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    Not so far sir, likely not till later this year or next year if at all. Have turned into a bit of a house cat after having wee baby and gigs afar are not as appealing as they once were. Lots of great music on offer in London as you know, so venues are not great at paying enough to cover expenses...thank you for asking though. Like you, I love Carlos Henriquez, Dennis Irwin (RIP) and the likes... Unfortunately I sound nothing like them...not at all.
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    Rockabilly slap is less than half of my job and I can assure you that the Duke with gut strings and high action covers the sounds you mention above very well indeed. Of course, as I always tell myself and other, let's remember that the vast majority of "your" sound on double bass is due to your fingers, technique, personality etc...The sound that Carlos Henriquez and all the other guys get is 70% due to their being themselves, but yes, an American Standard or a Duke, with gut strings and high action, would help towards that goal IMO. As for the longer sustain, it is a blend of good guts as opposed to nylon, high action, good pull and possibly a wee bit by the extra cm length but I'm not too sure about that one.
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    Mine's a 3/4 size modelled on the 1937 Kay whatever size that was, sorry I'm not a precision guy I wouldn't measure it right and might do you more damage than good. R
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    Sure thing my friend. New band, good fun, we literally just put preview tracks [url="http://www.robertocassani.co.uk"]here[/url] - this is with an all-gut set up, which is the normal for me. I also played on only one modern folky album with steels on the Duke [url="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kilmarnock-edition/id569064175"]here[/url] and it sounded great; real decent sound for a plywood IMO, shame about the fingers playing it.
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    Again, importing from US is extortionate, look at DUKE double basses and you will get all the plusses of the American standards sound wise with the added bonus of the option of customisation from Thomas. If you are sold on the American Standards however, they are amazing sounding basses, but I have never played or seen one in person. The new ones are aupposed to be excellent. The old ones had a notoriously badly designed neck joint I am told from good source.
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    Hi guys, sorry about my lateness in this thread. As a proud Duke owner and player of it everywhere from studio to clubs to theatres to big open air festivals please allow me to say with all sincerity: DUKE RULES!! And Thomas is the best guy in the world to deal with. Honestly fella, if you play roots music and live in Europe, look no further. Even if you play jazz and just want to swing hard a la be-bop way old style bass playing, again look no further. Ask me any questions you want I am passionate about how great my Duke sounds. New album will be released soon with Duke very prominent in the mix.
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    Steel strings are preferred by people who really like a harsh click sound and lower action, as well as people who require a magnetic pickup. Lee Rocker early Stray Cats fitted the sound perfectly. Psychobilly is also an example where they fit. I have seen Al Gare play them beautifully with Imelda May. One can "man up" and pass the blister stage if that's the sound you are looking for. Personally, I much prefer the organic and bassy sound of guts (or good nylons at a push). It's not just because of the gentler, less intrusive, more musical "click" of their slap, but especially because of the note produced. Basically, a gut G string, even when slapped will go BOOM, whilst a steel G string will go DIIIIINGGG..... Personally I like to go Boom! Finally, the diameter of steel strings is way to little for me, but all if this is personal preference, so I would listen to your ears, not me. Hope this helps.
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    Ben Wolfe is a great player. His stance, right & left hands and his superb string pull epitomise gut string playing. On steels and with lower action, such an aggressive pull might cause a lot of harsh clicking on the fingerboard. I personally prefer high action and guts. I know that that means having to pull hard with one finger often supported by the whole hand and the weight if the arm. I also know that I sacrifice dexterity. So, there is a definite place for 2 fingers playing for those who prefer a more modern sound and quicker articulation. Each to their own and all that jazz: there are many ways to play a bass well.
