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  1. petebassist
    Anyone been checking out this advert that's poppin up on this site? It's got some very tasty bass playing and sounds, Sandberg action, and dunno what Dave Swift's playing but sounds cool as well. As to the actual system, if I was in the market for something like this I'd like to try it.
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    Sorry yes maybe it was just a DVD, with a little booklet containing the exercises. I tried a couple of others, which were just waffle, Ed's DVD got me started properly using the right posture and hand positions etc.
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    I found Jazz Upright Bass Featuring Ed Friedland book & CD very good at teaching the basics of fretting and pizz hand techniques. The techniques are applicable to many other musical styles as well though. Depending on what you want to play on it, you might want to raise the action as high as it will go as a starter - it tends to be really low on these.
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    I've never seen one TBH live, only on YT, but good luck with your search. Eminence and BSX Allegro seem to be the only smaller-bodied alternatives, very rare as well in the UK, I think the CE has the edge soundwise with the extra body.
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    Had to google Quebe Sisters and have a listen - what a brilliant band, I'd not heard of western swing before. Danny Thompson...say no more. The guy from the Hot Sardines also plays one
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    It’s a Czech-Ease I think. Very nice !
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    Like your style!
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    Anyone tried this, the Presto website says roughen the bite area with sand paper and put rosin on the string. i mainly play pizz, but want to incorporate a little bit of arco in a couple of tunes, advice welcome. Thanks
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    My TM4 SL does that in rehearsals when i don't have time to fiddle with the stock rehearsal room amp and I thought it was an issue with the pickups, but I gigged it at the weekend with a professional sound person and PA, and all strings came through evenly and clear as a bell. I always use mine passive and set fully to neck pickup. Maybe worth trying with a different rig if you can.
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    Yes I'd pay £400 for it with those caveats - I used to have one, they're great gigging basses, light, smallish bodied, can handle a few knocks.
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    Nice playin there mate, love the Sandberg TM4 tone, it holds its own against the Fender P basses (I am a bit biased as I have the same model).
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    I went to see Americana star Sarah Jarosz at St Bonns in Bristol a few years ago and the bassist played a cello pizz most of the night. I don't know tuning, but I bet it was easier to tour with, and fitted into the acoustic mix very nicely.
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    I usually gird my loins when a pub covers band plays one of their own songs - people rightly tend to cherry-pick great covers, but I've never heard an original song being slipped in that was any good in comparison. I'd rather hear originals in an originals gig or an open mic. According to my new badge, that's coming from a Rank Enthusiast.
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    9 million. Is that all he's got !! He needs to work on his social media profile.
  15. petebassist
    Bass Bags did a fantastic setup on my bass. Been rock solid for four years 😎
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    Love this video 😁 - these are cool as @@@@.
  17. petebassist
    I tried one of these recently, astonishing build quality and great P/J tones.
  18. petebassist
    Light masking tape might do the trick, not wrapped round too many times so you keep the feeling for the strings.
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    Is that what the Black Labels are? Thanks
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    Anyone rate the Delano or black label pickups that you get on the recent TT, TM, VS, VMs, or Californias? Particularly, can they cut it live? I hear about people having to swap out the stock pickups but I don't know whether that's on earlier models from years back with different pickups or still an issue with the latest basses. Advice welcome. Thanks.
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    WITHDRAWN This is a standard un-altered Sterling SUB Ray4 bought in 2016. Weight on my digital scales is 8 & 3/8 pounds or between 3.81 and 3.85 kilos. Only gigged a couple of times. Slim satin (San Luis Obispo SLO size I believe) neck, balances well, sounds great, electronics in fully working order. Intonation great and action low (truss rod adjustment is a spin wheel at the end of the fingerboard). Strung with D'Addario XL Nickel Wound Custom Light Gauge EXL190 (40, 60, 80, 100). I'd say condition is good, with 5 or 6 small dents and scratches to the body that you can see if you zoom in. Please PM me for exact details. Pickup from Bristol, or shipping at buyer's risk and cost (I don't have a hard case for it or shipping box). Sale only. I copied the description below from gear 4 music, I'm confident it's exactly the same bass. Sterling SUB Ray4 Bass JTB, Walnut Satin Overview Sterling by Music Man Peak performance. Expert clarity. That's exactly what you get with the Sterling SUB Ray4 Bass JTB. Because Sterling have taken every step to ensure it kicks out a booming bass tone of scintillating quality that punches through the mix with ease. It's fitted with a powerful 9V preamp, which is what gives the Ray4 its gigantic sound. But you needn't worry about noise interference. A single, low-noise ceramic humbucker takes bass playing back to its no-nonsense roots, maintaining stunning clarity and articulation throughout your playing. Performance is effortless due to its sleek Jatoba fretboard and lightweight body, creating a real feeling of freedom and weightlessness on stage. And you can be sure that it'll flourish in every gig due to its meticulous construction. Put simply, it's everything a bass should be. And so much more.
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    Hi, if it's unbranded, I would check the scale length (nut to bridge measurement) - there's no standard but 3/4 acoustic basses are usually between 41 and 42 inches. Some EUBs are 34 inches like a bass guitar and won't be as good. Also check that the finger board is curved so that you can bow it. Some EUBs have flat finger boards. Both these things mean that if you switch to an acoustic bass later, it will feel familiar. Also I'd check the pickup - piezzo is usually better than magnetic if you want a more acoustic sound.
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    These look ace - d'ya switch between the bridge and the neck pick-ups much? Does it sound good either in P or J mode?, and have you tried it in a gig at volume? I like Gregor's review here (I know he's affiliated), but he's always entertaining.
  24. petebassist
    Nice bit of playing there mate, I can't hear a difference in tone. I think it's your similar vid showing a BBP34 doing a very good impression of a Fender P. It's a very versatile bass !!
  25. petebassist
    I'll bet you'll have a lot of fun with this mate. If you're going for the jazz acoustic upright tone, lift the action as high as you can I'm told.
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