Fran Diaz

your welcome. I had that same question a few months ago, hence the TB thread.

[color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Your end pin can extend just over 9" (23 cm) without a problem.[/font][/color]

More info and photos here:
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/hercules-bass-stand.1204944/#post-18711023

The Troll mic is also a good candidate.

I have not tried them but the Evah Slaps get great reviews for the three styles.

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Schertler buids its own preamps. From basic models to the ones that are all bells and whistles. I would start there. IMO, manufacturers design their gear with voice/spec matching between their pickups and preamps in mind.[/font][/color]

You guys sound great. Congrats.

Love the toneof your bass!

I like how your band sounds and your playing sounds great. congrats and keep it up.

If it's a walk up from E to A, chances are that he played E - F# - G# - A. That'd be going from I to IV using the diatonic major scale in EM(4 #s).

it sounds like you have Pirastro Flexocor strings. They are aimed to the orchestra/classical players and not the best for pizz/jazz.

And I like your tone a lot; great sound.

Very nice job. Congrats!

If your looking for a jazz/pizz sound, Flexocors are not the best choice, especially for the lower strings.

I just recorded a few quick videos of several tests I've done looking fo that elusive acoustic amplified double bass tone. I hope somebody can find it useful. Coments are very welcome.

I've played my Michael Bornhak bass with an Earhlund pickup.

I've used a Zoom Q3HD for the recording. It was placed on a tripod 12' away from the amps. IMO what you can hear in the video is quite representative of what I heard in the room.

This is going to be a long road with a lot of factors affecting the final result. For instance, I put the pickup on the bass and I haven't even tried to move it around and hear how that changes the tone. This is the place where it is at the moment:
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First one is an Acoustic Image Contra amp (speaker is defeated) and an Aguilar SL112:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/V2zSTVCCY3Y?controls=2

This is another video where I only use the Acoustic Image Contra SIII. I try several configs on the levels/eq. I'll document these settings and the times on the video but you can hear me saying it.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/z9tjPGxzdTo?controls=2

This last video compares the AI with the Aguilar; what do you guys think about how they compare?


for ease of listening:

0:30 AI - flat eq - input level fully clockwise - master volume @ 3 o'clock - tweeter on - no lowcut.

1:15 No amp

3:30 Aguilar TH500+SL112 - flat eq - gain @ 12 o'clock - no drive - master volume @ 12 o'clock

4:15 master volume @ 3 o'clock

4:57 I messed with the amp controls...forgot to say it out loud :^(

5:56 drive @ 9 o'clock - bass @ 11 o'clock - mid level @11 o'clock - mid freq. @ 2 o'clock - master @ 12 o'clock - tweeter @ 9 (20%)

6:30 drive @ 12 o'clock

7:06 mid freq. @ 3 o'clock - mid level @ 10 o'clock

8:10 bass @ 11 o'clock

8:30 no amp

8:50 amp back on.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/V2zSTVCCY3Y?controls=2

Sold. Thanks.

Still available, shipping to/from Spain is not very expensive.

Open to trades/partial trades for other strings:
- Spirocore Weich E & A
- Evah Pirazzi regular or weich E & A or G & D.
- G & D pair that work well under bow. (I hear your offer).

thanks

Quick Update: It's been exactly one month since I got it and I'm still loving it...even though its sweet smell of varnish and oils is vanishing.

I raised the string height a tad and I love the tone even more than before...more meat and less string buzz (a sound that I also like, closer to a fretless electric bass, but that I don't want at the moment).

Many thanks. I really love the attention to detail that this bass shows...and it plays very well and IMO sounds great. What else could I ask for?

Thank you very much.

Two weeks at home and I'm still in love with this bass. :hyper:

I just finished some arco study and if the arco tone with the Spiros keeps getting better (as it is happening one day after another) I might retire my other bass.

One question for Spiro guys: Are the weich easier to bow than the mittels? I might give them a try just to hear how the bass responds to those (nothing wrong with the mittels, I'm just curious).

I bought these from Ben Bastin and they are in very good condition. I only had them on my classical bass for a few days. I love how they sound but since I got my new (jazz/pizz) bass with the same strings I would like to swap them for an A & E Spirocore Weich in similar condition so I can hear how they compare.

thanks
cheers
Fran

great story! congrats on your new bass; it looks very nice.

Isn't it a great feeling when you get to play an intrument that feels and sounds great from the very first note you play?

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Wow,that looks wonderful. I love the shape of the upper bouts. Enjoy
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Beautiful.
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Thank you very much!

Many thanks for your kind words, as we say here: I am like a kid with new shoes!