Experience the New Generation Silent Bass from Yamaha in the hands of the greats: Charley Sabatino, Kenny Davis, Jim Widner, Chris Minh Doky, and Nathan East.
I do not know how did they make such an instrument. Some electric upright basses sound like fretless bass guitars, but with discomfort of bigger instrument. The silent bass sounds like a real double bass but without being bulky and unwieldly like an old double bass. The sound it produces is convincing and it almost had taken the breath from me.
I just got my SLB300 to fulfill a need to play smaller environments for pandemic/space restrictions in restaurants. I use to take my Upton Brescian bass to this very small restaurant and it was a nightmare in keeping it safe. Now the marketing around this bass is very convincing and its tempting to see this as the solution to all our dreams. I have previous owned an Eminence and Kolstein smaller travel bass to get around taking my main bass out to hostile gigs and environments. I can sum this SLB300 bass up by saying that its like taking a decent Honda car to get you to your destination as opposed to a BMW, both will get you there but not in the same comfort. The SLB300 is not the end all bass of my gig dreams. The G and D strings lack the balance and power of the E and A string. The modeling is always mixed with the piezo and the sound gets very weak in the upper register. The action is high even with the adjusters low. The strings that came with it are too dull for jazz, I put my old spiros on it to get some punch. But at the end of the night nobody knows the difference, even my piano player. Packing up is a dream and it might be the whole deal here. I am still looking into tweaking the sound and action and at the end of the day happy I have this thing.
@@azaamusic7593 the mic models are some voodoo propriety samples that don't really sound that convincing...still need the old piezos to cut it through the mix
@@hs5942 I mean, 5-strings aren't that uncommon in orchestras, but I think 4-strings with a low-C extension are more usual. That said, orchestras often use 7/8 or 4/4 basses specifically to have that extra bottom end resonance
Great work. But I wish I could buy lefty version of that bass. After 2 months I'll get right handed one and transform to lefty. I hope I'll be succesful.
I got to meet Jim Widner at a Jazz camp he was hosting and he uses the electric upright for most of his traveling needs though these other bassists especially Nathan East seem to use whatever fits depending on the record. I imagine if you want a genuine upright sound you would just go for an upright but this seems to be the bass to use when using a genuine upright isn't feasible or too expensive and it seems to do its job very well. and if you're a bassist who uses lots of pedals or effects I'd assume this would also be a great option.
Question: Does a silent bass function like a keyboard as far as plugging in some headphones and practicing silently? I live in an apartment, can only practice at home (COVID sucks!), and acoustic is too loud. Please help!
Konichiva. Unfortunately there is no left hand version of that bass. Also Yamaha has NO SUPPORT at any trouble. So? What we have to do? I asked yesterday abouut producing lefty Pro madel. I was told Pro model is stooped . What a pity.
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@@chrispile3878 Disagree. It can be deceptive and devious. People who endorse products purely for financial gain (when often never using them) are assholes. We see it time and again in the world of music. If it’s an honest unbiased opinion then they should declare it. If these guys are being paid (so often exaggerate and lie about the product) then it should be declared. In the USA deceptive marketing is absolutely normal. In the UK we have The Advertising Standards Authority who are quite a powerful government backed organisation.
