not a classical player"... Could have fooled me!😮

[@nick34075]

ну не знаю.. если эта электроприпблуда то... только не соло.. такие вещи только на живом.хоть бы и на москвиче.никто такое и слушать не будет. а вот в джазе где то или в команде поиграть - сгодится...