knirirr
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Sold my first bass a long time ago because I didn't like the tone. But, the "poor tone" was because it had rounds on and I didn't realise that flats for bass could be had and would have produced the sound I was after.
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Years later I still remember a woman who wanted a tent I listed on Freecycle: 1. Emailed me without asking for a phone call instead. 2. Turned up at the easily-agreed time and took the tent away. 3. Emailed again a few days later to say her son had used it at a rock festival and wished to pass on his thanks for how useful it had been. An unusually pleasant interaction.
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It's The White Horse, so the other side of Banbury from where you're thinking, if I've got the right Brasenose Arms.
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Near Banbury, but still within Oxfordshire.
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The acoustic pub jam I normally do each month was under threat due to the landlord leaving, but luckily the new one turned out to be very keen to have us carry on. Good session this week - the audience even commented on how cool my "cello" looked. House rhythm section setting up:
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Probably best for me to stick to the carbon bows, in that case; bargaining is never something I enjoy. The Coda should certainly do the trick for someone of my skill level. There is a good bow maker locally but I can't afford his wares.
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No problem. I had to be in Banbury and had an hour to kill, so it was worth a look. I went for the Codabow Infinity, German style.
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An unexpected trip to the vicinity of Caswell's and I was able to find out that: 1. They're running down their range of basses and bass accessories. 2. The website is out of date. 3. The only bows in stock were beginner bows or a rather nice one half as much again as I wanted to spend. The results of (3) were sadly inevitable for my wallet. Bowing a worse bass than mine with the good bow was still easier than bowing my nicer one with a cheaper bow.
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I really wanted one in the 90s but couldn't find any at the time. Now I have one at last; nice to play, but not much output from the pickups.
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That's something I used to want to do. I got a spot in a jazz big band strumming chords and enjoyed it, before the lure of the bass took hold. Otherwise, I used to blow money on bagpipes, chanters etc.
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I've heard that trying out some bass bows might be a good idea if I am to upgrade from mine, which is apparently a fairly basic one. Various places offer a bow trial service, and I've found these: https://caswells-strings.co.uk/product-category/double-bass/double-bass-bows/ https://www.bassbags.co.uk/product-category/double-bass-shop/double-bass-bows/ https://www.bowspeed.com/purchasing+and+policies Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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How do I tell my wife I just bought another bass?
knirirr replied to Rayman's topic in General Discussion
Same here. I keep saying that I have two fretless jazzes and perhaps should sell the one that people might be willing to buy, and I'm told that I should not as it's the one I've coveted for 30 years and so I should keep it. She has also been learning to play a bass I purchased recently. -
They certainly are. I am using the full synthetic set on an EUB, for jazz.
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In the case of the Triumph Lite, the supplied tuners are a bit rubbish but they can be replaced (https://www.thomann.de/gb/rubner_double_bass_machines_brass.htm). Before and after photos below.
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This is a bit of a nuisance:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/shoulder-impingement-syndrome/
A couple of gigs are lined up for December as well. I could play BG, but have been asked specifically because I can play DB and I'd guess it's that which has caused the problem.
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I have got one. When it comes to the neck (Eb), scale length etc. it does feel like a DB, and it can be bowed. The tone is another matter... Being over 6' tall I had to extend the end pin.
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In case it's of interest, here's something from a 1976 (?) interview with Monk Montgomery (Guitar Player magazine):
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I bought a custom Bee bass from Ben - all went very well, thanks!
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Do you know of any way to get flats (ideally E-C) on this? I asked Newtone, who said they only do rounds, Labella, who don't have anything the right length, and the maker, who didn't reply. -
Before the pandemic I asked about the possibility of organising some jams in a local pub. The landlord seemed up for it, but obviously we couldn't proceed.
Now he's ready for music to go ahead, but he wants 3 hours of background music whilst people dine, rather than a jam. Not really something I can manage.
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I've got one of these and used it to learn DB technique, when I got an acoustic bass after 8 months I found that the transition was very easy. It's still useful for rehearsals. Beware that the end pin is quite short so it may not be useful if you're 6' or more; I used a copper pipe slipped over it to increase the height. Due to using BG tuners DB strings don't fit very well, but Warwick offer replacement strings. N.B. the Triumph has an Eb neck.
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Funnily enough, I was in a similar situation. For much of that gig the guitarist would whisper the key/chords to me whilst the trumpeter introduced the next one. 😉
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Managed a pleasant outdoor gig in Charlbury last night; somewhat jazz, but rather ska influenced. The audience seemed to enjoy it, and the whip-round afterwards will more than cover fuel and a pint each.
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First gig with a new group tonight. The other half happened, by chance, to be sitting next to wives of the other band members and she therefore overheard their discussion of "the new bass player". Apparently, they "hope he lasts longer than the last one"...
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This fretless Encore was actually rather good IIRC, but I sold it to raise money for an EUB I shouldn't have bought. The first bass I had, and played at the first proper gig I ever did.
