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Hello Steve,

Great to hear this up-beat update. It sounds like you are going strong. If you feel like hanging around in York after a Wednesday on the market, we can go to the Phoenix Inn jazz jam night.

Nick

Its only 3 hours drive from Munich airport, which is much better connected.

Started at £200. Didn't sell at that it £175 so now trying £150. I consider this a real bargain now.

On the one hand, I bet this guy's wife gets a LOT of "headaches" and your bass just happens to be the latest cause.

On the other hand, you could ask somebody to record you for a 20 seconds or so with their phone or something. This would be enough to see if the bass is really too loud but not something more subtle, like just not sitting nicely in the mix. Sometimes it is the cranky people that have the honesty to put you on to a problem, even if they do it the wrong way.

Shameless bump

Oooo. You can play mine if I can play yours.

Bump

Good question. I wasn't thinking of a trade but I don't have urgent bills to pay and I don't have to get cash.

Still available

I tried to do exactly this and found that the latency was terrible. So I did it the opposite way round. I got a cheap mixer (Behringer 502) and I take the headphone/speaker output from the computer to the mixer, where I blend it with the signal from the bass and send it to headphones. You need a short 3.5mm lead and and 3.5mm to 2x1/4" adapter to plug the stereo lead from the computer into the mixer.

This works perfectly for me. (And you will find the mixer comes in handy.)

By the way, the built-in tuner is really handy.

Well loved but now superfluous Fishman BP100.
This has clips to hold the transducers on to the bridge and these are NOT in good shape, as the velvet is coming away from the metal. I think this is a common issue and Fishman admit on their website it is probably better to mount with heat glue rather than the clips.

The state of the clips does not affect the sound but I have knocked the price down because most kit sold here is in excellent condition.

Grab yourself a bargain.

I didn't bump this for a long time because I wanted to keep this great bass for a bit longer but it is going to have to go to a better home as I am just not playing it enough to justify keeping it. I have dropped the guide price and you don't have to take the gig bag is you don't need it.

Have a look at Carol Kaye Book 2
http://www.carolkaye.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=34

If you order from the website, the great woman sends them out herself!

Holding for Steve for the time being but anybody else is welcome to come and take a look.

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I sort-of know Nick (Kev of Arts Barge connections here, Nick!) but I'm looking for a step up from what I've currently got - something woody-sounding with a carved top. I was actually considering that B&H that Nick bought, but it came along at a bad time for me. Sounds great too.
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Hi Kev. That Golden Strad is awesome. I got the painty fingerboard sorted and I have my super long spike fittted and now it's just the way I want it. And you should hear how it works with that Fishman Full Circle pick-up. Mmmmmm. But that's a different story, I am selling my perfectly adequate but not really awesome bass here.

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It does sound great, i used it in the studio the day before Nick bought it and the engineer commented how good it !
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Thanks for the support Jez but I am not selling the bass I got from you but the bass I had before that.

Having upgraded to the Golden Strad from Jez, I am selling my Antoni 3/4 double bass.

I have a bow to go with it.

The bass would benefit from a set-up and some different strings but it is working fine as it is.
It was the perfect introduction to double bass for me and I hope somebody else can have as much fun with it as I have.

SMS sent.

Thanks for the recommendation, Geoff and Tom.

This could be just what I am looking for. Are you ever nearer York?

[url="http://www.koplinviolins.co.uk"]Koplin Violins[/url]. They are relatively new and I have not seen a lot of examples of their work. However, they did a superb cosmetic repair to Christian Topman's double bass (previously owned by John Thorne) after it got deeply scored. Also they have some good instruments in stock. I am taking my double bass there for a string/fingerboard/bridge pickup set-up and I will try to remember to update this with the results.

I have not heard of Der Kontrabass being staged here in the UK. Although I am not very into the theatre scene, so that isn't saying much. I will read it and Das Parfum as well, since I might as well keep my German going. Thanks for the reading suggestion

I am up for York Christmas drinkies. Guy Fawkes is a good suggestion, although my first choice would have been the Last Drop. When shall we do it? 8pm Tuesday 20th Dec?

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When I'm playing my walking lines (which at the moment are fairly simple R37R or R35R type things) what is the best way to approach a bar with two chords in it? R - 5 for both? If it helps the tune I'm looking at is Autumn Leaves. Thanks!
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The turn-around at the end of Autumn Leaves really lends itself to playing the thirds on beats 2 and 4. Don't feel obliged to keep walking here. If the soloist has peaked and is tailing off it can be better to go back to a 2 feel, either playing roots or the obvious chromatic line. Then you can either pick up walking on the last n beats before the repeat, or stay in 2 for a bit of variety.

You mean you don't already have the Dr. Licks Jamerson book?!?