Originally posted by shiftylyzrd on Tue 24 Feb, 2015
The stripped bass is the largest bass. But the most popular of all basses is the largemouth bass (micropterus salmoides). A little known fact is that the stripped bass (Morone saxatilis) is a anadromous perciform. This means it is a boney perch like species that inhabits both salt and fresh water. It's very difficult to play this type of bass due to it's large size. Hanging this type of bass around your neck can be torturous because they can exceed 100 pounds. Here in New Jersey, a bass must be 28 inches to less than 38 inches total length just to keep it. This means that it is basically illegal to posess a 100 pound bass. Thats a good thing I guess. They also do not have a great tonal quality and have a more or less 'watery' sound. But once you learn the bass scales, you will know the bass well. Their scales can grow so large that they can be used as picks (which is an obvious benefit). However, if you play bass with your fingers, this is not a factor. A lot of people don't like to play the bass becasue it makes thier fingers smell for weeks. Good luck with the bass! Although this is 7 years old, I hope this cleared it all up for you.
Originally posted by SteveO on Thu 04 Aug, 2022
But even with bad tuning, it's all about the hook. You need a good hook.