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    Ben Wolfe is a great player. His stance, right & left hands and his superb string pull epitomise gut string playing. On steels and with lower action, such an aggressive pull might cause a lot of harsh clicking on the fingerboard. I personally prefer high action and guts. I know that that means having to pull hard with one finger often supported by the whole hand and the weight if the arm. I also know that I sacrifice dexterity. So, there is a definite place for 2 fingers playing for those who prefer a more modern sound and quicker articulation. Each to their own and all that jazz: there are many ways to play a bass well.
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    Good on ya sir, nice to know it works.
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    Excellent lesson on chords Geoff, very high standard of teaching mate, you have launched a fantastic resource for learning and consolidating jazz playing on double bass. Very enjoyable indeed.
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    Nope but I would be very interested in your thoughts about it in case it's a good thing to buy.
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    Sold thank you
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    Rev solo pickup used for 1 year but still in perfect working order, although of course it does have cosmetic signs of use. It has been shaved to fit my wing slot but it still has room for shaving further or add a thin strip of wood if your wing sold is wider (unlikely). £60 posted
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    Sold
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    Sold pending payment
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    Not at all go for it mate
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    Now that a while has passed since I got my walnut pin from Ben, I can honestly say it has made a great difference to me. Going in the studio tomorrow so the sound will be there for posterity. However, for me, the most tangible difference has been in physical terms. The pull-out endpin always felt a bit of a foreign object to me as well as a pain in the bum to get the lenght exactly right. The wooden end pin feels like part of the bass and is always at the right lenght, so that's brilliant.
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    Oh, postage not included, let's say a fiver on top of price
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    BRAND NEW and not available in the UK, this is genius for those (including me) who slap a lot but are not too keen on the bassmax pickup as a bridge pickup. Basicallyy this system allows you to use whatever pickup you already have (i.e. Underwood, Rev Solo, Shadow, Realist, etc...) and add the much needed "clicky" pickup for the fingerboard + a preamp blender to blend the 2 signals together. I imported it from US which means that the full price + postage + tax added £70 to the price above, so basically save yourself £70! I have never ever used it, not I ever ever mounted it to my bass. Basically I took it out of the box and realised it wouldnt suit my use as I was planning to use it on my touring folding bass and it would be too much faffing about dismantling the pickup every night. However, for a non-folding bass, it would be perfect. Here is the link to Bob Gollihur website, which explains all about it. [url="http://www.gollihurmusic.com/product/2630-BASS_MASTER_ROCKABILLY_UPGRADE_SYSTEM.html"]http://www.gollihurmusic.com/product/2630-BASS_MASTER_ROCKABILLY_UPGRADE_SYSTEM.html[/url] Any question please ask. P.S. I'll give it a week or so before I stick it on eBay, hopefully won't have to do that...
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    Whenever I play at rock n roll volumes, I don't dampen or cover anything. Granted, my 2 basses are plys with tops that naturally vibrate less, but all I use is a rev solo pickup (you can add a clicker if you slap) straight into a Genz Benz shuttle head with 1 or 2 12"cabs depending on the stage. If scared of feedback, I add in a Fishman plat pro and bypass the amp's EQ. The plat pro is really useful for very large gigs (i.e. Festivals) so you can keep your amp as stage monitor and xlr the plat pro eq to front of house. That's my solution at the moment, but I'm always looking for improvement so I'm looking forward to what others have to say. Definitely avoid the Ehrlund though, and the realist is not much good either. Bassmax will be ok.
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    Hi Rev, the radial looks ok but for the extra couple of inches, I'd personally stick to the plat pro. I use all the features of the plat pro and it has come in especially useful with back lines at festivals because you can use the eq of the plat pro for the PA (via xlr) and also for the stage amp (just plug into the effect return rather than into the main input and you have full control of the stage amp too). Especially in these situations, the platpro has saved my bum a number of times.
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    Bargain! Sorry mate I'm a raw gut guy, but surely somebody needs to snap these. Have a bump.
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    I had this pickup 3-4 years ago, no longer use it now, but I just had some recordings I did back then and it sounded good. The European cousin of the Underwood: good price too. Have a wee bump on me.
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