Kevsy71
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I believe in fashion catalogues that pose is known as “3rd position”…
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Thanks Simon - the case has good backstraps so I do ok with those until the doorways. The seat & stand bag is a pain so I was hoping for an all-in-one wheelable solution
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Having struggled across a car park and rammed through triple-doors to orchestra rehearsal last week - nearly taking out the wind section at one point - I need to seriously consider this! How do buggy users cope with also carrying a heavy bag containing seat/stand - can you just balance that on the bass as you wheel it…?
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He played an Alembic Series I around the rhythm stick era, and I believe it was that same Series I sampled for Relax by FGTH
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*ON HOLD* Rickenbacker 4003W walnut 2024 + extras - *SOLD*
Kevsy71 posted a topic in Basses For Sale
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+1 for the string winder - and I found this video from Upton Bass useful the last time I changed:
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Just sold Rohan a ToneDexter II and pickup - very easy and friendly transaction, would not hesitate to deal with again. Many thanks!
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Pretty sure these work on phantom power…
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*ON HOLD* Audio Sprockets ToneDexter II 2024 - *SOLD*
Kevsy71 replied to Kevsy71's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
Now on hold -
Audio Sprockets Tone Dexter II, 2024, boxed with power supply and USB cable, in full working condition. Cosmetically excellent - I can’t see any marks, all sides shown in photos. Very pleased with the results of mapping my piezo tone to a ribbon mic and a small diaphragm pair for live double bass with full tone without feedback. Only moving it on as I’m saving for a new DB…and no longer in a band! Also works with other piezo mic’d acoustic stringed instrument, here’s the info from Audio Sprockets below. Note the manual is online-only and available from the Audio Sprockets website. “ToneDexter II is an innovative professional grade preamp that uses proprietary WaveMap® technology, and sophisticated tone shaping controls, to correct a stringed instrument’s piezo pickup so that it sounds like a mic in a live and recording environment.” “[…] It can learn the difference between how an instrument sounds through a microphone and how it sounds through its pickup. Using proprietary WaveMap® technology, it corrects the pickup so that it sounds like the mic.” Price includes tracked UK postage. Thanks for looking! Note: listed elsewhere for more, but hoping it goes to a BC’er 😁
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The bass sale that turned a (massive) corner… - *SOLD*
Kevsy71 replied to AndyTravis's topic in Basses For Sale
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The bass sale that turned a (massive) corner… - *SOLD*
Kevsy71 replied to AndyTravis's topic in Basses For Sale
Done! Amazing story, amazing family, amazing community ♥️ -
Another seamless transaction - fast comms, rapid postage and a terrific Broughton HPF. Highly recommended 👍, thanks James
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Superb, what a great player - ‘Breaking glass’ and ‘Yassassin’ are two of my fav basslines by anyone. And seems a lovely bloke too!
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Doubled on the upright and electric this morning, using a Tonedexter to take a feed from the upright pickup and make it sound like it has been mic’d - but without the rumbling feedback when the congregation sing back at the body of the bass. Worked a charm but I forgot to use the Tonedexter boost to make the pizzicato match the arco level. Two songs on upright, electric for two then back to upright. Swapping worked a lot better than I feared, and the bow quiver helped my ‘quick draw’ 🤠 But most important : our worship lead and team are very helpful, friendly and accommodating, as were the sound team when I bowled up with a carload of kit. I made sure to let them know that the worship itself is the most important, and I would not be precious if asked to just use the (very familiar) electric, but we ended up with a great split between upright for the quieter songs and electric for the rockier. Blessed to be part of such a lovely team 😀
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Very fair point- if I (or anyone) spots a famous player coming to the UK, then a good idea to post it on here! Apologies for not thinking of that 🤦♂️ And thanks for the bow video: found it here, very entertaining 😁
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Christian McBride favours Helicore Hybrids too… Helicore Solos were on my bass when I received it: I was struggling with pizz so swapped them for Spirocores and then Eva weichs, but now I’ve started bowing I’m tempted to refit them!
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On my way home from seeing Christian McBride with jazz guitarist (and schoolmate!) Kurt Rosewinkel at London’s Wigmore Hall. I loved it - 90 mins with no break, long solos for each, and a range of jazz standards, salsa, and own work. Astonishing speed and clarity, a master of the fingerboard, and the timing was spot on despite no drummer. Just sad I had to leave on time as he was going to autograph/chat in the lobby afterwards - one of the questions I was going to ask was why he brought a bow and didn’t use it 😁 Any other BCers there tonight..?
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Great stuff!! Well recorded too, bass sounds tight
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After many years of electric duty I debuted my double for yesterday’s service. Most of the band were away leaving acoustic guitar and keys, so a good chance to try it out… Dreading the feedback monster, I used a dpa4099 mic and Acoustic Image head with polarity reverse, low cut and notch filter. Rehearsal went fine, but in the service itself the dreaded rumble was felt and heard, and I had to mute / unmute a few times to break the cycle. We use IEMs so all I can think is that the congregation singing in the direction of the bass must have hit the resonant frequency and set it off! For the second ‘set’ of two songs I moved the mic from the f-hole (where I would normally place it to record) to over the soundpost, and that solved it. Will definitely bring it again - the soundesk team noticed the lack of sustain and highs when playing pizz vs the electric, but I had some kind comments on the bowing, which was a relief as it was the first time I’d bowed in public!
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My bow is a basic model, £150 new - I buffered it with polystyrene in the tube because although ‘technically’ covered by Royal Mail I strongly suspect it would have been a fight to get compensation. I suspect he gets valuable bows in though - may be worth contacting him regarding recommended carriers.
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I've just had my bow rehaired by Rob Bray at http://www.braystrings.com/bow-rehair/ , with postage and return via a dedicated cardboard bow tube I bought from thestringzone.com. Fast service and I'm pleased with the coarse-black rehair, and the bow was cleaned too. Recommended!
