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I'm about to buy an NS 5 string EUB. I'm just wondering what cabs people recommend to use with them ? I'm gonna be treating it as an EUB, an instrument in its own right, I'm not really expecting it to sound exactly like a real double bass, but I may do some small jazz gigs, so getting somewhere close would probably be nice. I'm currently using a Markbass rig that I bought from off here at the beginning of the year, I've got an LM2 and a 2x10 cab. Would I be better off changing the 2x10 for a 1x12 or would the 2x10 be OK ? I'm thinking the 12 inch speakers would produce a deeper sound, with more low mid ?

If it told you B major then you'd have to remember that B major contains D, F, G, A, and C sharp, if it said E major, then you'd have to remember that it contains C, G, D, and F sharp etc. So I think the current system is better, no need to remember it 'cos you get a reminder at the start of the music. Just do a bit of practice each day, it soon adds up and you pretty soon get familiar with it.

You know I'm sure I posted about this yesterday, but it seems to have vanished ? Most odd. . [url="http://www.musicmarket.org.uk/"]http://www.musicmarket.org.uk/[/url] Has anyone ever used this site ?

Every time I play outside it empties down .

Don't know what this site is like, just saw it on Farcebook. [url="http://www.musicmarket.org.uk/"]http://www.musicmarket.org.uk/[/url]

It's gonna be warm....................seriously ? The only thing misleading in your title is the word[i][font=comic sans ms,cursive] heat[/font][/i] . I'd have thought the biggest threat to your gear is it getting stolen.

Don't buy them then . I think there's too much hype about strings, I wouldn't buy cheap ones, but I certainly wouldn't buy expensive ones either. D'addario are great strings can be had for a lot cheaper, they last me ages too, and I do at least 5 hours practice a day.

I got the album, I'm a fan of both Hogarth and Barbieri. Gotta admit though, I was a bit underwhelmed by the album.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1372259571' post='2123531'] Just out of interest, what make barrel socket did you buy? [/quote] Hi, It was a Neutrik.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1372259652' post='2123534'] You don't need a bass book. Go to a charity shop and get any book on music theory and then transfer the information to the bass. It'll cost you £1 [/quote] Very true ! A major is the same played one a violin, xylophone or a bass .

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1372256271' post='2123444'] I still own two Fenders that were each more expensive than an Alleva Coppolo and a Mike Lull added together. Far more attractive investment than a bloody pension fund. One was made in 1965: [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%201966%20CURRENT/DSCF4276.jpg.html"][/url] And one was made in 1957: [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20CURRENT/Fender%20Precision%201957%20CURRENT/CIMG1228.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] oOOOOH, those are beautiful dude. I especially like the '57 .

[quote name='greyparrot' timestamp='1372252428' post='2123380'] wow i did not expect so many to agree!! ha-ha! Anyway why i thought post the tread was because i was recently in a shop bass direct, a fantastic shop, i went there to look at a mayones or whatever its called on sale at £1300.... but i also half kept looking at the fender usa p bass v deluxe at a great price (not made anymore with the Bill Lawrence P/u near the bridge) .... i seen it a few times on the site over 2 months and Wonder why on earth is that beut still for sale?? its says mint had a good price and was a 5 string ....perfect for me... so i made the trip from Essex, and looked at all the stunning eye candy (but not for long) and picked up the mayonees ... and then put the thing down again after about 2mins playing..it was a heavy bugger and looked like a gem of exotic-ness .. rather too much bordering on tacky even... then went to look at the fender.... that was that... this baby is mine had it a month now great bass... im guessing it did not get that much of a look in at the shop, but to me it was the best thing in there regardless of price tag.., after a jazz 1974 i had a while back, this is probably the best playing bass iv had..i did go to get one many years ago, but it was like £1500 then so i passed on it ....The guy in the shop Mark i think his name is said about my fender its a great bass but the pre amp is naff..and to swap it out... i thought ...what is he talking about? this bass sounds as sweet as a nut! why on earth would i wanna stick in a £300 pre amp .. its not he same fender anymore! with a slap sound out of this world, and punchy finger style why change it? ...ok i know its not the passive fender but hey i can say the same about them too, fantastic.. Reading through the posts on this tread, many have all been there high end basses, trying to squeeze out the sound imbedded in our head from years back... then as said above changing out p/u s n pre amps... (which i never did, i just got rid) only to end up selling the f***er and losing tons of dosh and swapping it back to a 2/3 knob passive bass.... haha.. It is merely my thoughts and experience over many years of playing different beasts... the 70-80s jap basses though like the arias and Yamaha they are very cool too.... they are superb. Do bear in mind its only my personal opinion after 30 years with as many and more, much more even basses i have owned in this time.. [/quote] What the guy in the shop is talking about when he says to swap the preamp, is to spend more money with him for something you don't need, and is is way overpriced anyway .

