Rabbie

I need some advice on something I have never done. My folding bass's tuners have got really stiff due to constant windings and unwinding. Is it ok to use a wee bit WD40 or is it a no-no and there is something else better? Thanks in advance y'all.

Great idea for a thread: lots of fantastic guys/gals in this forum and it's great to sprinkle some Christmas magic and say thanks, because I think we all learn a lot on these pages, it's a great resource. Have a swingin' Christmas!

Is it really really flimsy and wobbly? A normal bass can be slapped forever with no need for special re-inforcements, and any luthier can change a fingerboard and set a bridge for slap given basic instructions on what you need. Now, if you stand on it and do stunts, it may be a different matter...

+1 on what fabbabass says. I have bought stuff from Blast Cult from the UK and I too have found that both Jason and Miguel are great: deal with confidence there.

[quote name='timbass' timestamp='1386229666' post='2297364'] I keep coming back to the Willie Dixon vid. Love it. Technique specialists out there care to comment? He sounds amazing, yet seems to break all the rules - doesn't brace his thumb against fingerboard, stands alongside the bass rather than slightly behind it. What can we learn from that? [/quote] There are may ways to play any instruments. Take the guitar as a prime example: if they had stuck to the classical technique, we would never have had rock n roll. Likewise, a pristine classical double bass technique will get you nowhere in roots music. Willie played gut strings and high action, yet he did so with such facility because of practice I guess, and also because he was a bloody huge man.

They are good for starting out and it is very transportable as it is a small 3/4. All the best

She needs a lot of work on her technique! I mean, stance, right hand and left hand are all wrong... She does have other assets though...