Hellzero

It's ... Aaargh.

You got it.

In fact, it would be better and more accurate so, as Colchester must be declined in the genitive and factum rejected at the end: Status : Camuloduni factum. Latin and Greek classical studies leave deep scars...

Couldn't resist...

Funnily, in Latin, the plural form of status is still ... status, in the nominative form and it can never become statii, which doesn't exist. But what do they know, indeed. 🤔🤪

Buy the Auralex real deal or even the Harley Benton copy @Kev, it won't flex at all as the upper part is a thick ... wooden panel, so you'll be able to use the mandatory feet of your combo to also avoid some wobbling in the bass region as a passive radiator is a speaker without its magnet, which is acoustically coupled to the "real" speaker to enhance its response (often in the low end). And send back that piece of shīt you bought from Amazon. The Harley Benton sound isolation/decoupling riser is even cheaper than the thing you bought from Amazon: https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_amp_iso_1.htm

That's why I decided to stop playing bass, I can't play this well ... slightly out of tune. Congratulations Chris. I'll take the Kawasaki H2, good Sir, should you also provide some horses to your servant.

For physical albums, did you try Discogs as both bands albums are available there: https://www.discogs.com/fr/master/221924-Zones-Under-Influence https://www.discogs.com/fr/master/181433-Screams-Screams

Casio GP-510BP (Bechstein grand piano keyboard with sampling of a Bechstein, Steinway and Bösendorfer) as "acoustic piano" as I can't stand out of tune instruments and Home Studio gear with Studiologic SL88 GT Mk2 MIDI controller coupled to Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Grand Pianos Full Edition bundle (Bösendorfer Concert Grand 290 Imperial, Fazioli F308, Steinway D-274 Hamburg and Yamaha CFX) and VI Labs Modern D (Steinway D), Modern U (Yamaha U3) and Ravenscroft 275.

Not sure, even if my ads are saying the opposite... Time will tell. 😉

Because it also helps the wound to cure a bit, and because there could also be some for sale ads that will so have an instant answer and not letting people in the wild for my act. That said, as some mentioned, the left hand plays the bass part on piano, so all I acquired is useful as well as tempo and sight reading. Anyway thanks for all the comments and they all are positive to me.

At the moment, I've decided to keep my Leduc basses (2 of them where custom orders) and the Le Fay Remington Steele, so that means that only the BassLab L-Bow V and the Shuker necked fretless Jazz Bass will go alongside an EBS-1 V2 preamp and loads of accessories (I need to check again).

I will Bert.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. That said, I'll come here on a daily basis as there is no PianoChat.co.uk ... yet, and I really like this community too.

I took the decision after the weekend... So after playing mainly fretless bass and double bass during 40+ years, I've come to the decision to quit. Why? Because my bass duet is officially over and at 60 years old, I really don't want to join a band or other musicians again and start toying with people ego... From now on, I'll focus on piano only, which seems to be my instrument and only took me 40+ years to figure that. 🤦🏻 At least, I can play anything on my own without having to manage some badly placed susceptibility. I'll be selling some gear too, watch the ads. Farewell bass world. 👋🏼

There are 3 different models at the moment on Kleinanzeigen in Germany: https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sony-dash-pcm-3324-digitale-tonbandmaschine/2770799789-172-9399 https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sony-pcm-3324s-24-spur-digital-bandmaschine/2421553558-74-7482 https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sony-pcm-3324a-professionelles-digitales-mehrspur-tonbandgeraet-/2974919996-172-4564

Did you try Stretta Music, they have a solid catalogue?

I've bought and/or ordered dozens of luthier made instruments that have always been top notch quality and the thing you received is not even to the standard of nowadays low end Chinese made instruments... 🤦🏻😳 So stop that Teletubbies reaction @N64Lover, name that pseudo luthier (whoever he is, he doesn't deserve to be called that way), send the bass back and ask for a full refund. Period.

Indeed, high C to be able to play in the high register like a cello or a guitar and sometimes so high he's close to a violin.

Cleaning won't be sufficient, the capacitors will collapse on themselves and the motors will burn. It could be fun, but the smell is awful.

The two Renaud Garcia-Fons albums are truly excellent, and yes everything is done using a double bass, even the percussions...

These are the correct record titles for ease of finding. 😉 And to be complete: Hans Werner Henze wrote a few pieces for double bass, including the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra and the solo work San Biagio 9 Agosto ore 12.07. He also authorized an arrangement of his Serenade for solo double bass, originally for cello, and the Trauer-Ode, which was adapted for six double basses from its original for six cellos.

Next step, the wax cylinder! Enjoy the sound of noise...

Rob, did you notice that Renaud Garcia-Fons only uses a 5 strings double bass?

So, I firstly took a look at the 20+ albums of Renaud Garcia-Fons and focused on pure solo double bass ones. Right now, listening to his first album called Légendes with bow on each and every tune. Will then listen again to the live performance album simply called Solo, the Marcevol concert, but these two albums are the art of extensive use of the soloed double bass.