rockabillybob1

bassmax are the best i have two and wouldnt swap them for a gold clock on ebay at moment under 70 quid

get a k and k bassmax pickup of ebay if your amping wedge it in the g side wingslot plug in turn up and away you go 72 quid no feedback lovely deep sound

A freind bought an old double bass had major grooves in the fingerboard, now i no it wanted plaining down but he was skint , so we tried different fillers and they were ok for a while but kept falling out . This is were i had a go i was going to use epoxy glue when mixed together sticks like sh*t and its hard as hell , when i came across this stuff called MILLIPUT EPOXY PUTTY its like plastercine to the touch or bluetack two different colors mix them together as a test peice never seen anything as hard ,you can sand it drill it tap it out and its awsome . I sanded the board cleaned it, filled the grooves, 8 hours to set properly, started sanding and shaping ,got the fingerboard back to shape no grooves and you cant see it because it dries black, 10 gigs later not a mark in the milliput and no buzzing of the strings like there was with the grooves . now anyone who repairs double basses and dresses the board knows this is the correct way to do it, but when my mate got a quote of a luithier for nearly £200 he fell through the floor, times are hard so if you want to try this stuff its a fantastic filler hard as hell even sets under water sandable and you can paint it you can even smooth it with water as your filling so minimal sanding afterwards.So before you say get it done properly when your skint your skint and needs must and it dosnt alter the tone in anyway and it really works picture below hope this helps somebody sometime

heres the kay in action use headphones and you can hear it not bad for a camcorder check us out on youtube under black cat trio 22 vids on there http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XurjveF3RKo if you like your rockabilly

heres something old a 1937 kay double bass [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=wmka2AkjjEA"]http://www.youtube.c...e&v=wmka2AkjjEA[/url] check us out on youtube a bit of rockabilly dun on a hd camcorder use head phones and you can here the bass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hy5xOkQIA28#t=25s heres my double bass its a 1937 kay check us out on youtube black cat trio

[quote name='rockabillybob1' timestamp='1317938441' post='1396572'] 750w head 4x10 cab and we play loud [/quote] inovation super silvers strings 72 quid of ebay bassmax pickup wedged nice and tight in the g side never had any feedback ever just a lovely deep sound on both my basses even on my 350 watt valve combo fender tv 15 no feedback

750w head 4x10 cab and we play loud

[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1317877964' post='1395647'] excellent - I can see I'm going to have to try and make you my new best friend - find me a sorted Kay for £550!!! fantastic mate.Do you always use a bassmax? Don't get hideous feedback issues? [/quote] you can stand infront of your amp cranked up and get no feedback of a bass max others ive tried just feedback badly

[quote name='rockabillybob1' timestamp='1317840411' post='1395326'] stay away from these below 680 to 740 on certain sites offering them with inovation strings needs a gud bass to go with the strings [/quote] see the thread on cheap rockabilly basses be warned

[quote name='rockabillybob1' timestamp='1317554279' post='1391684'] cheap basses under a thousand there isnt many good ones about ive just bought one of those stentor blonde rockabilly basses on thonman site they are listed at between 680 to 740 ish when i got it took the metal tailpeice off and the ajustable bridge set it up and boy they sound crap even with inovation strings the fingerboard is ebonized it has dips and highs down the fingerboard and if you skim the board you would have to take the plasticky ebonising off so onto the next project we have picked a primavera 50 up for 480 pounds and this is twice the bass build and tone remembering this is a cheaper bass retailing at 900 ish on ebay but a hell of alot better han these cheap rockabilly bass you cant beat an old german or czeck bass for rockabilly even if they are a bit beat up im sticking with my 37 kay [/quote] stay away from these below 680 to 740 on certain sites offering them with inovation strings needs a gud bass to go with the strings

heres some more ive dun up and sold on dark brown one is a czeck 1960s one stript and redone second one is a german blonde 1960s one this was alot fatter than a standard bass can only describe as jumbo both fantasic sounding when plugged in and accoustically oh the amp is a peavey which i recoverd in tolex 750 w head and home made 4x10 half the width of a standard cab and weight tolex on ebay 15 quid a yard and fender grill cloths 10 quid

[quote name='rockabillybob1' timestamp='1317837248' post='1395253'] ok [/quote] THE NECKS ON THE KAY ARE SO THIN AND NICE TO PLAY i picked it up for 350 quid spent 200 with a french polisher freind and i no people say leave it origonal when we stript and stained it it looked better than when they came out of the factory, on the tuning pegs is stamped made in chicago theres a sn no i forwarded to a kay site, turns out was 200th bass made in 1937 what a cool old bass this is and you cant get better for rockabilly and i do gig it thats what they are there for not just ornaments

