I'm predominantly a short scale player, but when it comes to picking in the garden I'm all about the 34+" long/extra-long scales. How about you guys?
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best scale length for picking in garden?
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My garden is totally organic, so an acoustic bass guitar is the only way to go. I like a 32" scale (far right) for tomato and peppers, but prefer a 34" (left or middle) when I lift the potatos.
Took me a while to get the soil conditions right, but once I did...
"Asthe New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop"
Ooo nice, is that an Earthwood there on the right? I've always wanted to try one. I've owned a Thunderchief in the past - liked it but prefer short scales, so currently own a Guild B30e, which is a fun acoustic that projects really well!
Now that looks like a profitable farming concept right there! Though watering might be tricky... soakerhose under the soil? Probably have to protect them from the rain too and be sure to keep those fretboards oiled in direct sunlight! Unless the carrots absorb all the sun before it reaches the bass crop?
Need any help with the harvest? For a small percentage of the crop I would gladly help out!
Did you trade your family's cow for some magic beans?
Thank you all for some premium laughs. I've really gotta swing through the humor section more often
Yes - on both counts! Maybe silly to put Alembic pickups and filter preamp into a Squier bass, but it plays really great and sounds brilliant!
Holy crappe, that bean is longer than a CVS receipt.
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Nice, we love them here and grow them every year too! Most commonly called "yard-long" beans (though they typically don't quite reach yard-length for us like this one did) but they taste great. We fry them up with onions and hot peppers. Super tasty!
On a sidenote, I checked out your Supadope site. Truly is Supadope! Some rad content to explore there!
The carrots aren't about length, but rather the deep V shape and 12" radius
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Been thinking about trying some of the new string beans on my bass as well. The reviews say they have a very natural tone.