Clarky

As a newbie I am discovering that each type/model of DB suits certain strings better. I have Silver Slaps on my DB, having found Thomastik Superflexibles a bit too tense for my liking. I tried an E from a set of Innovation Honeys on my DB last weekend just to compare with the Silver Slaps and found it less easy to play, not dissimilar from the Thomastiks. As I posted elsewhere, the Eminence EUB at the Gallery is strung with Spirocores and I found it played horribly - yet there are loads of Eminence devotees who say that its superb with different strings (eg, Kolstein Heritage). Given DB strings are typically £75-100+ a set (over £200 for Garbos!) this makes finding the right set-up bl**dy expensive ...

Martyn P Casey (The Bad Seeds) - simple and melodic Paul Simonon - nuff said Can't think of a third that influences me as such. Loads I admire across a range of genres (eg, the Metallica boys, Scott LaFaro, Robbie Shakespeare, Jamerson)

Then this woman must be in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wilfer-full-size-Double-Bass-/180584479155?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item2a0bac79b3"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wilfer-full-size-Dou...=item2a0bac79b3[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1018957' date='Nov 10 2010, 04:32 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260686639540&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] I was keeping an eye on this one, thinking it might go for less than a ton. [size=3][b]£238.[/b][/size] That's for a cheapo DB which sells new for £385, and has had its neck snapped clean off. Without warrantee. And scuffed up. I had a word with my regular luthier about it. Even as a favour to me, he'd charge £50 to repair that properly, so if I'd bought it I'd have ended up spending about £300 on a broken-but-repaired instrument when I could have a brand new one (with warrantee) for just £85 more. Just me, or is that barking?[/quote] Perhaps it was being used as a prop in a music video? (lets smash up the double bass ...) Agreed, barking

Yep, me again. Just sold Dave some strings. As ever, a pleasure

[quote name='silddx' post='1018513' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:42 AM']Bloody hell Clarky, that's very generous![/quote] Not compared to the pleasure I get from BassChat and the worthiness of the charities

Nik, I would also like to add to the raffle list an as-new Orange Crush pix 25W combo that I simply do not use. Perfect condition and function. Looks like this: [attachment=63555:Orange.jpg]

I was thinking $10,000 doesn't sound much (£6,000) for that provenance. For heavens sake, a new Alembic or Fodera can cost you way more than that.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1017744' date='Nov 9 2010, 04:11 PM']I wouldn't have it any other way.[/quote] Honestly! The DB forum is usually a bastion of decorum and probity and then along come Jack and WPD and suddenly its nipples and grease-guns. Pass me the smelling salts, Violet!

What a disappointing thread. I thought I was going to read how you played a gig with 5kg weights hanging from your testicles and wearing an inside-out studded leather outfit

On the Jazz, you were indeed the second owner after me! If you recall, we met off the M3 to do the deal and you felt the call of nature very strongly Feel free to return to speaking to me if your studio demands necessitate you selling your TF-alike fretless

[quote name='Linus27' post='1015283' date='Nov 7 2010, 02:13 PM']Hey Clarky, whats the Pino like? Anything special or just a run of the mill Precision?[/quote] Its a 62 reissue that's been relic'd and given a faded fiesta red over desert sand gold paint job by the Custom Shop. So it is a bit of both - a Precision but a bit special in my view. I especially love the paint job - my favourite ever on a Precision. My pics make it look more red than the reality, its quite a pink red colour in reality.

Zombified at the Rattlin Bone 'Halloween horror-fest' gig last weekend [attachment=63175:33461_16...431016_n.jpg]