[quote name='PaulKing' timestamp='1317810226' post='1394748'] Very nice i agree, saw this on ebay. Good price - decent lammy like that should be worth £900 or more, but that's the market at the moment. There is another gorgeous blonde bass around,similar white (ivory?) tuners. Still for sale, still asking an awful lot more money! those black lines are called purfling. They're designed to stop cracks and delamination spreading from the edges. Still trying to put a number on the Kays in the UK (come on, show us yours! ... or did you already and I forgot?). A dozen, more? I was talking to Thomas from Slap-strings.de yesterday ... he used to have 15 Kays! And 2 Mortones. And several Framus, and a bunch of other basses. drool... [/quote] [quote name='PaulKing' timestamp='1317810226' post='1394748'] Very nice i agree, saw this on ebay. Good price - decent lammy like that should be worth £900 or more, but that's the market at the moment. There is another gorgeous blonde bass around,similar white (ivory?) tuners. Still for sale, still asking an awful lot more money! those black lines are called purfling. They're designed to stop cracks and delamination spreading from the edges. HERES THE KAY BASS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN BOUGHT THEN STRIPT IT AND SO ON Still trying to put a number on the Kays in the UK (come on, show us yours! ... or did you already and I forgot?). A dozen, more? I was talking to Thomas from Slap-strings.de yesterday ... he used to have 15 Kays! And 2 Mortones. And several Framus, and a bunch of other basses. drool... [/quote] ok

[quote name='PaulKing' timestamp='1317810226' post='1394748'] Very nice i agree, saw this on ebay. Good price - decent lammy like that should be worth £900 or more, but that's the market at the moment. There is another gorgeous blonde bass around,similar white (ivory?) tuners. Still for sale, still asking an awful lot more money! those black lines are called purfling. They're designed to stop cracks and delamination spreading from the edges. Still trying to put a number on the Kays in the UK (come on, show us yours! ... or did you already and I forgot?). A dozen, more? I was talking to Thomas from Slap-strings.de yesterday ... he used to have 15 Kays! And 2 Mortones. And several Framus, and a bunch of other basses. drool... [/quote] it didnt come of ebay this bass that ive got

it dosnt seem to be the workmanship it seems to be the wood they are made of my freind bought a 400 quid one of thonman the black one and it sounds pretty gud but your better with an old one and do it up

heres my diy effort peavey 750w head home made cab ported at bottom

fender tolex 40 quid of ebay grill cloth fender 10 quid ebay 1 tin sray glue 5 quid 2 hours later peavey tweed rig 750w head i wanted a vintage look to go with my bass i looked and aguila cabs were a grand so heres to diy

heres my fretless and my other

i love peavey this is a peavey 750w head and home made cab done in tolex of ebay loaded with eminance bass speakers and fender tolex and grill cloth cost me 60 quid to cover it , cab is half the depth of a standard 4x10 kicks ass with my double bass

i re coverd the head in fender tolex its a 750 w and made the 4x10 cab and coverd that for the vintage look what do you think fender grill cloth all from ebay cost £60 and a tin of spray glue for a fiver the trick is getting it to fit tight

go on planet jive and put an advert on there you will find one www.planetjive.co.uk

Ignore the black painted edges, these are not original and the front black stripe is graphic tape, under that is 2 thin black lines set into the wood, not painted on, its a 3/4, the tuning pegs are white fingerboard ebony, body is in fantastic condition, measures 8 inch across the side. I strung it with gut on d & g and innovation super silvers on e & a plugged in and wow lovely clean bass sound, deep and warm, the guy that had it owned it for 40yrs so we don't no original age i think Czech or German and no id badge or sticker anywhere inside.It is made of ply it sounds nearly as good as my kay just right up my street for rockabilly . Never seen one with white tuning pegs thanks paid £600 for it didnt even need to set string height was perfect for slapping

[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1317645517' post='1392605'] Cracking bass sound! I have a blonde framus DB - helpfully not for sale tho What strings and pick up are you using? [/quote] using inovation super silvers and a k&K BASS MAX and an accoustic bottle top pickup on neck for slap

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1317663675' post='1392963'] Hi Bob, Found your way off North West Bands then? [/quote] yeh gud on here bit more uppercrust