bassace

Three legs. Ok, low price - you know what I'm trying to say.

[quote name='OldGit' post='175343' date='Apr 12 2008, 06:20 PM']Any chance of a close up picture of the stand? I've taken the left side prong off as it was stopping me from getting up teh dusty end. The little humpy thing is enough to locate the octave position.[/quote] I hope this pic comes out, although as the Stagg now belongs to Linus I suppose I should ask his permission - nah. I can't see how you can play it without the stability provided by the outrigger on the near side, although I never saw the use for the one on the other side, which is why I never passed it on to Linus when I sold it. It's a long time since a relatively low value product stirred up such a high level of interest.

Yes, I'd endorse Azola.

[quote name='paul, the' post='174752' date='Apr 11 2008, 05:54 PM']Thinking about upright playability but with added portability and cheap price, an EUB seems the right option, but why use a stand? Uprighters don't play with a stand do they? Is it to stop the bass swiveling about on its spike?[/quote] No, uprighters don't usually play with a stand. I was recommending one to OG so that he could put the Stagg on it when not playing. A DB is quite substantial and visible so you can lay it on its side when not playing. You won't see a Stagg so easily and while I had one I was paranoid that someone would step on it if I put it down. Incidentally, I have a Steinberger that is mounted permanently on a tripod - I play it in this mode. It's very good for tight playing areas like pubs and private houses where it's risky to put a DB down between sets. Having said that, I had a booking to do a house for two weeks time. I told the fixer that I'd bring the Stig. He said that the lady of the house specifically requested a double bass. Oh sh......t.

[quote name='OldGit' post='173682' date='Apr 10 2008, 09:31 AM']Have you tried putting just a little of your bass through the PA? I find just a smidgen is enough to throw it a long way into the auditorium so the people at the back can hear it but without blastig the front row and without doing any sonic damage to the rest of the stuff going through the PA -ie real "sound re-inforcement"[/quote] OG, Im finding that even a small bit of vol rattles the cones. It's these speakers; I never had the problem with the last band. The trouble with jazzers on the road is they like to keep the gear on the smallish side.

We had a jazz gig at Sutton Coldfield FC with the seven piece last night. It all went very well and they'll probably have us back although we are booking on a two -year cycle these days. I'm having a bit of trouble with my new gear, AI Clarus, 12" Wizzy, Fishman Pro EQ preamp from Underwood pickup. I'm getting too much lows and not strong enough highs. To make matters worse our front speakers won't handle the bass at my volumes so it's all having to come 'from the back'. I'm rolling bass off from the two preamps and just about getting something passable. Tomorrow Chipping Ongar, Monday Rotherham - it's a good life. PS (Mr Angry mode) why do punters always hang around the exit at the end when you want to get the gear out?

[quote name='OldGit' post='171493' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:47 PM']Now tell me , what is printed on the, er, heel? of your double? I remember seeing it at the bash and it being significant but I can't remember what it was .. Is it Poughkeepsie, New York?[/quote] OG, it says 'UPTON BASS String Instrument Co MYSTIC CT' Perhaps not quite as significant as you first thought but enough to bring all the Julia Roberts fanciers out in a sweat maybe.

[quote name='OldGit' post='171493' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:47 PM']Now tell me , what is printed on the, er, heel? of your double? I remember seeing it at the bash and it being significant but I can't remember what it was .. Is it Poughkeepsie, New York?[/quote] OG, To my shame I can't remember and the bass is in the garage waiting to go to a gig tomorrow - we're doing a live CD. I'll post you in a couple of days time when I get home. I know it says 'Upton' but I can't remember what else..............................doh!

OldGit When you get it, get an old tubular guitar or mic stand, cut it off 12" above the floor and stick the Stagg's spike in it. Makes a good stable stand, especially if you double with it on stage. Enjoy!

Guilty! Sorry I did not explain but by 3.00 things were a bit busy so I just put the card on your table. Malcolm Chapman's your man and he does very good custom flight cases. For an indication, I have just had a case made for a 10" Wizzy which I brought to the bash; it was around £150 which for made-to-measure was OK by me. You should see his pedal boards that he is specialising in at the moment. He shares his premises (incidentally an old WW1 airfield guardroom, hence GuardRoom Cases) with a guy who does leads and jacks to order).

What a great day! Thanks to Ped's organisation (surely you had helpers?) and Woodenshirt's industrial quantities of sarnies. I was reunited with OBBM after thirty years and I didn't even realize he played bass. And Skywalker lent me an Oscar Peterson CD. With friends like these........ I remarked uncharitably that it was just like a wedding - you couldn't hear yourself speak and the band was crap. Only joking, honest!

