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This. If he's local, it's only a couple of hours out of your life. There could be some pink, potentially red, flags. The main one for me is that there are plenty of good soul/funk bass players about, but they usually know their worth and expect to be paid. The word "collective" does smack of no money, hippies, etc, but there's only one way to find out and it's easy enough to make your excuses and leave if he turns out to be another Walter Mitty.

It was actually listed in this book about an adult tackling a challenging classical Chopin piece. https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780099554745/play-it-again/used?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22269009095&gbraid=0AAAAADocATCnalkwXsqdFAmiW5lnRd5EE&gclid=CjwKCAjw6ZTCBhBOEiwAqfwJd0iXgKCff0acdbiLGdATRlVoT1fIrbofB-tFEuikFJ1F2nwXjD__ExoCbWYQAvD_BwE I’ve finished the book (a signed hardback copy) and would happily send it to anyone who wants it. There’s some really interesting stuff in there (as well as some eye rolling at just how cultured the author is). Worth a read.

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Wow that’s fantastic. Thanks for sharing 👍

I always thought so but I think there was a thread where a certain preamp pedal couldn't provide the appropriate level!

If the active speaker can take both mic level and line level inputs then any preamp pedal should drive it.

Wonderful thanks!

Wow, mama 😍!

Superb workmanship @Grainger guitars.

Not sure if of interest but the Canadian Petrucci score library has a huge amount of free double bass music. This is all content that’s legally free to download, share and distribute. Lots of things of interest (if you like the bow!) https://clara.imslp.org/?k=Bass&tab=works&ins=Double+bass|%3D%3D|1|false

That’s really interesting, thanks very much!

Put a regular BBOT on and fill the offending, through body holes with dowels.

Unfortunately the price of strings has rocketed over the last 10yrs. Its around £1000 for a 4 string set of Eudoxas and a little bit less for Olives (and many of us play 5 string basses raising the cost to £1350 - if we were to pay top whack). There was a time when you couldn't get a chair in a section if you didn't have Eudoxas on your bass... But back then the Pirastro rep would pop in the bass room and just fill up the basket with a few sets to be used free of charge. Not these days. Many bassists just stick a set of Evahs on and wait for them to get really old and thuddy (I have Evahs on the top 4 and an original Flat Chrome B). Instead of going to Bass Bags, try asking your Luthier to order for you, they often have an account with Pirastro and will have a little discount. Also keep an eye out on Amazon of all places... Sometimes a set of Eudoxas pop up at almost half price! Also consider Tempera Hybrids - they're very close to gut and come in around £450. Might suit you better if you're primary a pizz player as they're quite soft. Also look at the Passione strings if you're mainly arco (thuddy pizz though) Evah slaps wouldn't be used.

Wow! That looks amazing @Grainger guitars A truly fitting instrument given the reasons behind why it's being made. I'm sure Nick would have loved it.

Im sure pretty much everyone has a 'Beedster' amongst their collection 🤣 A lovely pair you have there gents

Hopefully a speedy recovery and you can get back to normal as soon as possible. I had to google what that was and it sounds very uncomfortable indeed. All the best Dave

Has anyone managed to compare these two in a band settings? I know Andertons have a shoot out with both in it (and totally wrong info about the tube), but id like to hear from actual users if there are any. I just got the Nux and other than the software/connection side i think it’s really nice. Very usable tones. My worry is that the IR’s are making it sound great, but without that turned on it sounds just ok. I dont think id use the IR’s with a bass rig but will at home. The Digbeth seems to be more versatile, but larger and doesnt have the IR. I like the idea of the Tilt knob. Any thoughts? Not looking for recommendations for anything else, just wondering about how these two compare. The

Unsure how to react to this with a single emoji, so yay for great gig, and boo for health issues - hope you're on the mend soon!