General Lee - Opium Hill (Upright Playthrough)

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When we recorded 'Opium Hill' in 2015, I used a fretless jazz bass with a ton of foam stuffed under the strungs to emulate an upright bass, as the tune was written by our guitarist, Victor, with a rockabilly tone and vibe in mind.

Fast forward 6 years, and I've finally mustered the courage to take the leap to pick up the upright bass. I've chosen to purchase a reasonably priced pre-owned Palatino VE-550 off a local trading portal, as the humidity in Singapore doesn't really agree with acoustic upright basses (especially in the area I live).

It's still a work in progress, but this marks my foray into upright bass playing.

Equipment used:
Bass:
Palatino VE-550 electric upright bass

Audio:
Boss GT-1B used as audio interface
Markbass amp sim with organic cab sim
Edited in Reaper (Light compression added)

Video:
iPhone 7
Edited in Davinci Resolve 16