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shamrock198804

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  • Birthday 24/04/1988

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  1. For sale my beloved double bass. I don't practice or play on it as much as I should these days (other commitments) and I'm sure it could find a better home (even though I know I'll regret it one day). I bought it here in October 2017 from a fantastic basschater from Shepley. He made it a great bargain for me and I'm also not looking to make any significant profit on it. What goes around, comes around! It's fully carved and stringed with D'addario Zyexes Light. The fingerboard has been reshot in March 2018 by Stringers Edinburgh. They also installed a new, adjustable, bridge. I put small leather protectors on the side so that the bass can be safely put on the floor on its side. The instrument also comes with Shadow SH951 piezo pickup, so it's gig ready! The bass comes with the usual dings and scratches of a working 50 years old instrument. Nothing significant that I can see and I hope the pictures reflect it well. Let me know if you want me to send additional pics of any specific details I might have missed. I add a whole bunch of extras, so that you pretty much get the full experience in one transaction: -Gewa Bass French bow (round stick made of ipé, ebony frog) -Nyman bass rosin -Protec black leather bow quiver -Gewa BS 25 Double Bass Bag 3/4 (unfortunately one of the wheels broke off and I don't know if it can be fixed - but at least you'll have something to take the bass home in) -Hercules Stands HCDS-590B stand -spare bridge -spare endpin rubber tip -Dictum Floor Protection (never really used it) -book Ray Brown's Bass Method -book Rufus Reid The Evolving Bassist -book Simandl's New Method for the Double Bass -spare set of strings (don't know what brand though) Now all you need to do is just practice regularly! The bass can be tried out in Edinburgh (EH6) and I know it's a pain, but it's collection only (I can attest it fits in a Mini though, so you should be grand in most cars). All that for £1000 and I'm cutting my own throat here! Feel free to message me with any questions you might have. Cheers, Shammy
  2. The B3 allows for three patches simultaneously, so i use a noise gate which is mostly useful when I play with that setup at home, Acoustic Preamp (which is supposed to be modelled after a Fishman preamp) and a compressor. I always prefer to keep my eq's as flat as possible, so the preamp deviates only a bit from flat here and there (mostly to counteract that artificial thumpy sound that makes your db sound like an electric bass with flats and foam under the bridge, but I suppose that's just how piezo double basses sound in general). The compression is turned down so low, that I can't generally hear a difference, but it makes me feel better about the sound anyway, lol. After I'm happy with the sound coming out from the interface (I've spent some time tuning and recording this patch at home and playing it back), I only use the amp's EQ to make it sound as close as possible to what I intended, so again it's mostly flat. This way I can be confident, that at least what comes out of the interface is alright. Hope this makes sense!
  3. Hi mate I'm using the same pickup through Zoom B3 and can't complain. Obviously the sound isn't as amazing as a mic'ed bass, but there's no problems with it whatsoever. I know it's a different interface and different impedance, though...
  4. No problem at all! The bottom bigger half is ~17 cm deep, plus another ~7 cm of the top lid. This doesn't include the cutaway space for bridge and strings. I measured it next to where the bout would be (check pic). Also, note that the case isn't perfectly flat, it's a bit convex on the inside (by design that is!). Hope this helps, feel free to ask more!
  5. It's approximately 190 cm. There's also an additional ~9 cm cutaway at the bottom for your end pin.
  6. If you're okay with arranging for a courier and covering for it - sure, no problem.
  7. Hello everyone! For sale is my trusty double bass hard case. Don't know what make it is. A small label on it says 4/4, however the case is suitable for a standard 3/4 bass as well (shown on pictures for reference - it's not excessively loose inside or anything). It's in a very good condition (especially for the price) and offers excellent protection. There are signs of normal wear on the wheels (see pictures), but it's nothing to worry about. The backside has an unnoticeable crack inside the styrofoam, which doesn't prevent the case from serving its purpose whatsoever. You would hardly spot it, but I wouldn't sleep well at night if I hadn't mentioned it. As for the origins of the crack, I can confirm, the case is not suitable for pretending it's a sarcophagus. I'm selling it for so little because I got it really cheap myself and am not looking to make any profit. I'm moving soon and simply prefer to have one less thing to lug around. The case can be collected in Edinburgh (EH7). Cheers! Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/p1AcYGMYMfM84XAw6
  8. There isn't a set probation period one is required to "have served" on a 4 string, to be allowed to move to a 5 string bass. Four strings are simply a good starting point for shaping your own preferences. ||: Try as many different configurations/models/setups as you can and always go for the one you currently prefer. And then... :||
  9. I hated tuning my bass down, but I have played in a few bands where we tuned half-step down and one with a whole step down tuning. I felt that the guitar just sounded wrong. I don't have perfect pitch (quite the opposite I'd say, my musical ear is terrible) and yet in my opinion the guitar in concert pitch simply sounds right, sings better.
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