Clarky

Cheers Barrie and a Monday morning bump from me

I have a set of virtually new Evah Pirazzi Weich E/A/D (couple of weeks old, home use only) and a well matched excellent condition Pirastro Oliv gut G (these are wrapped in metal so lower maintenance than plain gut and often seen as the 'king' gut Gs). New would cost £215 (Pirazzis £125 [url="http://www.thestringzone.co.uk/categories/evah-pirazzi-3;"]http://www.thestring...evah-pirazzi-3;[/url] Oliv c.£90 posted [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/pirastro_oliv_kontrabass_g_saite.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ass_g_saite.htm[/url]). Lovely dark/old school sounding set but I have a Velvet/gut set that I am going to stick with. £130 posted the set or £85 posted for the Evah E/A/D £50 posted for the Oliv G

Pics to show it is in immaculate condition still with no scuffs [attachment=165384:DSCF0723.jpg][attachment=165385:DSCF0724.jpg]

Had this for sale before and withdrew it. still in excellent condition. Here is original FS thread which I seem unable to get unlocked [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/232256-withdrawn-pjb-briefcase-in-red%3B-minty-fresh-condition%3B-collection-only-in-london-l475/page__p__2404311__hl__briefcase%20red__fromsearch__1#entry2404311"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2404311[/url]

Its now sold pending payment. Sorry will update title

I haven't used one but I have heard (BCer stingray pete might be the source, not sure) they are fairly decent. Of course a BassMax or Realist would be better but also several times the cost

you can pick up an OK cheap (£30 or less) pickup off eBay (J-tone are decent quality for the price) if you can't find one on BC (would help to know your budget) http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=double+bass+pickup&LH_PrefLoc=1&_sop=2 Piezo pickups have low output and sound whiny through a non-impedance matched amp which is why most DB'ers have a preamp in their bag (some amps do match, eg, Genz, Acoustic Image, Euphonic Audio). The cheapest one is the Fishman basic preamp but it is no frills compared to the more expensive Plat Pro which has phase control, boom control, more sophisticated EQ etc http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fishman-B-11-Acoustic-Instrument-Preamp/dp/B0002D0JRY/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1402932801&sr=8-11&keywords=fishman+bass You can do simple impedance matching by putting a Boss tuner in your signal chain as a fallback option The main issues with amplifying a DB are (1) feedback (2) boominess and (3) reproducing a DB-like tone. Its a never-ending and expensive search unless you get lucky. A decent piezo pickup and preamp will sort you in most circumstances

Can't you return it under the distance selling regs, and lose no money at all?

[size=5][sub]B8gger - just spotted that Thomann does these £40 cheaper than BassDirect, so my new price is £160 + post[/sub][/size]

This is the new all-bells-and-whistles Headway EDB-2 preamp which is possibly the best double bass preamp with two channels (for mixing mic and piezo/mag pickup inputs). I got it from BassDirect a few months back at £255 including post (link here: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Headway_preamps.html"]http://www.bassdirec...ay_preamps.html[/url]). Basically its overkill for me and a simple one-channel preamp or fdeck HPF pedal are all I need, hence moving this on. Its in pristine nick, so a saving off £70 off new is a bargain (my price is £[s]180[/s] £160 + post)

OK just heard from my regular trading partner (!) Beedster. Fraid it is indeed on its way to Beedster Towers

Sorry I've not tried the Schaller but they don't have the highest reputation (even if they are stalwarts of the scene for decades). The Krivo is supposedly the best (which is why I got it!) along with the harder-to-find Biesele and Pierre Josephs String Charger pickups. Here in the UK, a lot of people like the Kent Armstrong mag pickup Should Beedster change his mind, you will be first to know!