stingrayPete1977

I'll be the first to admit occasionally the 2eq can be tricky to get to sit in the on stage mix although it usually sounds great out front still, on those gigs you will be reaching for the bongo but when they are good there is something in the 2 eq sound that is just that bit more awesome than anything else!

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1407099070' post='2517376'] Mine's bigger then yours. Careful when you go through airport security, the buggers set them off as I found out when I when to Prague. [/quote] It's all out now, that was the second OP after one of the screws had gone too far through into the joint, my ulna is now too long for my radius. Playing another instrument is great advice, even a little Casio keyboard can be used to be creative

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1407098351' post='2517358'] Cheers Pete, great to hear about your silver lining and positivity. I totally agree that it really is all about silver linings and it's great to read about yours. Though I'm sure you bank manager might say otherwise, those upright beasts sure do cost something special! [/quote] I suppose its more of a titanium lining really, lol [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/20130128_154857.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/20130128_154857.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1407093968' post='2517292'] One thing that I did notice. No matter how much pain I was in, the GAS never went away. [/quote] Mine went in search of double basses which has/will cost me even more than the electric basses I had my eye on, lol

As Bassman Sam knows as we have discussed this before I mashed my wrist in Nov 2012, after two operations I'm left with 75% grip in my left wrist and 50% of the Flexion which is more problematic than the grip strength really, after hundreds of hours of physio this is now deemed permanent. This is why I started on upright bass, every cloud and all that. Hoping things improve soon for you Daniel and I'm glad you are playing again Sam

I just added the link, lol. Over 3300 people have seen me doing something with my little finger at one point and some kind of slap effort at the end already!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_6MV44UwEWs

Went for a curry last night, the waiter said someone wants to put their meal on our tab, I look over its this guy Ricky who I was in a blues rock band with over 4 years ago! Got chatting and he whips out his phone to show me some clips of the band complete with me trying to hone my left and right hand techniques to suit the Blue SR5 in my sig that was purchased earlier that day from PMT Birmingham! In at the deep end springs to mind.

Its been a while since we had a big up thread for Jake As ever I have plenty of home work to do mainly on the two octave scale in F but its all the little pointers that add up to a noticeable improvement before he has even left, all tailored to my (lack of) ability so it covers my technique, theory, practice regime and general playing,thanks again Jake

Serious answer is they are like the other 1000 j copies from Encore to Alleva Coppolo, some are amazing for tuppence and some are amazing for £3500, others are awful for £90 and some arent a lot better for thousands more, all you can do is try them out ime.

Well bonfire night will be here in just a few months

Looks like you need a new spirit level

First things first is it a proper SGC nanyo Bass Collection or a later p or j bass replica job? If its the former they are the bargain of the century with the best build quality you will find equally matching basses in the £1-2000 range. Really light and comfy, good hardware, nice woods, good preamps.

Yes I bet them strings will help it sing, the ones on it were clean enough but probably 4 years old.

It could be the best bargain ever or expensive firewood! As long as its all there you probably cant lose, have you got any pictures of it etc, like your boyfriend I have played bass for years but only double bass for 18 months and it really is like starting out all over again! The double bass section on this site is really friendly so make sure you send him this way. Im having lessons on a casual basis with Jake Newman from this site (got one tomorrow!) and following Geoffs discover double bass lessons on youtube (also a member here), they are the best on there by miles! Back to bass...hmm...if its an ebay chinese one some are totally unplayable and a waste of cash which leaves other budget options of; Gear4music which get mixed feelings often can be made to play ok but costing a lot to get them to a decent level. Thomann do a range of basses with the better ones being reported as pretty good for the money and certainly playable. GedoMusik do a range too but I think there budget ones are more than entry level thomann ones, quite a few of us here have Gedos, myself included after much looking went for a mid level one as I wanted one I could grow into. Gedo are german but they reply to emails quickly in good English and have shown great service with only one faulty bass I know of on here where the problem was resolved quickly and to the customers satisfaction. Good luck with the search and lucky him!

Im bored with p and j though, I like that tele!

Lol

I like the dog basket!

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Have you took the rear panel off, I presume it has a cover on the back to get at the wiring?

Just to keep the De Gamba (?) style going then here is mine, it is a 2013 Gedo Musik 3/4, half carved with solid spruce top, ebony fingerboard, tirolean tuners, I had an adjustable bridge and Spiro weichs fitted by the factory in Germany, the actual bass is Romanian I think? ply ones being Chinese, half being Romanian and the full carved being Czech?. After a lot of research this make model and final spec upgrades were a good comprimise between price and having a bass I could grow into as a noobie. It has a K&K bassmax fitted at the moment, badly by me I must add but I think I am going to have a full set up with nut filing, bridge feet shaped, general tinker and ask for the K&K to be fitted as well as it can and in the best position in their opinion [url="http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140802_160655_zps9vxbcpli.jpg.html"][/url]

I am looking forward to the Derby double bass day to see how everyone elses basses feel compared to mine, I think I want to go lower too but I am not certain yet hopefully the bass day will provide me with some inspiration

Well the Classics all look the bollox anyway so I can always play one of my regular ones as I look at it on the hangar I have just emailed to get some info, lets see who has the oldest

Yes a clear guard would work well, nice to see they have gone to the trouble of a proper route around the pickup too

Blimey another Sandberg QC thread and another total stinker of a bass never mind the even more of a stinker you sent back and looking at the other Sandberg thread probably got sold on to someone else! I am not Sandberg bashing but they need to sort this out really quickly or we will see another interesting bass maker go to the wall