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That's great service from Thomann and certainly the right way to approach it in terms of cost and keeping both parties happy.

Looks right to me. Great job ?

Thanks for the share Pete. I really want to try the hybrid model to compare the two...I've played several hybrids that I loved, often more than the fully carved equivalent, so it would be really interesting to try them. They also have a more expensive carved bass and I would love to know if it's better than the VB200. When I was in the US I tried a New Standard Cleveland Hybrid that I really wish I had bought! It had a great tone for jazz and I think hybrid instruments are really cool. There was a recent interview with Larry Grenadier on Contrabass Conversations podcast where he says he is playing an Eastman...I'm trying to find out which model it is...but I wouldn't be surprised if it is the hybrid or VB200. Bassbags.co.uk were great to deal with. I don't have any kind of affiliation with them, I just wanted to review the bass and they were kind enough to lend me it. The set up being good is so refreshing, it was completely ready to play. I've still got the bass and am enjoying practising with it. I might even film a lesson on it today... They do deliveries throughout the country so will be passing by in their van soon..you can't miss it! I think the hard thing with any reviews is that there are so many variables between instruments/strings/players etc.. so I was nervous about sharing it, but the bass did really impress me. I would love to compare it to a few other popular instruments such as the Shen basses, or an EUB and hopefully I will get to do more in future.

Looks great. Congrats!

Looks great Nick!

I really enjoyed your solo Mike. Great phrasing!

Awesome video!

Congrats! Awesome news!

Wow!

Wow! That's the best cake I've ever seen! Happy Birthday :-)

Congrats. Great result!

I love the idea and was a member for a decade, but each time I had to contact them they were completely useless. Even with routine enquiries it was like hitting my head against a brick wall. I had to use the Northern office, but I expect your experience would depend on your local office. It's a real shame as I would love to be part of an effective union for musicians. I have heard good things about the ISM.

Congrats! It's great to hear about the gig and good luck with the next ones :-)

Wow. That's a crazy instrument!

All I would say is that I agree they do sound different. I can understand how they have different playability but I'm not sure what causes the differences in sound except the materials used to build it. The weight and stiffness of the wood will certainly impact things. I'm also assuming the way it's made and design will impact the sound, but I have no idea of how it all works. Bows are a bit of a mystery to me, but when you play a good one you know it! One big thing you can do to improve any bow is to re-hair it with quality hair. I bought a bow on Ebay for about £40 and spent £60 on a top quality re-hair, it made a big difference and the bow has a great tone and is easy to play. Without changing the hair, not so much.

Dan's an awesome player and doing a lot of great session work. I would recommend going for a lesson if you can. Cheers Geoff

Same, but I have occasionally found bands who pay differently, both times it was less! It's a crazy move as the dep is the one working the hardest.

Beautiful bass and great choice with the wood selection!

I think a DPA is a great option to send to the front of house, but hard work to use with your backline. I know some bassists love using mics with backline, but I've not had much success and find them too distracting. I much prefer the consistency of my pick up to my amp.... and in an ideal world a mic to send to the engineer for front of house.

+1 the mount looks great.

Very cool!

Thanks for sharing that Sylvia :-)

I use an Acoustic Image Clarus and it's a great match for my EA 12" M Line cab.

[b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"a) Is a gig bag a good place to keep the bow for protection?--or to buy a bow case?" [/font][/color][/b] I would always recommend a bow case, it's way to easy to damage the bow if you have it in the bow pocket of your double bass case. However, if you are not traveling with your bass much just use a parcel tube. [b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"Do you have more than one bow?"[/font][/color][/b] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]I have one German which is my main bow that I've used for pretty much everything I've done...I've also got a cheap French bow for teaching. [/color][/font] [b]"[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Would a pro. classical bassist rosin their bow several times--say for a 2 hour concert?" [/font][/color][/b] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Too many variables, but most would add rosin at the start of the concert... possibly at the start of each half if it was in two halfs... there's too many variables to say for sure though... Generally I would advise being sparing as new students often add too much. Here's a video where myself and Lauren Pierce discuss this. [/color][/font]http://discoverdoublebass.com/lesson/what-double-bass-accessories-do-you-use-ask-geoff-lauren-15/