Has anyone else played about with percussive techniques on the Ashbory?
I always used to like the heart-beat like thud of walloping muted bass guitar strings with my right hand, so I tried this out on the Ashbory.
It reacts slightly differently to a bass guitar, in that on a standard bass, the timbre of the sound can me altered by moving the muting left hand. On an Ashbory, this doesn't seem to make any difference until both hands are next to each other on the strings.
To change the tone you have to get closer to the bridge -- about an inch from it you start to get more of a "Tock" sound than a thud. You can even hit the strings as they run over the bridge for a sharp woody "Tok", made even harder if you hit the bridge saddle itself.
You can even, if you choose, hit the short length of string running at the back of the bridge. This too gives a fairly woody "Tok", but with more of a hint of pitch (try hitting each of the strings individually in order to see what I mean).
Anyone know of any other interesting percussive noises it can create?
