Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass

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Author Message hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 655 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 - 1:22 pm:    Hi there, I've been wanting to do a longer piece for awhile, so here's this...it'll be part of an album due in December. But I'm trying to get this together for an upcoming performance next week in Altadena. It's about fifteen minutes. Give a listen if you care to. It's my typical style, slightly campy, slightly cool. There's some musical payoffs...I hope! I wanted to note that the beautiful playing styles of Dave Houck and Jan Olaf-Strandberg were inspirational; thanks guys! I'll probably leave the link up only for a couple days. http://soundcloud.com/hb3/poseidon-fantasia-for-piccolo oddmetersam Intermediate Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 162 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 - 11:28 pm:    Hugh, this is utterly fantastic. I hope everyone else on the forum checks it out, too! I'd like to know your set-up, rig, etc. But most importantly, it's just plain cool. -Sam pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 669 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 9:45 am:    "... slightly campy, slightly cool ..." Slightly great to listen to!!! Nice one Hugh. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 656 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 6:16 pm:    Hey, thanks guys. I just did another round of edits and I feel much happier now. But Soundcloud doesn't let you update files unless you subscribe. Argh! But the feedback helped. Oddmeter, it's really not so much the set up as the bass, I think. That long scale neck with high tension strings. I'm recording direct with some delay. When I play live I've been using a stereo set up and it sounds great. So now I've gotta play this piece all week. The only thing I need to add is something for the ocean sounds. I'm trying to keep the set up as small as possible, but here's what it looked like last time.... Hey, does anyone remember when John Judge was talking about his design for a short scale piccolo bass...? I'm still interested in one of those... (Message edited by hb3 on September 17, 2011) bassfingers Advanced Member Username: bassfingers Post Number: 300 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 6:41 pm:    Loved listening to this.Thanks for posting it. Simon. artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1588 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 8:35 am:    Hugh, Best of everything on the 24th! Here's the link to the Piccolo bass John has in mind. Best, Art crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 917 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 9:03 am:    Sounds great. Thanks.. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 657 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 12:50 pm:    Simon, Craig, thanks. Art, thanks for finding that thread...whatever happened? Pinch harmonics/tremolo/insane vibrato...like I said, I'll take one.... (Message edited by hb3 on September 18, 2011) terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1697 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 1:16 pm:    Nice composition, lots of nuances...jeeze I wish I could motivate myself into getting something on record, I have all the software, devices, a Yamaha Portable Grand Piano and guitars as well as my Alembic MK but I just don't seem to have the time, what with the band, work and general stuff at home... davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10381 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, September 19, 2011 - 4:18 pm:    Hugh; that was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us; this was just wonderful to listen to. hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 658 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, September 19, 2011 - 5:50 pm:    Terry, thanks. Dave, you too. I got set up for live performance and tried it out, and it sounds good; not too hard, and it goes by fast. It doesn't feel like fifteen minutes. Thank you, again. hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 957 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 12:09 pm:    Very nice! I haven't had a chance to listen all the way through yet - let us know where we purchase/download when it becomes available! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2056 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 12:15 pm:    I like it! I like it alot !!!!!!! hb3 Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 659 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 4:38 pm:    Wolf, thanks. Hieronymous, I'm shootin' for December with this. Debating whether to put it out on vinyl -- green vinyl, of course. Expensive, but on the other hand, it seems like something that should be. Ok, I finalized the live setup, and it works beautifully....