VERY nice!!  Thanks for posting - and, WOW!  A 5-er, eh?  I do prefer that 2 + 3 set-up, also.  I've got it on mine, and love it.  (Although, as I think I mentioned on here before, the first time I went to tune the A string, I started twisting the E tuner!!)

Nice.  I see you position your thumb on top of the fretboard.  I do the same with my Orion, the angle of my arm and wrist just feels more comfortable playing from there. 

Me too! Plus.... moar bass!

I noticed this too. Interestingly, that 'sweet-spot' is in exactly the same place on both my Distillate and Custom basses, but is closer to, or right over the neck pickup of my Persuader. Love that 5-string Stanley Clarke Sig. 

Yes - I've been working on this technique for a few years now - I even had the bass lower, so that my left hand was almost like upright bass position. I got a new strap a couple of months ago, might experiment with that some more, though it felt pretty good this time around.


One major player who I noticed plays with their thumb on the fretboard is Stanley Clarke himself:





Though not necessarily all the time:





Actually, part of my having the bass lower was so that I could try and duplicate his finger position without having my arm bent up like he does.

Harry, you'll never perfect it until you grow the fro!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

Quote from: lbpesq on September 09, 2017, 01:41:19 PM
Harry, you'll never perfect it until you grow the fro!

hehehehe

Bill, tgo

lol - I'll work on it for the next Alembic Gathering!

Harry,

I wear my bass at the same height.  It's a comfortable right arm position for me and it allows me to comfortably position my bass in a lot of neck angles.  I can bring the neck nearly vertical so the first fret is below shoulder height, but almost in the middle of my chest.

Quote from: tbrannon on September 10, 2017, 05:53:13 PM
Harry,

I wear my bass at the same height.  It's a comfortable right arm position for me and it allows me to comfortably position my bass in a lot of neck angles.  I can bring the neck nearly vertical so the first fret is below shoulder height, but almost in the middle of my chest.

Here's another - and another one of my favorite bassists - BOOTSY!!!

That's exactly what I'm talking about.  No first fret reach 

Quote from: hieronymous on September 10, 2017, 09:00:03 PM

Here's another - and another one of my favorite bassists - BOOTSY!!!

Hallelujah! Xander's favorite bass player!

Quote from: edwin on September 11, 2017, 04:45:18 PM

Hallelujah! Xander's favorite bass player!

Really?  That is cool! 


Don't fret, someday he will realize that his Dad is the coolest ever.

Probably not until after he's a teenager, though!

Bill, tgo

Quote from: edwin on September 11, 2017, 04:45:18 PM

Quote from: hieronymous on September 10, 2017, 09:00:03 PM

Here's another - and another one of my favorite bassists - BOOTSY!!!

Hallelujah! Xander's favorite bass player!

I forgot about that! I got to meet him once at Amoeba SF a few years ago - I love that in this picture he's adjusting his star glasses - they must be prescription!




(And I think I'm wearing my Alembic shirt! Whew, not completely off-topic - sorry Bill!)

Here's video of the Lomas Cantadas All Stars.... at least that's what we called ourselves for the party.   Sorry for the farting around at the beginning.  The song starts,at about 1:05.

Bill, tgo