[quote name='owen' post='165836' date='Mar 29 2008, 01:31 PM']01. Silverfoxnik 02. WalMan 03. Merton 04. Johngh 05. OBBM 06. G-77 07. Rich (hopefully) 08. Alexclaber 09. Tauzero plus the future Mrs Zero 10. Steantval 11. Doctor of bass 12. Birdy 13. ped 14. Machines 15. tonyf 16 MacDaddy 17 Owen 18 Bassace[/quote]

[quote name='JD1' post='164733' date='Mar 27 2008, 07:54 PM']30 years on electric bass. Just bought a double bass (it's looming over my shoulder as I type). Blimey, it's a bit physical isn't it?[/quote] Yes, it's certainly physical but you will find that your muscles will soon realign, especially when you start to do gigs. It happened the other way round for me many years ago. I started on upright but I took over a Fender Jazz in a group that I managed. After the first gig someone had to carry out the amp for me, my arms wouldn't work. Enjoy your upright and stick at it!

Try [email protected] They are very good and not too expensive. I've just had one for a 12" wizzy.

Spinning Wheel, BST, Jim Fielder. And who played the lick on You can call me Al, Paul Simon?

[quote name='jakesbass' post='152645' date='Mar 6 2008, 08:02 PM']off topic but a really good exercise for intonation is to pick an interval and slide between the two notes in the interval on one string, change interval, repeat, use all intervals till comfortable then employ the same tactic with larger intervals that involve string crosses, change interval, repeat. When sliding try keeping contact with the string and apply a little pressure to the string between notes. If you are wondering WTF is he on about? Its this: familiarising yourself with exact positions on the fingerboard aids your subconcious to have more accurate reference points and sliding between notes (assuming you know what in tune is) helps you accurately position good notes I learned this from an orchestral player on DB when I was having difficulty with a few specific notes, sorted it in no time.[/quote] Nice one, Jakes! I'll give it a go and try to improve my intonation which is still a bit iffy after 40 years. Who was it who said re intonation, 'when you've played the note it's too late'. At the moment I'm working out a solo round 'Come Rain or Come Shine' for a piano trio. Some great great chords there.

Ray Brown............... and Jim Fielder (who's Jim Fielder?)

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='147870' date='Feb 27 2008, 02:52 PM']I think the Double Bass is a wonderful instrument and my one regret in life will always be that I never got a chance to nail it (I had one for a couple of years in the late nineties but it coincided with a bad case of CTS and I had to put it down for good). My beef is not with people who legitmiately choose the double bass as their instrument of choice in a given ensemble. I just get narked when good players lose out on good gigs to people who can't play very well but own a double bass! I am also disappointed that more electric bass players (myself included) dont' get to do more 'serious' music because the electric players tend to only get called for pop/funk/jazz hybrids rather than creative contemporary improvised music. I slightly resent the fact that, as an electric player, I seem to have to spend my career continually playing repetitive lines and not the more creative, organic alternatives that are often allowed the double bass (RSI on top of CTS - ouch!)?[/quote] Point well made, however you should have seen the scene when I started out many years ago. Basses weren't miced so a player could get away with murder. There were more owners than players and I suspect that I got work from time to time simply because I could stand up with a bass - oh, and having Dad's car was helpful. I wish I'd bought some of the old basses though, at £50 a pop.

Has anyone tried a small Markbass combo with Double Bass?

[quote name='umph' post='146306' date='Feb 25 2008, 12:11 AM']i really hope that isn't your license plate[/quote] why?

[b]Every line I've ever worked on has become more and more simple, and the simpler it is, the happier I am with my playing.[/b] +1 to that!

In '61 I played a new blond Fender Jazz. I played in the Ramrods in Cheltenham not long after Brian Jones had left them to go to London and the Stones. First I played with a pick, as all bg'ers did in those days over here (I think they got it from Summertime Blues). I remember the house band on Saturday Club had a bass who used a pick and it sounded awful. Then I used my thumb to soften the attack but didn't have a lot of control. I forget who I first saw using fingers, most of the Mersey groups used fingers - not Paul - it looked weird at the time, but as soon as I copied the style I never did anything else.

[quote name='daflewis' post='140122' date='Feb 14 2008, 10:22 AM']bassace - just read my last post - what i meant was that i use obligatos on my URB not my EUB doh! i've corrected the last post - it might make some sense now. [/quote] It does and it did!