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I originally bought it to use with a loop pedal, so I could play bass, then chords, then solo on top. I've done a tiny bit of that and it's been useful, but I'v
by djaychela 6y ago
I originally bought it to use with a loop pedal, so I could play bass, then chords, then solo on top. I've done a tiny bit of that and it's been useful, but I've not really explored it enough to be fully confident all over the neck.
I've played a few gigs with it where I've been swapping between bass and guitar and for that it's been great - tbh the first time I did it I was just doing it to wind up the guitarist I was playing with as he was rather conservative about gear selection, and this was the embodiment of everything he despised!
I bought a stick years ago, but could never get to grips with it (I did a year on it, but was still very basic), and I guess the 9 string filled the gap for that sort of thing, without being unplayable for me... Plus I got it for a steal on gumtree here in the UK as the seller had got so annoyed with no shows he sold it dirt cheap.
- tiniuclx 6y agoHey, great to see a fellow UK stickist in the wild! My railboard arrived earlier this year. It sure is quite the handful... I can't say I'm nearly as good as I'd like to be, but I've managed to learn enough to track some basslines and chordal parts. For anyone new to the Chapman Stick, check out http://stick.com http://stick.com . It is a wonderfully quirky musical instrument.