probably not. they're a tad expensive and hard to play.

figured I'd ask..

Expensive, probably... hard to play? Not any harder than it is to play guitar or bass or trumpet or piano. It just involves different techniques.

it's a skill that would require practice - and the fact that most people don't have them makes it a little challenging. it should come somewhat natural to some bass players though.

It's would assume it's kinda like playing an upright bass but you can only tap! ONLY TAP!

someone go to berklee and snag a chapman stick.
but beware of the egosharks there, they'll bite your head off with fancy musical rhetoric and make sure you know they're better than you at music

Want me to ask my friend Chapman if you can borrow his dick?

Was I supposed to LOL? because you failed.

Gay fish.

i loled, martin

fail

1 small lol for lolkind, 1 giant fail for aril

That band Laundry used a stick. Gave it a fucked bassy sound I have yet to hear in extreme music. It almost sounds like a bass and piano mix.

i think the sound would suit some types of metal, it's just a rare instrument and even more rare to find someone that knows how to play it well.

I think it would suit a band or bands like Ved Buens Ende/Virus very well.

Agreed 100%. Pretty much the reason why I made this thread. Been on a Ved Buens Ende kick lately

Everyone should be on a VBE kick.

Sean Malone used one on Cynic's Focus.
Jim, did you ever get Coiled in Wings; the live VBE bootleg?

Indeed he did. I also like the Gordian Knot stuff with the stick a lot. In fact, everything I've heard with the stick (Tony Levin, etc.) I've liked.

Nope, I never got a chance of listening to that. I'm curious, though.

California Guitar Trio - CG3+2

Tony Levinnnn

Nice.

I love that band.

IS THIS RIGHT?!

while you're at it, learn the glass armonica.

There used to be this band called M3 that played in Harvard Square all the time. Their bassist James Mobius would play Stick on some stuff. This track in particular is pretty cool:

http://mobiusbandwidth.com/sg-audio/sg-two_swans.mp3