Silvia Bluejay

Necks will change shape with the seasons, will react to the average humidity in the climate in your country as opposed to the country where the guitar was manufactured and/or stocked, etc. Yes to tweaking the truss rod as suggested above, plus do have a look at string height at the nut (if you have an adjustable one). And be prepared to re-check and possibly re-set up every 3-4 months!

Planning to be there!

The correct way round for me! Still having GAS though, by picturing your gear's mirror images in my head

I'm not a fan of Ricks, but if it rocks your boat, absolutely go for it (the real one!). We'll want to see photos in due course, obviously

Forget about me telling you about my basses... I'm having a massive fit of GAS instead!

Nah, don't worry, all in good humour. Many here play both bass and guitar

Best intro thread of the year so far PS Welcome!

YAY! I'm following you guys on FB too, and I've seen the updates about your album. Good stuff.

It's a bargain, even more so now that any ordinary gig will set you back at the very least £25... Please keep us posted on other metal gigs you may be going to - sometimes they slip through my net when I'm busy and then I kick myself for missing them And if your band comes to London, we want to know that too! \m/

If I wasn't busy on the day I'd be tempted! Next time...

Aw, we like you too And yes, admittedly, uprights are pretty bad as GAS-causing items...

LOL sounds weird, but possibly fun! I'm sure you'll be fine. Might try with Kentish Town, but I'm not sure of my schedule for next week yet. We'll see. In any case, do keep us posted!

Argh. Too far, and in any case I'm booked for an evening at the Science Museum tonight. But please Clarky, keep us posted with your future gigs, hoping they're a bit closer to home - would love to see you guys play! All the best for tonight.

Welcome Ollie, both to the BC family and to the divorcees-wielding-a-bass ever-expanding club

Aw, what a great thread. Good to hear you're sorted, discreet. Now we want to know when and where you're playing live with that band, and we'll be there in our jeans and leather jackets to cheer and sing along - devil's horns optional but ready for deployment if appropriate

Thank you for both vids. Fantastic stuff.

*Clarky to HJ* 'Right, either that woman with the camera goes, or I do.'

Hi Chris, and welcome. Ex-TMS mature student here, living just south of you in W4. Please post info in the Events section when you have a gig - if it's in West or Central London I would love to come along.

And a warm welcome to you, Joel! You sound pretty busy on the music front. Keep up the good work! I assume you're Spanish? There are a few Spaniards on this board - hopefully they'll make contact with you through here.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1335525449' post='1632559'] That's Michel, a French-Canadian who's a very good friend of the band, but who possesses one of the weirdest dance-styles I've ever seen. [/quote] Jack, I think in this case he was simply holding the remote

[quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1335518926' post='1632412'] Well thanks to you guys I've gone and got an EUB .Its only a cheap Stagg which I saw on Gumtree but after playing it for a few days I'm quite impressed by it. One thing I've noticed is that my left arm aches a a bit after playing for a while - is this normal or should I try to develop better technique , I do have a stand for it but it tends to hold it in too upright a postion [/quote] If, like me, you have played a more double-bass-like EUB before the Stagg, you may well have to adapt your technique. I'm having similar problems to yours on my new NS - can it be that these modern-looking, clever EUBs are designed so that we don't need to employ the full-on DB technique to play them, and can instead get by with a hybrid of bass guitar-style and DB-style plucking? Edit - You're talking about your fretting hand (being a lefty, I was confused for a moment!) - what I say still applies, though. Even fretting feels different, both in a good and in a bad way.

HAHAHA!!! Sorry - loved them all

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1328642456' post='1530607'] I only ever use standard tuning for two reasons: 1) I've played that way for 30+ years and know where the notes are without having to guess or relearn from scratch. 2) Once you go below a low B then all you're really doing is attracting earthworms. [/quote] I sooo agree! (Even if I've only played for a few years.)

Thank you Sarah! I love both my uprights. I just wish I had the space to add a real double bass to my collection too, but that's a no-no at present.

I'm still getting used to it! As I said before, it feels more like a bass guitar stood on end than an actual double bass, so I'm still experimenting with standing next to it in different positions - at its side, behind it, etc. - and also with placing my plucking hand at different heights and in different spots on the neck/fingerboard. Loving it! And I'm happy that I also have the HB, which is much more like a double bass, even if it's thinner (I do use the spacing bar on it). Two different instruments, despite both being "electric upright basses".