[Dixielandjazz] Bass: acoustic vs electric

[Henry B. Stinson]

Our bass player uses a German double bass made 134 years ago in Dresden.
It has been broken by a drunk and twice glued back together and still sounds
fantastic.
Our player both bows and plucks -- jazz standards.

He also plays an electric bass on an intro he wrote to a Chick Corea tune we do.

(As you know, Chick Corea is not exactly what this list calls OKOM.)

I think an electric bass looks out of place in a trad jazz band.
However, the good double basses cost several thousand dollars each,
so I can understand someone not wanting to invest in one.

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