Woodwind

On 08/12/2019 at 21:49, Mottlefeeder said:

Hi Scales,

I'm not sure where you are based, but I am using a home-brew 1 by 10 that weighs about 7 kg.

The build thread and drawings are here 

 

Absolutely brilliant David!

I'm going to build a similar cab to your MK1

@Mottlefeeder this is a fantastic thread!

It pre-empts a query I was going to post later in the month.

I'll definitely be making a cab akin to your MK1 version

1 hour ago, fluffo said:

£280 on the 12" cab, that's collected.

Cheers Fluffo.

I've played with a couple of people who did it.

The cello scale length is a good bit shorter than a bass guitar so if you want to tune in 4ths to E, A D G you may not like the response or feel.

Have you tried it in 5ths?

Learning an instrument in 5ths will help your bass playing as you break up habits of just letting your hand fall into a pattern and really think about the notes you're playing.

Of the people I knew who did tune to 4ths the one who had the best tone kept the Low C as a starting point, so then F, Bb, Eb.

You could easily tune your G down to F, and then you'll only need a new higher tension D and A strings to tune down.

This will save you a fair few quid.

whatever you do you'll have a lot of fun.

Remember only change one string at a time to prevent the soundpost from falling over inside.

how much for the traveller 12"?

Cheers

Thomas

2 hours ago, rze99 said:

Hi all

Just re-joined here .....

Seems to be a theme for today!

Welcome back

34 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

Welcome back Thomas.

Cheers

36 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Welcome aboard. 🙂

If you have been on this forum for any length of time you will already be anticipating this question: Contrabassoon - is it any good for metal?

Well all Irony aside Richard, I occasionally play in a Doom band - ORE.

So yes Contrabasson & Tuba & Trombone all through octave pedals into enormous bass amp stacks is very metal indeed

Hello everyone,

I used to be a member on here, but had to delete my profile (along with many other forums) to curb my internet usage.

I have some exciting things planned for 2020, some of which would be of interest to some members here and other projects I would need technical advise on from various members.

Bit about me -  I use the bass guitar for writing, but my primary instrument having stopped performing with double bass and bass G' is now the contrabassoon (some serious bass frequencies involved!).

I mainly perform my solo post-classical / post-techno compositions, but also appear as a session musician in related projects.

Head to my website - thomasstonemusic.com for a better idea of what I do.

All the best for the new year,

Thomas