kipperwig

Bought a bass from Kert, very smooth deal, shipped it quickly and excellent communication. Top bloke!

[color=#333333][size=4]Hi all, these are my thoughts on the prototypes,[/size][/color] [color=#333333] [size=4]I tried the strings on my ply bass and also on a fully carved chinese I had on loan for a few weeks.[/size][/color][color=#333333] [size=4]On the ply bass, the pizz sound was to dark for me, the bass itself is a little boomy and sounds better with a brighter string, for my taste anyway. On the carved bass, they had a really nice pizz sound, lovely 'pop' on the start of the note and a decent amount of sustain.[/size][/color][color=#333333] [size=4]They bow very easily, with a nice thick round sound, very even tone and volume accross the set, and not at all scratchy.[/size][/color][color=#333333] [size=4]They felt very comfertable to play, I'd say pretty close to Honeys (the only other Innovation string I've tried) in feel and tension only not as thick. the tension was slightly higher on the G compared to the rest of the set, but not enough to bother me at all really.[/size][/color][color=#333333] [size=4]I dont have as much experience with trying different strings as some guys on here, but I'd say these are a damn fine hybrid string. They might not suit everyone or every bass, but i think they pretty well fit the brief of what they were supposed to be. Great job Daf![/size][/color]

[quote name='endorka' post='795283' date='Apr 3 2010, 08:45 PM']In terms of any setup technique, the more efficient the instrument becomes at resonating, i.e. gets a louder acoustic tone, the more prone it is to feedback for exactly the same reason, i.e. increased resonance. Through constant setup tweeks on my DB I have direct experience of this. However, I can say that even though my DB is now working very efficiently acoustically, it still amplifies well through use of various techniques I mentioned earlier in this thread, loud enough to get a reasonable onstage volume with a disciplined rock band, for example. Whether it would be loud enough for a rockabilly or very loud rock band, I am not sure, and perhaps more aggressive feedback reducing techniques would be required. Jennifer[/quote] Jennifer, what gear do you use? which pickup , preamp/amp , anything else?

Wow, a beach ball! that sounds like a great idea, i think i'd be scared of knocking the soundpost. Anybody else tried this??? My soundpost has recently been set by a luthier. is the best position of the soundpost for acoustic tone, not necessarily the best position for amplifying?

Thanks for the quick replies guys. I really want to be able to use my double bass if possible, i dont really fancy an EUB. would i get better results with a notch filter rather than 31 band eq? slobluesine, do you use the underwood and magnetic blended, or just the magnetic when you need volume? it's bad news that you found the shadow to be the worst pickup for feedback! Do you think it's always going to be a battle without the soundpost mod? how much is the acoustic tone sacrificed? I was planning on splitting the signal for the pa. I was having more of a problem with high mid frequencies than the low end, though i did take out quite a lot of bottom. And i expect the frequencies will vary depending on the room, and the amp/monitors. elevating the cab seems like a good idea, though i guess not always possible.

Hi, I've recently started playing double bass, having been and electric player for around 5 years. So far i've been playing acoustic gigs (bass and piano, or bass and acoustic guitars) and it's not been a problem to amplify the bass, Usually DI'ed to the PA using Markbass LMII as a preamp. My bass is a 1960's german (i think) laminate with pirastro jazzer strings and a Shadow SH950 pickup. I've just joined a band where i'm going to have to play at a much louder volume to compete with a kit and 2 electric guitars. I also want to use some distortion. I know this is asking for trouble, but i've seen it done, so it's possible. I had first rehearsal with the band a few days ago, and was really struggling to get the volume without feedback.I could achieve around the same volume with clean and distorted sound. The distorted sound would squeal as soon as i stopped playing, but a gate mostly sorted that out. I was playing through a small kickback type amp(i cant remember what it was) and by the time id got maximum volume, by adjusting the eq on that, the tone was awful, and the rest of the band still had to play considerably quieter for me to be heard. I taped the F holes up with some gaffa, that helped a bit. another thing i noticed is that the bass was resonating a lot with the drums, so the kick and snare would set off feedback. My amp is a LMII and markbass traveler 2x10 cab, though i will be mostly playing DI'ed or through whatever amps will be at gigs, as i don't have a car so can take everything to gigs. A few options i think i can try are; use a preamp, e.g. fishman platinum eq. (the phase reverse option being very helpful from what i understand) Try a magnetic pickup EQ. - 31 band graphic or a decent parametric, or a feedback destroyer. Fitting a second sound post, though i don't really want to compromise the acoustic sound of the bass if possible. Which of these options, ( or any other ideas) would you try first? I've also read that dampening the strings between the bridge and tailpiece can help, so I'll try that when i get hold of some foam. I know this is a problem thats going to take some time and experimenting to solve, and that theres no easy answer, but i would be very grateful for any advice you can offer. cheers, Rob.

Just bought some pedals from shaun, delivered quickly. top guy to deal with. cheers mate.