gcordez

You been to Martin yet? Hope it went well.

Hi,

I recommend Martin Penning very highly.
First rate work, decent price and top bloke. He loves basses as well. He's in frome. Google his name and you'll find his website

Hi all,

Got a brand new set of Helicore hybrid strings (medium tension) to sell. All boxed up and brand new, except for the A string that was on my bass for less than an hour. Great strings, but im gonna stay on guts even though they bow badly.
They cost £130 new.

£70 posted



Velvet Blue strings, in good condition and used for a month or so. The G string has two small breaks in the windings which hasn't affected tone or playability, but will sell these dead cheap because of this.

£50 posted

I've been using pretty much a mic-only for the past couple of years. I've been (for the most part) pretty happy with it.

I was kinda belligerent though in the early stages and decided no matter what happens with feedback etc, I'll make it work. To do this I practise drawing a big and focused sound and get a good pull on the string. I have to use medium-ish action to get my finger under the string Ray Brown style. As a result, I'm getting much better volume acoustically and a better tone from all of this. As I'm using a mic to capture a sounds, rather than a pickup to eq, I'm more aware of the quality of the tone we coax out of our instruments

Most gigs are jazz type stuff, but Ive got used to eq-ing my amp and making sure amp and bass are in good positions.

For me at least, I really wanted to learn how to use a mic and stuck with it through good and bad.
If I wasn't so enthused about the idea I probably would have given up after a coupla gigs.

I have a pickup in the back pocket for those impossible gigs though..

hi, how much is this going for?

Thanks Chris.

Pleased to see you are keeping that lovely double bass of yours now.

umm, thanks for the pbass enquires.

its a '68 and it would be sold at around £3500 if someone has deep pockets...

phew. hold onto that bass, its a good un

Got more photos, but i think ive used up my photo allowance. I can always email more to anyone if needed.

gone

I was the previous owner of the bass. I found it to respond well and speak quite fast. Was clear and even over the entire range, and the neck was really fast. I had some work done on her before selling, a new bridge fitted, fingerboard shoot, and new sound post cut. This all added to the tone and playability of an already nice bass. All in all, a lovely bass for that price. Had to sell it to fund my Martin Penning bass. In a perfect world i would still have it also.

I'm still loving the guts.

The trio is a bongo free zone.

Hi all,

Heres a cheapo recording from my final recital performance. Its one of my tunes, quite terrifying experience, but glad its done.
Any feedback greatly received..

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Geoff speaks a lot of sense, but I've been on gut G and D Golden Spirals now and I love it.

It certainly takes a lot of getting used to, particularly with the right hand attack, but I love the sound...

I've got a newish set. £85 if you want em..

Totally agree. Im lucky enough to have a deal with Schertler and I traded a few things for the QSC. I couldn't imagine doing it in one foul swoop...

Hi Laurence,

Ive still got my DYN-B, and i use it on about 75% of my gigs. Ive had it for about three years now and its been brilliant for me. It took a little getting used to at first, placement of it, how to eq it etc, but its pretty indispensable for me. I love how it comes on and off in seconds so it dosent bother my bass. Also, its brilliant when you have more than one bass and can use the same pickup,or touring and using different basses.

I know of a few people who have tried the DYN-B and really didn't like it, but one of the best live sounds I've heard is Reid Anderson who used it with blended with a Realist. It seems like it dosent get on with certain amps, i used to used an Acoustic Image and it couldn't get a good sound with the schertler. Ive got incredible results plugging direct into the back of the QSC K10, that sounded awesome.

So, it seems like the DYN-B is a bit of a moody bugger, but if you get lucky with the right bass and amp combination, its easily the best pickup option I've encountered.

Bought one of Pete's Aggie cabs. Lovely chap and highly recommended.

This was the second time I've dealt with Paul, and he was an absolute gent. Top bloke, highly regarded.

Yeah, we should try and sort this out. Who's in?

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Selling my bass cub. Extremely useful and convenient amp for rehearsals and gigs. Has been an absolute to casually walk down the road with this amp and not even break a sweat. In excellent condition and comes with gig bag,

Has been gigged a handful of times and has been very impressive each time.

£265 posted.

Top of the range gig bag (in black). Sturdy handles and zips that don't break off and proper padding to protect your bass. Lightweight and fantastic quality.

Cost £260 new plus whatever postage costs . Selling this one in fantastic condition for £165 posted

http://www.mooradian.com/Double_Basses.html

In excellent condition, been on my bass for two weeks before i went back to spiro mittel/gut combo.

£85 plus postage.

Hi all,

Im looking to get in a few more private students to hope abate my champagne lifestyle and pay for my new double bass...

Ive been a freelance and touring bassist for years and a very experienced bass tutor.
Im currently bass tutor at BIMM and Access to Music, and teach workshops for Bristol Music Service as well as private lessons.

I can help tailor lessons to what you need, and brush up on any long forgotten skills on either/or bass guitar or upright.

Lessons £25 per hour,

Please feel free to get in contact if you have any questions. My number is 07795660622 if needed.

Cheers,

Greg