Jezyorkshire

Got my Westbury upright set up when i bought it with full circle as my last bass had one on and it was great, im not sure that it suits this one as much so got Shadow sh950 of ebay for £38 !!!, have just fitted it and it seems to be smoother and warmer, i think a bit of tweaking on the fit in wing slots will improve it slightly as i think my G side slot may be a little tight, it does seem to be more balanced with both sides in slots as i know some only have one in, im going through a fishman pro platt but have a Headway edb2 coming that i got of ebay used so will be interesting comparing the two .

have to agree Peter, its important to not get too frustrated and accept where you and work on a plan to get where you want to go, consistency is very important as i know lol, above all playing something you can enjoy where you are at the moment and working on basic skills till they are internalised, as ive got back into double bass recently am having great fun playing in a country/bluegrass band but working on the basics and developing skills

what Clarky said!

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aye have done the turning bit and it does make a little difference,but i think its hard to tell what my bass eq with fishman sounds like as i have only played it through markbass combo and i think that colours it a bit

aye front input works best with pre amp as buffer, havent tried the 3pin, though thats usually for a mic?

yes keep amp eq flat and do it all from outboard pre, dont do what i did with my markbass amp and go into the effects return, use the front input, you will get phase problems if you are loud hence the need for a phase switch and a high pass filter is essential

you also need a phase switch as open g upwards sounds like a phase issue, lower you need highpass filter, both these are on the fishman pro platt bass pre, thet come up used for sale

Thanks Geoff, how do you fing you need to eq the full circle when using pro platt? or other? its seems on my bass to be very midrangy?

im using fishman full circle pickup, sound guy was saying he was having to cut a lot of mids, ive found that to get somewhere near usable sound with platt pro eq am cutting roughly 25% low mid, 50% mid and 25% high mid, cheers Jez

Thanks for replies guys, im not entirely convinced that the pro platt doesnt colour the sound, it seems a little "electric", i have used one before when i had my golden strad, my mates got a l r baggs para di thingy that i will try sometime and compare, thanks, Jez

Did my first gig after 2 year lay off last thursday, used pro platt into effects return of my markbass combo, had the amp runnin almost flat out, levels on fishman were high, sound was adequate but not good, have had a mess today and found that runnin into front input on amp with same settins on fishman gets a lot more volume and it possibly sounds better, will have to check that on next playing opportunity, ideally would like something like a PJB superflightcase but my markbass will have to do for now.

well done, like it, must have been very rewarding

what is a NDBD?

bridge needs sorting, from the photo it l looks like the nut slots for those strings are too deep and wide and the top hasn't been thinned

i may possibly be able to do it depending how much of the material i already know, im about 12 miles from carcroft, if you can let me know the set list as soon as poss will be able to tell you, my email is [email protected], mobile 07760444339, or stick it on here, cheeers Jez you should be able to check me out on julesband.co.uk

the venue was really small, had to leave it in the car, good news is im now rehearsin with 2 bands, one is a country/bluegrass with acoustic gtr, banjo and mandolin and the other is with a guy called Angelo Palladino who currently is playing solo but i answered his ad for a double player and am working on putting lines to his material, thanks for askin

tried a german carbon fibre today that is a cheapish chinese one i believe and found it ok, does anyone know if the bow lenght is something to consider as they seem to vary and would a 4/4 be a problem? or is 3/4 size better?

I was round at Toms house today and compared the sound with metal endpin and the wooden one and the difference made with the wooden endpin was very noticable, fuller and wider sound that seemed to disperse more

aye, know mr jamerson plays with one finger, but you may have failed to notice this is the DOUBLE BASS section mate, no prob though , thanks for replying!

i mainly use my ist finger to pluck, i have been experimenting with using the 2nd finger but i dont like the sound, it has a less solid tone and has a bit of a squeak to it, anyone else have issues or overcame them, are there players who sound great with just one finger? thanks, Jez

thanks guys, just as i thought i would be just as confused as before lol, its like a woman telling a bloke to go to the supermarket and get some washing powder for the washing machine !!!!!

on reflection when i took up double bass about 5 years ago during the 3 years i was playing i would have developed more as a player if i had learnt to bow, with that in mind i think now i have took up double bass again i should get stuck into it, i reckon i ought to get a carbon fibre probably german bow, i am considerin the Yita ones on ebay as they seem to come reccommended by those who have used them, unless someone can persuade me against them or sell me a good one cheap lol, thanks , Jez