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Advice needed - buying double bass for beginner
TheRev replied to Lucy1's topic in EUB and Double Bass
You can buy a decent beginner double bass for £1400 from places like Thomann, but you may have to pay a few £100 on top to have it set up to your son's liking. For £1000 you'll be able to buy a good used bass ( there are several in the 'double basses for sale' thread) which, although a bit 'road worn' will have been set up and have proven durability. If you're looking to spend around the £1000 mark, then I would always recommend going for a used bass - it's taken all the knocks its going to take and survived to tell the tale. I'm in Bristol - if you want to try one of my East European basses (each bought for less than £1000), you're more than welcome. Dave -
Francis jumped on my Chowny SWB fretless within minutes of it being listed and a meet up in a car park in the Brecons was swiftly arranged - I'm just sorry I made him wait two weeks until I had a gig-free weekend! Everything went super smooth. Francis is a lovely bloke and a nifty fretless player with a proper classic BassChat attitude. Dave
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Following the traditional meet in a car park, this bass is now SOLD to 3below. May he have many happy years of noodling. -
I would be all over a Danny Thompson documentary...
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Sale agreed with 3below, but I'll keep the listing open until money & bass are exchanged. Dave
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Weight is about 8.5lbs, according to the Chowny website. It tends to want to hang horizontal, a grippy strap definitely helps keep it at my preferred playing angle.
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I've had this lovely little bass for about three years, but with three 'big fretless' basses in the house, I'm just not playing it enough and it's time for it to go to a new home. It's short scale (30"), passive & green! Everything works as it should, the neck is straight, no dents or major blemishes anywhere. The passive tone controls (V/T + pickup selector) are the best I've encountered and actually do stuff to the sound as you turn them, rather than the usual everything happens in the last 1/8th of the pot travel. The fingerboard is unlined, with side position markers and it's currently strung with roundwounds. I'd say it's definitely green, but Mrs Rev says turquoise - either way, the photos are an accurate representation of the colour. Comes with a padded gig bag. I can record sound samples if anyone wants them. I'd prefer collection or local-ish meet up (I'm in Dorset quite a lot...) but a courier can be arranged at additional cost. These really are well-built basses and I've tried to find a reason to keep it, but I'm 100% on double bass these days and that's unlikely to change any time soon. Churrz! Dave
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Ah- did not realise you're in Headsticks. You've played on my stage at numerous Fueled By Cider festivals in the south west. You guys have way less an overt political agenda than some of the bands we have on.
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On big stages, I usualy start at 80Hz and turn it down only if I'm really missing the low end. I send a pre-HPF signal to the FOH, so it's just my onstage monitoring that gets the HPF treatment. The Rafferty unit is probably based on the FDeck, but it doesn't say what the imput impedance is, which is critical for piezo pickups.
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I'd like you to talk about it....
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The Winchester Gate on Rampart Road has an open mic night on Thursdays. The landlord, Rob, is a full on muso. Even if there's nothing on, the pub is worth a visit just to see the stage he's built in the beer garden.
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Go up three posts Phil... 😁
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I'm firmly in the 'lots of small drivers' camp for double bass. I use MAS cabs (4x5"), which are expensive and hard to come by these days. I didn't particularly like PJB cabs when I tried them, but plenty of DB players do. I did like the Barefaced One10 - if I was buying again (and MAS wasn't an option) then a couple of One10s would be on my list. But, the one cab I really, really liked was the LFSys Monaco 12" cab, made by @stevie ( https://www.lfsys.co.uk/bassguitarproducts) - super clean, clear and loud. If I had to find a replacement for my MAS cabs, that's what I'd go for.
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The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2022 - Sunday 9th October
TheRev replied to scrumpymike's topic in Events
Hi all. I'll post this here and on the RIP Norm thread: Simon's funeral will be at 15:20 on 29th March at Yeovil Crematorium, Dress comfortably, though Si did appreciate a loud shirt! Reception afterwards at Yeovil town FC Dave -
We use Cram Duplication. Very happy with them. https://www.cramduplication.co.uk/
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I bought both my basses via Ebay, but mainly because there wasn't anything local available on Basschat. I'd have much rather bought on here if it had been an option. The only shops that I've ever seen a double bass for sale in Bristol was in Cremona House on Park Row and Hobgoblin Music on Park street, and that was 5 years ago at least.
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The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash 2022 - Sunday 9th October
TheRev replied to scrumpymike's topic in Events
Here's another nice photo of Si/Norm, taken when our bands were on tour together last year. -
It was great, we've played at The Grace and The Garage on a number of occasions and it's always been a good night.
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I was playing in The Grace upstairs at the same time. Heard their soundcheck as we were loading in and the Dingwall was indeed a monstrous sounding thing.
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Churrz mate, it was great to see you there! And it was very, very sweaty!
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There's a pretty vibrant & supportive network of original bands, venues and grassroots festivals in the south west, but as has been pointed out, you will need to be prepared to travel a bit.
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In the 100s of gigs I've done with my double bass, the worst things that have happened were a paralytic bloke tripping over the edge of the stage and knocking it off it's stand onto the floor (no damage) and two stage invasions at the end of the set where my bridge got knocked over and even then, only one of those occasions resulted in the soundpost falling out of place and a subsequent visit to a luthier. I can't see either of those situations arising with a swing band, so I reckon your bass is safe. I do however, always carefully assess where I put my bass back stage or on stage, whether on a stand or on it's side, and make sure it's as out of the way of stage crew & other band members as possible. That's not to say that Jayne (my bass) hasn't collected a few nicks and dents in the 10+ years we've been together, and I've twatted the scroll against door frames and low ceilings more times than I can remember, but so far nothing has actually broken off.
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Double bass luthier in South West required. Any ideas?
TheRev replied to spyder's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Have you tried Devon Strings Workshop in Exeter? They don't specifically mention double bass setups, but they do everything else. -
I remember that article - it also had a wing mirror mounted on the side so you could watch the drummer for cues.
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Ali Friend of Red Snapper has his double bass stolen
TheRev replied to TheRev's topic in EUB and Double Bass
I missed them first time around in the mid-late 90s but was very pleased when they played at the Jam Jar in Bristol last year. Ali Friend is a massive influence on my playing, both for Red Snapper and Clayhill.
