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  1. NickD
    Sounds tidy! 😎
  2. NickD
    🤣 Happens around here all the time!
  3. NickD
    I'd go with here too. Sure they're not something you can post, but I drove from London to Scotland for the right bass. I think all markets are a bit slow at the moment, but I trust the folks here, and it's well worth it for that alone.
  4. NickD
    It's what happens when you play unamplified Double Bass with a Drummer... A foolish experiment. On the upside it gave me an idea of where I want to take a track, I suppose I can at least try to program the drums.🤣
  5. NickD
    I think I know where this is going... But the bass isn't going down this weekend!
  6. NickD
    He's been my favourite youtuber for a couple of years now. I discovered him back in pre-vax lockdown when the Mrs had Covid and I was staying out of the way in a room with a computer and an EUB. I love his analysis of things.
  7. NickD
    Damn! I was going for Sega Megadrive at least!😂
  8. NickD
    Thanks Folks! Genuinely surprised to have squeaked this one in a really strong field, particularly with a mostly electronic track, which is not something I really know how to do. I'll dig out a pic for Lurks as soon as I get a minute!
  9. NickD
    Not much wrong with that! 💪
  10. NickD
    I'll give that a go please! If you'd like to pm me payment details when you can. I have to drive the kids halfway up the country late morning, so if I'm a bit tardy picking up messages that'll be why. I'll definitely be back by teatime though.
  11. NickD
    My entry to the February 2023 Basschat Composition Challenge, Inspired by the picture chosen by the previous winner Wolfram. The picture evoked memories of the computer games of my youth, so I tried to cast my mind back to the kinds of soundtracks those primitive programs would have. I have covid at the moment (for the first time) so I've had plenty of time on my hands, hence the early submission. 🤣 Tech Stuff - This is a bit of an experiment, composed entirely on Cubasis 3 on my tablet, as I wanted to know how viable it is as a tool for composing bit on the go. It's a bit laggy when inputting via the built in keyboard, requiring a fair bit of moving parts around, but it's useable, particularly when drawing parts in. I transferred it to Cubase Elephants 10 to put a fade on it using the Steinberg project importer, and it did a decent job. Although the drums didn't map properly, so I replaced the tracks using MT PowerDrums. Everything else is the proprietary VSTs.
  12. NickD
    A fine crop to kick off the year. It was tough to whittle it down to just 3!
  13. NickD
    Watching with interest. I've seen lots of this recently, an would love to know what folks are using and how they're mounting them. I'm not that sold on my piezo and I don't really fancy going down the route of tiny, expensive dedicated mics.
  14. NickD
    Hi Mark Happy to answer any questions you might have.
  15. NickD
    I bought this a few days ago, from Leon C2 of this very parish, who was selling it because of its size, and after realizing I need to take the seats out of my car (as they don't fold flat), that it's a touch too big for my teachers (small) studio door, and has only an inch of clearance to my living room ceiling, I think it was a mistake. It's a real pity, as it's in excellent condition, rivets and stitching all as it should be, interior in great nick, with a bow clip, and handy pockets and wheels. Also, while it's a foam case, and pretty light with it, it has some kind of hard membrane, which makes it feel really solid and protective. It fits my 5 string Strunal no problem, and I can't imagine a 3/4 bass it wouldn't fit. It might even handle a 7/8ths size. Interior measurements are - Lower bout at widest - 66cm Upper bout at widest - 55cm Length (not including endpin fitting) - 196cm Back of bass to highest point of bridge - 51cm (tricky one to measure!) I thought it was a ridiculous bargain at the £50 I paid, and that's the bargain I'm passing on. If your environment is more suitable than mine, it's a great catch. Collection only from Bushey, Herts. Photos re-used with Leon C2s kind permission.
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    I bought the worlds largest double bass case from Dave. He couldn't have been more helpful, taking measurements to help avoid an unnecessary journey. A total gent throughout, great, friendly communication and a pleasure to deal with.
  17. NickD
    Living under a rock, musically speaking, I knew none of the entries... Except 'Hoots Mon', embarrassingly enough. A fine crop though... Many congratulations to Dad & Nail Soup!
  18. NickD
    Sting... The 'My Songs' thing he did at the Palladium this year. Postponed twice due to Covid, and not really worth the wait. Just absolutely flat. A situation not improved by having to sit through an awful, pretty girl 3 piece, and his son banging out non-songs with zero aplomb beforehand.
  19. NickD
    Finally went for a Double Bass. Drove up to Scotland and made a weekend of it, met some great folks in the process (as appears to be the Basschat way) and haven't stopped wrestling with the damn thing since. It also appears to have killed my GAS, to the extent that I think I'll be paring down the bass guitars a bit next year.
  20. NickD
    This is a ridiculous bargain, is it for a 3/4? How universal is it? If I sent you measurements would you be ok to take some measurements at your end?
  21. NickD
    Literally any track of BSSM, every one is a cracker. The further I go backwards or forwards from that record, the more progressively disappointed I get.
  22. NickD
    I Bought a pedal from Karl. A dead easy, friendly transaction. Great communication, pedal exactly as described and packed to withstand the machinations of any courier on their very worst day. Many thanks Karl!
  23. NickD
    I have one of these... I reckon my boy could use one too. Will PM now.
  24. NickD
    At the moment I'm rotating between 2 Chevrons Apart by Yuri Goloubev, Land of The Sun by Charlie Haden, and Last Dance, an album of beautiful duets between Charlie Haden and Keith Jarrett. In the car My CD player seems to be continually occupied by the 2 CDs that make up Trilogy 2, a ridiculously good live trio album by Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.
  25. NickD
    Not that video (he's got a few), but that was the guy who I looked at when I bought mine. I didn't even get as far as changing the strings, it sounds fine to me.
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