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TheRev

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  1. He also seems to be plugged into a guitar amp & cab.

    And his thumb is embedded in the neck/fingerboard.

     

    If this is typical of Glarry's advertising budget, it doesn't bode well for the quality of the product.

  2. On 30/10/2022 at 20:00, sblueplanet said:

    Here is a photo of the string silks if this helps identify the existing strings. Any recommendations for replacements are also welcome.

     

    That looks like a totally random collection of odd strings.

    Spirocores are a good bet if you're happy to pay £150.  If you want something cheaper, D'addario Preludes are under £100.

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  3. I have an early 70s Musima as my gigging bass and its built like a bricks***house. 60+ gigs a year for the last 10 years, in and out of the back of cars, vans, pickups and on one occasion a tractor, and never missed a beat.

    Mine also has a neck break in the same place. It's been professionally repaired and not moved a mm in all the time I've owned it.

    These are great basses for folk, blues, jazz and rockabilly. They amplify really well and can take some serious abuse.

    At £700 I would buy this out of sheer principle, but I already have 3 double basses and couldn't physically fit a fourth in my house.

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  4. Double bass strings don't really go 'dead', but the strings might be orchestral strings which could give a dull pizz tone. Could be the soundpost needs adjusting or it could just be a rubbish bass.

    Antoni basses aren't at the low end of the Chinese mass produced basses, so it's probably worth trying new strings and then adjusting the bridge and/or soundpost.

    Can you take a photo of the silks on the string afterlength? If we can ID the strings then it will inform us whether different strings will make a difference.

     

    Be aware that you will need to spend money.... Double bass strings aren't cheap and while there is a healthy used string market, 1/2 size scale strings aren't common so you'll probably have to buy new.

    You can do some bridge adjustments yourself, but soundpost work needs a luthier and about £60.

    Don't get started on pickups, thats a whole new rabbit hole.

     

  5. On 04/10/2022 at 21:34, Phil Starr said:

    I'd love you to try the DB with our basschat designs and to have the chance to chat to you about a possible future speaker design specifically for a proper bass. I love a challenge :)

    No worries, DB will be coming.  Have to admit I've been keeping an eye on your cab build thread, but have resisted so far due to not enough time and too many cabs.

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  6. It's a confirmed non-gig weekend and Mrs Rev has given approval, so I'm there.

     

    If anyone is interested in having a go on double bass, I'll bring one, otherwise it will be the Italia Rimini and the Chowny SWB fretless (which is also for sale...), plus my MAS45 cab/Techamp Puma/Fishman pre gig setup.

     

    For the raffle I have a Tech21 BassCompactor compressor.

     

    Dave

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  7. 1 hour ago, Sambrook said:

     

     

    Still pondering lessons (I'm a diehard cheapskate), but YT is proving very helpful indeed ('Discover Double Bass' in particular)

     

     

     

    I'd recommed at least one face to face lesson to make sure you have the correct stance and left hane position/shape -it will save from a lot of pain (literally) in the future.

  8. 1 hour ago, Rich said:

    In a similar play on names, some mates of mine had a band called Psychedelia Smith.

    Or was it Psycho Delia Smith? I remember going to see them in a pub in Fishponds and being disappointed that they weren't a psychedelic rock band.

  9. 6 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

    You’re not filling me with confidence, hope and enthusiasm 

    Ok. Ear training and muscle memory. You listen and learn where the notes are.

    Or you can paint little dots on the side if the fingerboard.

    That better?

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