Guitar vs Piccolo Bass (37-40" Scale Kalium Quake Bass)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The sound of the Quake Bass in Piccolo Tuning is kinda like that of an Acoustic-Electric Guitar with a Piezoelectric Pickup plugged into the Guitar amp on the Clean Setting.

[@jensvide777]

The bass sounds like a free guitar VST instrument.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

blue cheese cult, the Piccolo Bass has a really crunchy sound that no other Guitar can produce.

[@bassandswitch6367]

I agree. It just does not sound as good as a guitar doing the high stuff

[@SchizoCannibal]

​@@bassandswitch6367 ye you need specific pickups for clean tones on piccolo bass.

[@SlavJerry]

it got that songsterr tone

[@stephenhodgeman6496]

The bass is surprisingly brighter than the guitar lol

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The timbres sound different but they're special.

[@thenoctus6722]

I'd've expected the guitar to have a more sharp treble, but surprisingly the piccolo bass actually cuts trough the mix way better!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The longer scale length really makes it sound crunchier.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Especailly when you're using super thin 5s.

[@nicgundy]

The Quake bass's piccolo reminds me of a tele twang

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

It does sound like a Telecaster which might be great if you don't have a spare telecaster.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

And like a clavinet.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@taylordiclemente5163 That might be perfect for Stevie Wonder's Superstition if you tune the whole thing down half a step. The Clavinet is an Electric Clavichord that plugs into an amp.

[@aidanbrooks771]

The piccolo tuning sounded pretty cool. I think it would be interesting if you did a 6 string mod on this, and tuned it E2-E4 with something like a set 5-7 gauge strings

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

That might rock because a higher scale allows you to get away with thinner strings and a brighter sound.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The song I've wanted to hear on it was Joyful Joyful from Sister Act 2.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

A Piccolo Bass gives you a really special sound that you just can't get out of a Standard Guitar.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

2:23 Distortion pedal time

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:48 Tension Gauge & Scale are different from both instruments which changes the timbre. The tension is the same but the Longer Scale & Thinner Strings produce a brighter sound.

[@BeardManny]

Your guitar playing has gotten much better! Kudos

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Another thing I noticed is that with the Distortion the Quake Bass has a crunchier sound, which is kinda like that of those Ibanez Extended range Guitars

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

That Piccolo Bass sound is very crunchy which might be great for song covers. The longer scale and thinner strings does produce a brighter sound often heard in metal.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Those Fanned Frets were the other thing that also changed the sound because with Short Treble Strings and Long Bass Strings (like the Harp and Piano) it sounds almost like a Distorted Piano.

[@Gree-xl4kw]

I remember watching this back then

[@SpecialFragoutYT]

nice vid my man 😎👌

[@DeirdreSM]

I’m actually surprised they sounded as similar as they did. Not that they sounded particularly alike, I’d just expected it to be more different.

[@1992Apocalypse]

Holy shit , at 1:29 , i thought you played one of my original riffs for a second lol. Been working on a song that does something similar-ish. Great vid!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Said Too Much Productions The Piccolo Bass's Longer scale & Lighter gauge Strings do give you more Treble end

[@ArturBrzozowski444]

Somehow this giant bass sounds better in guitar register than actual guitar

[@Thurgor_Supreme]

The longer scale length, the better sound quality. The only reason we keep it short is practicality. So orchestras can have fifths tuning, guitarists can have chords, and bassists don't have to fly all over the fretboard.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@Thurgor_Supreme The Longer Scale length really makes it sound bigger & fuller

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

That's the same tuning as a 5 String Requinto Jarocho tuned EADGC & the Puerto Rican Tiple is tuned the same way too

[@PierreMiniggio]

I really like the timbre of the quake bass in that tuning :o

[@anmolhaze]

Damn why isn't this channel more popular oof

[@taylordiclemente5163]

No comparison. A long thin string will always sound better than a short thick string at the same pitch. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@rikardocarvalho]

Excellent wireless system.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:05 You wouldn't believe the tone you got out of this Gizmo.

[@mccloud273]

Your poor hands, doing the clean chords on the Kalium must've been another round of stretchy suffering The actives definitely brought a brighter flavor, looking forward to a possible super-octave experiment!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Bigger hands really help

[@stephenhodgeman6496]

I really like the tone of the bass better. That's all I know...

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

0:52 Time to compare the different Timbres of the two instruments.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

BTW Fanned Frets are a super old idea, going all the way back to the Orpharion

[@AlexIsASeraphim]

Yes. Think I prefer the sound of the alnico pickups. So does that mean if using piccollo tuning on the extended scale bass, the pickups need to be hotter / passive?

[@rebelmastermind2350]

That's the best way to get good tone out of a Line 6 👍

[@bernardosousario9301]

That string cut hurts so much! My strings break naturally and I become so sad! Why do it purposefully???

[@danadane2501]

As a bassist who once played guitar a long time ago this was cool video. Part of reason I love the bass is how dense and fat the bass sounds. IMHO a piccolo bass is the only style of tuning that actually sounds good with overdirvie. Iow well done.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The piccolo bass has a bit more treble end because of the longer scale and thinner strings. I could convert it into a Fanned Fret Bass VI tuned an Octave below a Standard Guitar. What music was played in this video?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

That song was similar the Unforgiving 3 by Metallica.

[@MrKockabilly]

The similarity is that they both sound great even when unplugged.

[@Sir-Thrash]

I have an idea Experiment stacking guitar effects pedals

[@Kitsune-665]

Hey i just noticed that we have the same guitar amp😂

[@pearljaime2]

No low end on that huge scale. I expected this to happen. Shorter scale = huge bottom.

[@dannybardon2934]

Did I hear Unforgiven III in there?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I believe it's a sped up cover of Unforgiven III

[@Spooky.Boogie.xj0461]

1:47 what is this chord progression. Or are there any song similar to this??

[@gupster24]

Standard 3-4-5 progression, i apologize by husker du, time of your life by green day, whatever pop song has a guitar in it usually uses it. Theres a whole wikipedia article about it

[@existentialopal721]

3:18 that’s actually an E

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The longer scale length & thinner Strings on the Quake Bass means it sounds brighter, which reminds me of this video:kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJPPq56ffbKfhck

[@kicsisziszi]

The purpose of a bass is to be a bass.

[@sandcram]

40” looks questionable

[@thewlzr8658]

This epi sucks on clean, you should take something better for vid, because everything will sound better than this. Lol. Just kidding, but really, bass sounds better.

[@fank220]

What the fuck its a piccolo bass

[@ArrestedLion]

First

[@ArrestedLion]

I love your videos man! Keep it up! ❤️❤️🤘🏻🤘🏻