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#93681 - 10/10/05 08:58 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: Font]
hyperionmsu Registered: 03/22/04 Loc: St. Louis/Springfield, MO	Quote: Forget about strain, dude. That just makes them all the more hardcore. Think about the guys/gals who marched Timpani and those gigantoid 34's and 36's. Cannons, man, \m/ There's a difference between hardcore and irrational. I'd love to speak with some of those guys about the condition their backs are in now. (Not to mention the fact that they weren't doing even close to the same drill at the same tempos a lot of groups are doing now, and continuing to push the boundaries farther.) _________________________ missouri state university - snare 05,06 phi mu alpha sinfonia, iota rho - spring 06
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#93682 - 10/10/05 10:25 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: hyperionmsu]
Anonymous Unregistered	i have to agree, and sometimes things get really dangerous, i march a 28" and if youre marching on a wet field, or theres some sort of unforseen complication, the risk is inncreased 10-fold, yeah, i myself almost went down today, because the mud on the field was so bad, yeah, that might very well be hardcore, but sometimes it gets a little ridiculous
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#93683 - 10/11/05 11:28 AM Re: 6 Basses [Re: ]
Middle Age Man Registered: 06/26/01 Loc: Hewitt, NJ	So let me understand this: You guys are saying that if there are only 5 bases then carrying the 32" bass is acceptable, but when there are 6 basses, carrying the 32" is bad. Am I misinterpreting this? I marched the 32" for three years. My back is fine. My knees, on the other hand, have been better. _________________________ The Cavaliers - Baritone 1993 Hawthorne Caballeros - Baritone 1988, Contra 1989-1995, Bass 6/5 1996-1998 Pequannock HS - Marching Instructor 1995 Saddle Brook HS - Percussion Instructor 1995 Lodi HS - Percussion Instructor 1996-2003
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#93684 - 10/20/05 02:12 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: ]
628 Registered: 01/04/05 Loc: Weslaco texas	Quote: I think one reason is just that it sounds better. For instance, you can do an eighth note split straight down and up the drums (123454321) and it is a perfect 4/4 measure. With 6 basses it wouldn't turn out like that. took the words right out of my mouth, it makes more sense musically doing runs to fit the parts into 5 basses, then to have one oddball and the music not sound balanced _________________________ all valley band 02 wehs snare line- 03-07 (fiddler on the roof, phantom of the opera, the spectrum, Wicked) 05 percussion corporal/06 perc. captain wehs "catalyst" drumline- under the lights where we stand tall!! REVOLUTION-front ensemble 2007 (rack)
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#93685 - 10/20/05 07:02 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: 628]
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: I think one reason is just that it sounds better. For instance, you can do an eighth note split straight down and up the drums (123454321) and it is a perfect 4/4 measure. With 6 basses it wouldn't turn out like that. Excactly, also as you go up the bass line it gets harder and harder to tune them. And money for these heads now a days are outrageous! Also sticks could cost up to $70. Good luck if you do plan to go with this took the words right out of my mouth, it makes more sense musically doing runs to fit the parts into 5 basses, then to have one oddball and the music not sound balanced Edited by travmanx (10/20/05 07:02 PM)
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#93686 - 10/23/05 02:38 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: ]
drumnsax2 Registered: 10/20/03 Loc: Canandaigua, NY	Yeah, the splits wouldn't be too great. With 5 basses, you can do 16th splits 123454321, but if you had 6 basses, that'd turn into a 5-let 12345654321. There'd be some cool triplet 123456654321 splits though... Well, we'll get a taste during DCA this year. White Sabers are marching 6 basses. One other reason is that in DCI, it'd be one less person to use in other spots. Like someone said before, you could put the "cannon" in pit to play bass, as well as gong, cymbals, sleigh bells...they could be multi-faceted. However, if you put the person on the field, he or she would only be used to do those cannons, and wouldn't be much of a benefit. 5 basses make more sense in general. Who knows, maybe a trend will start and there'll be a bass revolution. I'd like to see a 9-bass line, each tuned differently, do 32nd splits up and down all day long. It'd be awesome. _________________________ [color:"red"] Impossible [/color][color:"white"]is [/color][color:"blue"] nothing... [/color] Marcus Whitman MS/HS Marching and Field Band- 2001-03 Baritone Saxophone, 2004-present Contra Winterline- 2002 Cymbals, 2003 1st Bass, 2004-present 3rd Bass
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#93687 - 10/23/05 03:15 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: drumnsax2]
mwpercussion14 Registered: 01/29/04 Loc: Gorham, NY	I think the best way to have a 6 bass line is to have 1-5 do the normal parts and number 6 play unison parts for an extra punch. _________________________ Empire Statesmen - Snare Marcus Whitman HS - Center Snare
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#93689 - 10/23/05 09:01 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: ]
Anonymous Unregistered	you really only need 5 basses. and quints. the extra drum adds minute flavor.
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#93690 - 10/25/05 05:26 PM Re: 6 Basses [Re: ]
GEHSbass Registered: 07/14/04 Loc: Kansas (my little Arkham Asylu...	My highschool line has six basses, but that's for parades. One of mine is a football player, he still gets the job done, but it does make more sense. The only way it does is if you have the right kind of music for a six drum bass line, or you will have to double up on high and low bass notes in music. We have to do that and I think it takes away from the sound of the music.
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