Woodwind

Part of my piece Incantation, for contrabassoon, bass guitar and activated snare drum was played on Unclassified on BBC Radio 3, 23:30 GMT 9/1/2020 The program is archived for 30 days - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000d1ns The full EP is available for download - https://thomasstonemusic.bandcamp.com/album/incantation-2 I'm out of action following emergency hernia surgery earlier this week, so have had to cancel my upcoming shows, but will (touch wood) be picking up with gigs from April. Details on my instagram & website - https://www.instagram.com/thomasstonemusic/ http://www.thomasstonemusic.com

The couple of times I bought a bass from the Wapping Bass Centre the guys there did a running set up of the ones I was trying to tweak to my tastes! But that shop was pretty special

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

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.

Seems to be a theme for today! Welcome back

Cheers

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