TheRev

The XLR on the Markbass amp is designed for a microphone rather than a pickup. I've tried running the XLR output from my Fishman preamp into the XLR input on my LMII and the signal was too low to be of much use. You'll get much better results with your pickup going into the main input of your amp.

I think its just a visual effect produced by the video frame rate - a bit like the way car wheels seem to go in reverse on film.

Anything with bad spelling and punctuation.

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1412087516' post='2565518'] We bought ours as soon as the tickets went on sale. Really chuffed I got to see them.......can you not blag your way in mate ? It would be worth trying [/quote] It's sold out and I'm not very good at blagging - too polite!

Just missed out on a ticket for the gig in Bristol tonight. Arse.

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1411978807' post='2564409'] Rev - Thomann sell some Duke basses which is where i bought mine,the price is the same as buying direct but with Thomann the shipping is free & you get their 3 year warranty. [/quote] Cheers - my GAS has now been reignited.... [quote name='artisan' timestamp='1411906043' post='2563710'] (if it had lady parts i would probably make love to it ) [/quote] Hmm - those f holes look pretty big...

Ohh, tidy. Did you buy it direct from Duke? I've always fancied one but their website says that they won't ship their basses.

[quote name='daflewis' timestamp='1411605485' post='2561181'] I would add that, with all due respect to TheRev, personally I'll never go back to T&G Martin after the way they ripped me off. [/quote] No worries - I've never used them but the name is usually associated with good reports....

A preamp with a high pass filter (HPF) is pretty essential for cutting out low end boom. The 'rumble knob on your preamp seems to be a HPF - what did you have that set to? You're also not doing yourself any favours with three 15" speakers - double bass works better with 10" or smaller. If you haven't got a cab with 10s or 8s, then you could try unplugging the 2X15" extension and just use the Fender 1x15 - it will help to reduce some of the boom.

I have Spiro weich A and E on my carved bass - they're surprisingly good for slappin'

There's a dearth of reputable double bass luthiers in the Dorset/Hampshire/West Sussex area, so you're probably going to have to travel a bit to have the damage assessed. T&G Martin in Banbury, north Oxfordshire are an obvious choice, as are Thwaites in Watford. If it's a good quality instrument then it's really worth your time in taking it to a respected luthier for repair.

I'd second the EA Doubler for it's transparency, but I find I can only use it for folky, jazzy type gigs as it seems to lack the sheer grunt that I need for my main band. I use a Fishman preamp into a Markbass LM2 and a BigE MAS45 double bass cab. It works well for me (loud and feedback free), but I wouldn't necessarliy describe it as a natural sound - I'm just looking for a sound that sits well in the mix, rather than a particular double bass tone. Yer tone in in yer fingers anyway... If you already like the sound of your Schertler, why not just add the Schertler 200W sub extension? http://www.schertler.com/amplifiers/classic-series/bass/ That way you'll have a nice modular, 400W rig that you can adapt to any size of stage.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1409938088' post='2544870'] If anyone is looking to upgrade and wants to move on an old-style one, please let me know. It's a last resort to getting a decent sound out of my BP-100, having pretty much failed with an ADI21 and a Phil Jones Briefcase. [/quote] I'd agree with Clarky about ditching the BP100. I had one for a while and was never happy with the tone despite trying it through Fishman, Headway and a FDeck preamps. For the price of a second hand plat pro, you could easily buy a used Realist or Bassmax, which would work much better with your amp even without a preamp.

I like the look of the StagePro, but it doesn't seem to be on the Fishman website. oops, hang on - I scrolled down and found the link. Tidy little beastie - bit like the nifty little FDeck, but with the added bonus of a DI out.

Bob Gollihur has them available for pre-order at $249. Quite a step up in price from the old model. [quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1409924192' post='2544642'] Nice...I do hope it runs on batteries...and you can see the tuner display in daylight.. [/quote] A tuner that can be seen in day light? Might as well ask for the moon on a stick.

http://www.fishman.com/products/view/platinum-pro-eq-analog-preamp Very nice... I particularly like the boost switch for when your solo comes along. Anyone had their mitts on one of these yet?

I buy used strings all the time - it's a very cost effective way of trying out different brands to find 'your' string for 'your' bass. In fact all 3 of my basses are currently wearing second hand strings I've never had a problem with a used string and even had sets from other basschatters on a try before you buy basis. I've also done string exchanges - swapping sets that I didn't like for sets that I want to try.

The Roland Bass Micro cube runs on batteries and is suprisingly loud. I use it for busking.

I'd never rely on just a monitor mix for double bass, too much risk of uncontrollable feedback, regardless of the skill of your sound engineers. If you're using electric upright though, feedback wont be a problem, so you should be ok. For big PA gigs, I set my cab up on a keyboard stand at about shoulder height and place it to the side of the stage on my left, about 5 feet away and use that as a personal monitor. I ask for little or no bass in my monitor mix so there's less chance of feedback. That way, I can set up a sound that allows me to hear my intonation clearly but still give the engineer free reign on the FOH and monitor sound for the rest of the band

I've not had a lesson from him, but I've met Greg Cordez and heard him play -he certainly knows his stuff... I'm not a teacher (of music) but I'm happy to give you an hour of my time and give you advice/pointers on stance and basic left and right hand technique.

Had a great summer this year, even with two band members missuses having babies right in the middle of festival season. We've played a load and headlined at a couple of little one day festies, played a handful of VeeDub and Harley Davidson rallies, put on a full 3 day festy in Somerset and played a stomping set at Boomtown Fair last weekend.

'I hope the bass player turns up soon, my arm is getting tired'

[quote name='gerryc' timestamp='1407587321' post='2522054'] Hope you got paid http://m.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11398758.Forever_Sun_festival_performers_and_staff_claim_they_have_not_been_paid/?ref=la [/quote] Not looking good is it? I know a lot of Dorset bands that are very annoyed right now.