TheRev

If anyone fancies a change of scenery, they could pop over to the BigE thread on Talkbass. It's pretty much the same fight, only the names have changed. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/big-e-speakers-pt-3-a-1020840/ For the record I use a BigE MAS45. It's the best cab ever made and I'll punch anyone who says otherwise. ;)

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1387368363' post='2311103'] The will change the running order mid set but neglect to tell me what we are playing next,odd really but a shame as the band can be good. [/quote] Aw man, this is all sounding far too familiar. Do they also change the key at the last minute and not bother to tell you?

I use a Korg Pitchblack pedal tuner for onstage tuning checks, but the snark works well backstage or at soundcheck just before the guitar plugs in....

If you've tried talking to them about the volume and they're still turning up, it seems to me that they're more interested in what they sound like rather than what the band sounds like. Personally, I'd walk and find some actual musicians to play with. There's plenty of bands out there looking for double bassists and it doesn't sound like you're enjoying yourself much. If you want to try one last shot, I'd tell them that you're going to leave because they're so loud that you can't compete on volume, so you may as well not be there as your musical contribution is neither audiable or, it would seem, required.

I've got a Snark bass model. Probably the best clip on tuner available. It's permanently attached to the bass leg of my bridge.

Good name - especially as 'hybrid' is already taken....

Hi Daf, Can I have a bang on these please? Now that I've got a new bass, I can start the srting testing all over again. Yay! Cheers Dave

It's all personal preference really. A higher action (7-10mm) will give a more DBish sound than a lower action. The adjustable bridge on the Stagg makes it pretty easy to experiment- just raise the action and play a bit to see if it suits you. The action on my EUB is a bit lower than the action on my DBs. Not sure exactly why - it just seems to have ended up that way.

[quote name='fatback' timestamp='1386363698' post='2299435'] True that the Stagg would be a good backup. I'm tempted to get one for routine band practices to save all that lugging around. [/quote] Ever since I bought my second DB, my Eminence EUB hasn't been to a single practice - good as it is, it just doesn't compare to the big wooden box. The hassle of lugging it around is worth it from the first note.

Hello by Lionel Richie, but done like this: http://youtu.be/oI0d-kOxb4A

Yep, 5 of my allotted now gone..... Is it fame if no-one knows who you are?

You're welcome mate. It is a beautiful track, but I'm just aware of how may time I've posted/raved about it. I couldn't agree more about the loose vs metronomic argument. One of the best (i.e. my favourite) recordings of my jazz/soul trio was done on a camcorder at our second gig. We're all still feeling our way through the arrangements and we're all a bit scared, with the result that we're actually taking time to listen to what each other are playing. Solos were give space and support, there was loads of space, giving an atmospheric sound and there was time to think about what notes you wanted to play next and, more importantly, time to decide where you wanted to play them. Our next recoring was in a studio where the singer was at the controls with very definite ideas about how everything should sound. The result was a highly polished, muscially adept, souless and unemotional collection of songs that were completley devoid of dynamics and very, very boring to listen to.

Exactly. A perfect example of two musicians actually listening to each other.

The lack of an XLR out is a bit of a pain - how have you got around it?

Ah, bugger it. I said I wouldn't post this for the umpteenth time, but I love everything about this version of Solid air. The languid pace, the interaction between John Martyn and Danny Thompson and the beautifully phrased solo (from about 3 minutes in) with all those lovely harmonics and slides. I've spent days working on some of the elements from this solo and still not got anywhere near anything as musical sounding as this. Still, good to have something to work towards, eh? [media]http://youtu.be/ohmSPv-rtSQ[/media]

[quote name='randythoades' timestamp='1386060657' post='2295048'] I think that the EUB has real benefits for home practice, portability, no feedback etc and does offer a taste of the upright bass without the initial cost and is less intimidating. [/quote] I started out with the exact same reasoning. My first EUB (Aria) cost me £500, my second cost £2000. My first double bass cost me £800 and my second £600. I'm not saying that you shouldn't get a EUB, just saying that EUB isnt necessarily the cheap option! You should choose the path that suits you, but one way or another your journey will end with a big curvy wooden box..... P.s. you soon get used to lugging them around.

Sorry - double post.

30 minutes of freezing our arses off for 5 seconds of footage, most of which was our mate in the badger suit.....

The K&M stand allows (in fact demands) that the endpin is extended.

There are member's band links in the 'live photos and videos' subforum in the Gigs forum.

What about one of these? [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/shadow_shb1.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/shadow_shb1.htm[/url] About as cheap as it gets. Our banjist uses a Kavanjo pickup ([url="http://www.kavanjo.com/"]http://www.kavanjo.com/[/url]) which is great, but probably way more than you want to spend.

Blimey Geoff, you're really racking up the content! No gig tonight and Mrs Rev is out, so an evening spent walking and soloing is in order I think.

I was considering trying it with some double sided industrial strength sticky tape..I did try it in the bridge wings, wedged in with some wooden shims, but that was horribly scratchy and hollow sounding. The Fishman website says it has a 10MOhm impedance, which matches the input of om the Plat Pro Plus and my Headway pre, but to my ears it had a better sound just going straight into the 1MOhm input of the EA Doubler. As I said, it sounded fine at home and in rehearsal, but at gig volume, (especially halfway through the second set where the PA volume starts to creep up) it became really middly and hollow sounding with no low end - perhaps that's where the preamp would have come in useful? I've got a Bassmax in there at the moment and I'll fit a Realist at the weekend, so plenty of options to be going on with!

My new bass came with a BP100 attached. It sounded fine at low volumes and in rehearsal but at gig volume there were a lot of overbearing harsh mids in the sound. Not a fan of this one.

[quote name='alexpea' timestamp='1385476749' post='2288678'] Blue Lagoon? [/quote] Yep! I'm hoping they'll keep that backdrop after they knock through to next door.