@joseph joster: I read your comment and was expecting to hear “... And Justice for All”. I bet a bass orchestra version would be mind-blowing, considering how “Orion” sounds!
Originally it was a Rabbath endpin, now some guys invented to use it with that angle too. He also uses a extra-heavy bow (MUCH heavier than normal) and here has his bass tuned a 4th higher. Very good musician.
Having played Double bass for a few years, I can imagine this would be incredibly difficult. I've played some RHCP, and Avenged Sevenfold, but it's so much more difficult than bass guitar. Also, the high notes in this are great, way to go guys.
It's an angled endpin. I've never seen one in person but apparently it increases physical potential in bow strokes and some how utilizes that to produce a larger sound.
yes, I don't know what the guy on the left is tuned to since he's playing really high solo parts from the tune, but that I can see that that bass is a 5 string, I'm sure some of them have piccolo or semi piccolo tunings, but the standard bass line for this tune is tuned standard EADG low to high respectively. I have the official sheetmusic/tab book for this album and the only song that's not standard is "The thing that should not be" which is in D, all others are in E standard
I was just looking for Orion cover on cello, and couldn't find one, but found this and I like it very much. It's a shame the recording quality isn't good - would love to hear recorded in studio.
Rabbath is big on the angled endpin, it gives more access to the upper register with leaning way over the bass. In a masterclass I was at he said it should feel more like a cello, only standing up. I like it, less tension on my shoulder that has had a lot of problems.
2nd. from left, Kennedy. 3rd, Larry Hutchinson, Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The 1st. bassist, a student of Diana Gannett, University of Michigan, now a major player. The 4th., I just don't remember...:)
Woundtootight From left to right - Donovan Stokes, John Kennedy, Larry Hutchinson, David Murray This is Donovan's arrangement. He brought it to the conference and we put it together that day. It was a blast - didn't realize it would kind of get a life of it's own here on the internets…
I need to find the sheet music to do this I taught my siblings to play the bass and we are all really big Metallica fans Orion is the best!! Do y'all know where I can get the sheet music?
You can always just listen for the notes or ask someone who knows it on guitar to tell you the notes. It's really not that complicated a piece, at least not the rythm sections... Solos are okay as well
So... I realize that the angled endpin helps alot, I play bass myself, but I also realize that it is quite excessively annoying to the eye for some unknown reason... Go figure.
