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I'm not sure if they're on Spotify, which I don't use either, but if Monk Montgomery's "Bass Odyssey" or "Reality" are there I would recommend them.

Somehow I have managed to not buy any basses, but there was one more tier 2 failure (a Fender Jaguar, for playing jazz on).

It is presumably a PWA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app), i.e. the website is saved on your phone and adapts to the screen size to make it more app-like. This was the original plan for iPhone app development until the App Store appeared with iOS 2.

Last night's jazz session at The Chequers in Chipping Norton was a bit cramped as they were getting large dinner bookings already. We managed to squeeze in, though. Once again the EUB was very useful; easier to find somewhere to stand for playing and I can lean it up against a wall when one of the bass guitarists who turn up wants to sit in. When they do I get a chance to inflict my jazz guitar skills (I use the term 'skill' loosely) on the audience. Though we get bassists and keyboardists turning up there are no other drummers so our regular chap has to work all night.

This turned up in my RSS feeds this morning and might perhaps be of interest to people here: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2025/fretless-bass/

Here's my favourite piece from an excellent album:

Many people aren't aware of me who would otherwise have been if we were still using forums for some of my other hobbies, and many invitations never get to me. It's a price I'm willing to pay to not use a service owned by people I consider beyond the pale.

It was a fun day out; I've not been to one before so haven't yet had a chance to put faces to names. Nice to discuss EUBs, DBs etc. with the chaps there who were into that sort of thing, and to have a look at the variety of interesting bass guitars on show. I meant to take some books to get rid of but forgot, took some pedals to get rid of but forgot to get them out the car, and came away with an additional book (donation made to CRC).

As far as I am concerned Facebook is extremely dastardly - I refuse to have an account there or on any other service owned by the blackguard Zuckerberg. I block all known Meta URLs on my phone via DNS. Luckily for me my job doesn't need me to use it (it doesn't appear to be popular in academia), though some hobbies are affected by this stance.

Mine has been modified a bit but is still close enough to stock to give you an idea of what you'd get if you bought a new one.

Still looking like I can attend. I'll probably only be able to bring my Warwick Triumph EUB as I don't think I can fit that plus a DB and 1x12 cab(*) in the boot, though I might be lucky. (*) Orange OBC 112 with Orange Terror and TC Electronics BAM 200.

Last night we were working on some new material. Trying new stuff is always a reminder of just how good the jazz greats were; we listen to a piece and think "that sounds easy enough, we should have no problem doing a version of that" and then find that it takes quite a bit of work. Here's one we tried (I don't have a recording of our attempt).

Indeed - I recently bought something from him. Unfortunately it turned out have a small fault, but he seemed happy for me to return it. Currently it is in the hands of Parcelforce. I'm sure it's something he'll be able to fix so it can be re-listed (I spotted something else I'll bag instead).

Is that String Theory?

You're still doing better than I am! Selling things even at a loss seems rather difficult.

I've cheated for thumb position by putting a small black stick-on dot at where the 12th and 19th frets would be, but the rest of it is done by muscle memory. One of the fun parts of DB playing is not needing to look at the neck, so I am free to stare at iReal (or, if I can remember the changes, at the audience) instead.

I'm not sure about that - I've got quite a few free jazz albums and enjoy listening to them. Of course, I usually have to wait until my other half is out in case she complains of "oh no, not more Desolate Shore"... BTW, a couple of times I've seen arguments about free jazz break out on another forum, where things can get quite heated indeed. I failed to make clear that I liked listening to it and received some interesting abuse. Re your jams, it seems a bit off that there's no planning. Good luck getting a house band together and starting your own!

I suppose it would depend; an EUB could be anything from what is essentially a bass guitar placed upright on a stand to a double bass with no body, perhaps free standing, leaning against the player or even on a strap. The only ones I've tried are my current one (a DB stand-in with 41.5" scale) and a 5-string BG-on-a-stand with 38" scale which I had years ago but sold. In both cases I was able to find a DB teacher willing to assist me. My guess is that the Stagg bass being discussed on the other thread is very much like a DB. As it happens, a BG player who comes to the local jam told me he'd got one and was having lessons from a good pro teacher nearby.

There's a good chance that I'll be free to attend this, if no-one would mind me dropping in. It appears that there might be a chance to discuss EUB technique, so I could bring mine. Or a DB, but probably not both.

IIRC you're attending a bass bash and I keep being told that I ought to go as it would be a fun day out. If I do, and it would be of the slightest interest, I would be happy to show you what little I know (background: Jazz, plus grade 5 classical DB). I normally play the acoustic bass but have a DB-scale EUB, usually to take to jams or cramped gigs (the photo below shows how it works, on the improvised extended endpin).

Thanks. I've never much liked clatter from the open E, and there appears to be a bit of that. There's some buzz from the open G on a vigorous bow stroke. Perhaps it could go a little higher...

Thanks. Strangely, it sounded a lot worse when I was playing, and also when I played it back on the phone speakers.

Recently, I asked for a luthier to adjust the action on my bass, which involved some wood carving on the fingerboard. The action is now as low as some better quality basses I've played locally, and also as low as my EUB. But, I hear a lot of clattering and buzzing whilst playing which I find rather annoying, and reducing it means raising the action very high again. The luthier thought this sound acceptable for jazz, but I wonder what other people think. Therefore, I have made a few recordings of me playing some Gilbert Isbin pieces (rather badly, because I've had COVID for a week and it's still not gone) in case anyone wouldn't mind commenting: https://recorder.google.com/43fb1265-5969-4064-996e-7c20d26b1833 https://recorder.google.com/0b950f73-0d85-45a9-b6ef-ca5d44c94638 https://recorder.google.com/d95f9708-351b-4ab4-8c5c-04a853b12f22 Does that sound like a reasonable amount of string noise?

Here are two awesome ones just off the top of my head: https://youtu.be/0EOjl8ArXlI?si=l25xTVZ3lCF32k_D&t=116 https://youtu.be/_VEWZoA7Erk?si=wtzeQfYsLlHQGwwC&t=233 Anyway, apologies for bringing up the divisive topic of bass solos; unfortunately they are (1) often demanded by other jazz musicians at jams (particularly if one says "no bass solo on this one, please") and (2) are a great opportunity to feel bad about one's playing. That does indeed sound like something different, then. Sorry to hear that, and I hope you manage to find the solution.