You have to adopt a portfolio approach to work. Playing gigs, teaching, writing, busking, sessions, running open mic's, producing, engineering, journalism. It all helps, the key word is versatility. If someone phones you and asks you to do a gig the following night then you need to be able to, this sort of thing is usually for sight-readers only, so learn to read music ! Cruise ship work is brilliant, you get paid to travel on a luxury ship to holiday places, again you need to be able to sight-read. Get to know Logic and/or Protools.

As the owner of 3 Fender basses, plus a Stingray 5 I do kind of agree with this. I think most so called super jazzes or whatever are just essentially a jazz with a fancy facing wood, and boutique pickups and a preamp. The aged ash body on my US Marcus Miller looks stunning, and I can get any sound I want from it. How many threads do you see asking "I've got a (insert name) and don't like the preamp, or I don't like the pickups, can anyone recommend a new (very expensive) replacement. Look on Bass direct's website and you'll see loads of ridiculously expensive basses, and even more ridiculously priced pre's and pickups, all boasting about how they'll improve your sound. Then look on the internet and see how many 'name' players, and working pro's are playing these basses. I think the thing people miss, is that you'll pretty much sound like you regardless.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1372181640' post='2122591'] Fact - bowing is unfeasibly cool [/quote] I was watching Tony Levin bowing his NS CR4 with Peter Gabriel, and totally agree, it is very cool .

[quote name='fatgoogle' timestamp='1372181347' post='2122585'] Youll need a few lessons anyway. My first real bow was a carbon fiber French bow from yita music on ebay. I think it was £120 and i still have it. Very good bow for the price. [/quote] Hi, Thanks, I'll look into one of those. I didn't realise how expensive they could be !!!!!!!! Lessons are in hand, hopefully one of my tutors at college.

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1372177664' post='2122537'] Depends on your budget ! [/quote] Hi, I don't want to pay a fortune for one, but I don't want to buy something and find that it's not very good . I'm a music student so I do get a discount from some places. I've never bowed a bass before, though I have played a double bass a bit in the past, I borrowed one for a couple of months a few years ago. I'm hoping to maybe get some gigs with the EUB, but the bow is mainly (at the moment) for recording purposes.

[quote name='FLoydElgar' timestamp='1372175378' post='2122488'] carbon fibre over any cheap bow... and get some lessons.... [/quote] I was planning on lessons, there's a guy at uni who's predominantly a double bassist, I was gonna ask him. Any suggestions on the carbon fibre bow please ?

[quote name='fatgoogle' timestamp='1372168589' post='2122393'] Bows are very personal things so best to try some out. Whats your budget? French or German? Is there enough room on a NS to bow? Just googled some pictures and the radius looks very flat and the space between body and fingerboard looks very small to et any real movement. [/quote] Hi, Thanks for replying . That's the thing, I thought a bow was a bow ! It's only today when I started looking I see there're French ones, German etc. I really have no idea what to go for. I think people bow them. [attachment=137683:Echo-tony.jpg]

I'm getting an NS NXT 5 string EUB is couple of weeks or so. Can anyone recommend a decent bow to go with it please ?

[quote name='SimonEdward' timestamp='1372009738' post='2120615'] I think there should be one rule on this thread.. which is, don't post a link to your 'Soundcloud' unless you've listened to and posted a message about the previous posters offering (?) .. just an idea? this may have been done somewhere else before?? Anyway, I got lucky.. because Ian's sound/genre is right up my street (ambient/chill-out).. and I'm now a 'follower' - not in any weird kind of way you understand.. If I was being hyper critical, I would like to hear more 'Bass playing'.. but that's it.. all good! So.. here's mine.. [url="https://soundcloud.com/simon-edward"]https://soundcloud.com/simon-edward[/url] [/quote] Hi Simon, Thanks ! I love your retro-harmonics song, nice man ! I only have fretted basses, and they don't really suit what I'm doing, but I'm getting an electric upright bass in a few weeks, so hopefully there'll be some 'real' bass soon. I'd like a fretless too sometime in the near future.

Here's mine [url="https://soundcloud.com/plasticart"]https://soundcloud.com/plasticart[/url]