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  1. Burns-bass
    It’s worth having a good compressor in your pedal chain, especially if playing with fingers. Experimenting with dynamics is fun. Like everything, you’ll make rapid progress with structured practice.
  2. Burns-bass
    Just get a set of light round wound strings. Rotos or Ernie Ball are fine. I like d’addario. Buy from a reputable dealer as the internet is full of fakes.
  3. Burns-bass
    These are Chinese made and, as people have said here, will need new strings and a setup. At £200 that’s doable. I usually recommend buying a bass that has been sorted (like the one I sold). A 4/4 is marginally bigger than a 3/4 but there’s no real set size for DB (I have two very large 3/4s, I’ve owned a 7/8 and a 4/4 and there’s little in it).
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    It may be an error on the site, but I assumed it was a stock clearance item. Given a 4/4 case would cost you £100 it seems like a good deal. Hope it works out for you guys!
  5. Burns-bass
    Wrong forum, soz.
  6. Burns-bass
    This came up as a served advertisement while I was shopping for new strings (don’t ask). It seems like you can pick up a brand new Fazley DB kit for £200. https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/double-bass/fazley-b-sb-900-4-4-double-bass-with-gig-bag-bow-and-rosin?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ADC_Bax_UK_NBD_Shopping_Own-Brand_bucket2&utm_id=23191023039&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23191023039&gclid=Cj0KCQiApL7KBhC7ARIsAD2Xq3AioZBKqiKZNwZrsYRae76SKQskh5g9HxzM_AoZY15DVkeyQSFswmMaAnwVEALw_wcB
  7. Burns-bass
    This is how it works. As soon as I did a few scratch band wedding gigs I found the phone started pinging. (Nobody rings anymore, do they?) Thankfully I’m out of that now.
  8. Burns-bass
    I wouldn’t discount professional counselling. Yes it costs money but 4-6 sessions can really help. (Disclaimer, I’m training to be a counsellor but speak for persona experience.) Sometimes having a space to share ca be really positive.
  9. Burns-bass
    I sometimes gig with the guys in the pit at Bristol. They’re absolutely incredible players and lovely people.
  10. Burns-bass
    Make me an offer as I have no use for this… Appreciate bows need to be tried but there’s enough margin in this for you to that pretty much risk-free.
  11. Burns-bass
    Get yourself an Xmas present!
  12. Burns-bass
    I used to be a purist until playing a festival stage at night and having every member of the band laugh as I started a song a semitone up.
  13. Burns-bass
    Much better you realised now than on a gig!
  14. Burns-bass
    I have to stop playing too much. The Bluegrasss band has two booking agents and we’ve got 60 dates in the book, including 4 European trips. As a result, I’ve canned all other projects (aside from a Blue Note jazz band) as it’s not fair on the family.
  15. Burns-bass
    This is excellent advice. Last function-style band I was in we rented a studio and paid for a professional to film and edit it. Paid itself back within 2 gigs.
  16. Burns-bass
    No problems! They’re knobs that enable you to adjust the tone and volume. The builder originally tried Precision pickups with a jack socket. This is an upgraded version with a jazz pickup, extra large magnets and the volume and tone controls. It’s quite an agricultural design, but it is effective. I used this as a backup in the case (if my other pickup broke). I never had a cause to use it and am moving to Evah strings which have a synthetics core, which means they won’t work with a magnetic pickup.
  17. Burns-bass
    I saw the Wood Brothers play a small venue in Bristol (upstairs room of a pub effectively) and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. Incredible musicianship, stagecraft and songwriting. All for £12.
  18. Burns-bass
    Absolutely 100% fantastic!
  19. Burns-bass
    All for £28! It’s a good book to be fair, I just need money for the microphone.
  20. Burns-bass
    Nobody should work for free, not even students. You’re effectively telling them they’re not deserving of being paid. I have this argument with charities all the time. If someone is using their time and skill to help you, then they should be paid. If they sometimes choose to work for free (as I often do), that’s fine - but it shouldn’t be an expectation.
  21. Burns-bass
    I’ll happily sit next to you while you’re in bed and read pages to you. I have a kind, gentle and mellifluous voice.
  22. Burns-bass
    You can use Fiverr (an online marketplace). I’ve used it for some cheap branded animations for a charity and it was fine. The prices are low, but many of the people there are fantastically well qualified. Use reviews as a guide and offer a generous tip if they do good work. You’ll likely be surprised at what you can get for your cash!
  23. Burns-bass
    Should say that it doesn’t come with the case!
  24. Burns-bass
    ARY, FRANCE now. Made in Carmaux. 1990s. Round pernambuco 630mm stick, nickel-mounted ebony frog, Parisian eye and triple adjuster. Bow was professionally rehaired, cleaned and is in perfect order. It’s very light but the hair width is great. I found it very usable but ultimately not for me. Weight: 116.1gr and 118.1gr. Bought from Bowspeed in September. Have subsequently purchased a more suitable bow and the shop has now closed so can’t trade in. Cost £987, looking for £500 Certification: Bought from Bowspeed. Bow still marked with their sales label.
  25. Burns-bass
    Bought as a spare for a recent tour but I’ve now moved to using front of house and a stage monitor (no backline!). Brand new, ever used and a pretty fantastic bit of kit from what I can tell. £30
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