alexpea

[quote name='philparker' timestamp='1376858454' post='2180119'] Mmm...I was in that audience and probably within 5 metres of where that photo was taken. Good gig - I enjoyed it! [/quote] Awesome, shame about the double bass playing tho 'eh

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1376850383' post='2179967'] Alexpea-braces=win [/quote] yea! they stop my trousers from falling down too

playing at WOMAD 2013 last month, one of my fav gigs ever... playing at Leftbank in Bristol... recording a bit of arco...

Just watched this documentary, thought I'd share it [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1m8aLIGqtw[/media]

Anyone ever done it? I'm not really looking at doing it any time soon but think I would like to give it a go one day.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1363724778' post='2016672'] OK had a little mess, I have moved the whole bridge forward to give the 105cm scale length across all 4 strings now and managed to get everything a bit more square, the notches are nearer the centre of the feet and it all looks more correct to my eyes. I cant beleive how much scope for movement there is even without moving the position of where the strings touch the bridge! It is also dead centre 49mm from each f hole too. What do we think now, better? [/quote] Much better

[quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1363610155' post='2014619'] Not so sure about this. My sound post is miles from my bridge but on purpose for a certain sound. I believe the notches are there for just this purpose, to position the bridge. [/quote] I was always told that the soundpost should be placed 1 or 2 inches south of the G side bridge foot.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1363428131' post='2012546'] I have just twisted the feet a bit and it looks much better now, the bridge feet look offset on purpose actually and dont look at the bridge as it is carved with a twist (which I presume most are) it makes it look worse than it is. [/quote] yep, was about to say that the bridge feet look twisted. The photo also looks as if the bridge is slightly closer to the E side of the bass, though that could just be the angle of the photo.

Ok, I have emailed so will see what he says.

Got my kent armstrong today. Velcro fitted it to the bass which works a treat however... I'm getting a lot of hum when plugged in to the amp. Have tried 2 cables with no difference. When I touch the outside of the phono jack the hum gets quieter. Do I need to earth the pickup?

Spoke to Aaron, I've ordered myself a Kent Armstrong hopefully it will arrive so this week so I can gig it next weekend.

nice one Pete, are they going to set it up for you?

I started on a basic gear4music bass that I ordered online. I've just upgraded to a late 1800's German flatback. As soon as I got the gear4music bass I started getting loads more gigs and it wasn't long before I had earned back the money I'd paid for it (plus the £100 setup). I definitely think it would be worth considering something cheap that can get you used to playing an upright before shelling out on something better. I managed to sell my gear4music on to a friend and didn't really lose much money on it so happy days.

Thanks fatback, email sent

Thanks for the info. Where did you get your Kent Armstrong pickups from? There's no prices on their website and no one picks up the phone. :/

Hi all, bit of thinking out loud really... I'm playing some really loud gigs at the moment with my double bass and though I'm usually quite good at taming feedback sometimes it just goes beyond control. The phase switch and EQ on my fishman preamp usually sort out any issues for me, but when playing on very loud stages I find I have to EQ the sound of the bass so much that it loses nearly all bottom end. And even then it still feeds back! Im using a carved german flatback bass, I'm aware that carved basses are likely to be more sensitive and therefore tend to feedback more than a ply. My pickup is a K&K bassmax. I think I read on here about a guy converting a schaller magnetic pickup so that he could remove it easily and avoided drilling into his fingerboard, anyone? I realise that I will have to play with steel core strings in order for the magnetic pickup to work and that it will sound Pbass'ish. It would be a good backup for really loud gigs where volume and rhythm are more important than tone. Thanks, Alex

Thanks for posting, very informative

I've started to do this a lot more. Just using my bass and preamp. I think it sounds better but sometimes it can be a struggle with monitoring. I like not having to lug my amp around though so if I know the PA has monitors then I usually leave my amp at home.

I have gut D + G from a set of carlos's custom chordas on my bass. I love them

[quote name='Basstroker' timestamp='1358881234' post='1946539'] Read this: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f31/outdoor-gig-16%B0c-dergee-cold-942342/"]http://www.talkbass....ee-cold-942342/[/url] [/quote] I read the whole thread, very informative and very entertaining

[quote name='mtroun' timestamp='1358806779' post='1945538'] I've tried doing some gigs ampless recently (small venues, acoustic jazz) but I'm still on the fence. I thought it felt great but I was asked to turn up and the drummer wanted to play louder. I'm hoping to get more volume out of the bass by switching to gut top strings. Anyone got any experience of playing ampless on gut? [/quote] I've only done a few completely acoustic gigs however I have done a lot of acoustic outdoor busking. I have gut strings on my D + G strings and steels on the E + A. I definitely find that for the style of music I play, the guts keep the bass sounding nice and punchy. I find this blends nicely with the 2 steels. However, I mainly play in Klezmer and Folk bands, often without drums so I like the bass to sound quite percussive. It may look a bit odd but it works for me.

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1358773827' post='1944680'] My only worry would be monitoring. Did you have a wedge to yourself, or what? [/quote] I had a wedge for one gig, the other I didn't but they pumped it through all the monitors. I'm not saying I could hear myself as much as I would have liked but it was no different to playing with an amp and struggling to get it loud enough without feeding back. I've come to accept this as part of playing double bass

Due to the hill I live on being too snowy for anything but a 4 x 4 this weekend, I was forced to walk to the top with my bass before getting picked up by the drummer for 2 gigs. I usually take an amplifier to gigs but as I couldn't carry that and the bass I decided to brave it with just my preamp and DI straight in to the PA. I was actually pleasantly surprised with the outcome and people at both gigs told me the bass was sounding great. Due to playing BG for some years before taking up DB I have always felt the 'need' to have an amp on stage. I'm thinking about not bothering with the amp at all in the future (providing I know that the PA is big enough) as it makes life a lot easier not having to lug the amp everywhere. Just wondering if anyone else prefers this method?