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What the Beatles would have written 50 years ago.

Yup, my ply has been repaired before I bought it ten years ago. No trouble since. No worries.

There's a lot of stuff described as 'ex display'. So why's that? Is it perhaps that there may be a few marks and dings? I've found the bloke so so. Not a fan.

At last a reply! Thanks for that.

But I heard Dionne Warwick singing Anyone Who Had a Heart yesterday. As the ad says, go compare. Actually there's no comparison. However listen to Cilla singing I've Been Wrong Before, by Randy Newman. That's class.

A remarkable lady.

Any recommendations for a device to protect our lead supplying power to PA and four back lines? Can't be too specific re power consumption but you get the drift. Any help gratefully received.

During the last week I've sent a piece of kit over to a guy who contacted me via Talkbass. Nice chap so I googled him. Turns out he's Tony Bennett's bass player and was on Duets2. To the younger members, Tony Bennett is an American purveyor of popular songs.

Oh do you? Mag pickups can work well for some applications, in fact I've got a mag on my ply bass and it's easy to get an instant acceptable sound without much fuss. And the rockabilly guys particularly like them. But you'll find plenty of DB players who prefer the articulation and tonal discrimination of a piezo pickup inspite of the extra preamp required in a lot of cases. And a mic if you're prepared to take even more trouble. From your TB name am I to assume that you have a connection with a mag pickup flogger? In which case it would be good to know so the other guys on the forum can make up their own minds re the validity of your recommendations.

Dare I say that buying a double bass is a greater commitment, emotionally and financially, than a BG? OK OK, but you get my drift perhaps. I well remember the time I got each of my basses, the excitement, the anticipation and sometimes the disappointment. And the 'journey' with each; the gigs, the highs, the lows. And I remember the frisson of anticipation as I went to collect my Upton at Birmingham Airport after it flew over from US, admiring it, feeling it and playing the first notes. And then getting used to playing it and the gigs. And now it's for sale. I really have too many and there's no unique need for it. It'll be sad when it goes but it's better for someone else to enjoy it rather than be stored in the house not doing much.

Hi Mike, yes fine thanks. I'm not doing quite so many gigs these days but I've still got three this week. Most of the time I use pickup only to backline, mainly Lifeline/Felix/Puma 500/OneTen, but tonight I'm taking out an ATM 350 as well. This is similar to a DPA but significantly less expensive and it does the job just as well. Now, where's all these cables? Hope all well with you.

A new bass shop is always something to celebrate. Good luck and prosperity, Nick.

You can make the DPA work well if you send it to PA or front of house. Then you forget all about it until someone in the audience comes up in the interval and tells you how great your bass sounds. But to hear yourself playing above the volume of the band you need a pickup to backline.

I used to find it a bit of a let down doing the first gig on home turf after the fun and excitement of a foreign gig/tour. Anyone else?

OneTen then.

Early days, but let's start a list. 1. Bassace. Bryant Solo DB, Felix preamp, Puma 500 amp, Crazy 8 or OneTen cab.

And I'm one along from Gt Rollright at Swerford - as Mike (Pestie) knows.

Yes, it's the Risley Park and it's booked. It'll be £10 per person and that'll include tea, coffee and a buffet lunch.

One of the very best. He makes some of our own 'pin ups' sound quite ordinary in comparison.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1460816254' post='3029046'] I might even come out of hiding for another double bass bash! :-D [/quote] Would be great to see you, Pete.

Is there any interest in a double bass bash this year. We had a good one three years ago at the Risley Park Hotel, Derby, not far from M1 Junction 25. I appreciate that this may not suit everyone but it is as central as there is, except if you live in Scotland perhaps. All welcome, including those new to DB and those considering taking the instrument up for the first time. At the moment the first three Sundays in October are free, 2nd, 9th and 16th. What do we think?

The size you need is a 3/4 which is the usual size used in jazz, rockabilly etc. 3/4 is not a true proportion of a full size bass, a 4/4, any more than is a 1/2 size. They are simply just a bit smaller than each other. Hope I haven't made this too complicated.

I have jazz blisters. They're similar to Rockabilly Slap blasters but they have more semitones.

Doesn't look high to me. I'd be interested in the outcome because in the past I've had basses with dead spots, or at least lack of sustain, up the fingerboard on the A and D.. I've never figured whether this is down to the string or the bass itself. Perhaps an experienced luthier would have an opinion.

A Dutch bassist recently bought a double bass for one million Euros.