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[quote name='marvin spangles' timestamp='1331645144' post='1576426'] Some are more prone to feedback than others. [/quote] +1. I fixed most of my feedback problem by moving from bassmax to full circle. On a different bass I might have had a different experience. It's been suggested too that steel strings can be more feedback prone than others. In my case, the A string is the resonant one, but i can notch filter out the problem. btw, have you tried using the DHA as a notch filter and sweeping for the troublesome frequencies? It was pointed out to me on here that each bass has a resonant frequency that's always the same and you can find that and just set your notch to sit there. That tip has helped me, along with raising the cab (although not as high as I used to).

[quote name='BassInMyFace' timestamp='1331569674' post='1575001'] Hmmmmm, that sounds very reasonable. How does it sound then? Is there much db character to it or is it very much a electric sound. Any hum?? Does it pick up any fingerboard click as the Krivo purports to? Is there a mounting provided or do you need to screw it in? [/quote] Not a bad sound at all. Not at all too electric to my ears. No hum whatsoever; they're humbuckers and do what it says. You can adjust each string pickup height. I don't know about fingerboard click, as I don't slap. I'd offer to try it for you, but my amp isn't here atm. The fitting system is excellent. It sits as a virtually invisible extension to the fingerboard, and as I said, is contoured to match the cross section and string spacing. You could fit it with velcro, but it comes with a pair of studs that you fix into the bottom of the fingerboard, which is better. I got my luthier to fit these, as I didn't fancy drilling at that angle. Once they're fitted, that's it, rock solid, no rattle. I keep mine on as a permanent backup for the Full Circle (which i find very feedback resistant btw). In effect its a custom job for your bass, which at that price is remarkable. as I mentioned earlier, if you order a KA make sure you specify wired and with cable, socket etc. Or you'll be fiddling about with a soldering iron.

You won't find much on the KA website. Aaron Armstrong makes the pups to fit your bass; you give him the profile of the end of your fingerboard. I paid £90 for mine, a very good price indeed for the product. You can mail him at [email protected].

The Kent Armstrong is a good mag pickup. If you order one, just make sure he prewires it and supplies a connecting lead/jack. I'd think a lot depends on the sources of the feedback. If it's from your own monitor, you can raise your speaker on a keyboard stand and point it across the band. you'll lose bottom but it doesn't matter if the FOH is doing the work. If the feedback is from stage monitors, even when the bass is not in the stage mix, I'd see a mag pickup as the answer. btw, you could always use both - a mag pup for on stage monitoring and a piezzo for FOH. I haven;t tried this, although I'm set up for it, but it might be worth a shot. The sound guy might even want to mix them?

Welcome indeed. You'll like it here. I quit once too, and best thing i ever did was get back into it. I'm gonna play till I drop.

All good advice above. I put a mag pickup on as a backup to piezo when I started cos I was so afraid of feedback, but even playing real loud I've never had to use it. And the piezo will certainly sound better than even a good mag like the Kent Armstrong.

No doubt it's a learned thing. As said, us rightys are using our least favoured hand for the most dextrous (!) job. Whichever, the relevant bits of the brain will just grow bigger with use.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1331152125' post='1568630'] Having played the upright a bit when it was right-handed, just to try how it felt, I'm afraid I couldn't disagree more. [/quote] Oh well, only a thought. Maybe I have too much faith in just getting used to things. When i was young, i deliberately learned judo left handed to freak out opponents. It really wasn't that hard (although I was told it would be), and it worked. :0

Just a thought, but seeing is how moving to double bass is like taking up a new instrument, and there may be very little transfer of skills anyhow, why not just learn as a righty? That way you get a wide choice of basses for life. Otherwise you'll face a frustrating time whenever you want to upgrade, hire or borrow. It really won't be any harder to learn that way than it's going to be anyway. If you like the db, you might even swap the guitar for a righty.

Why not return it and get a 3/4? Then you're in up to your neck,

Any reason for the half size? Sorry if I missed that on your original thread.

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1330607910' post='1560242'] An upright bass bash is something I've been thinking about for us northerners, there's very little stock anywhere up here. [/quote] Gotta be better than here. Maybe half a dozen players in a hundred miles around and no db shops.

[quote name='tiki613' timestamp='1330615611' post='1560443'] this is possible to buy but only by mail [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] , he serious! [/quote] Is there a website for that or only an email address? Thanks for the tip. I fancy these.

Don't look for a band, look for a songwriter. Bands are common as sh++e. Good songwriters are rare birds. If you like someone's songs, that's all the the motivation right there. If a songwriter finds you respect his/her songs and want to enhance them with your playing, you're in business. You can build a band from there, if one doesn't exist already.

Fair bit of useful info here, even if you don't go with the brand in the end. Might help you if you see a second hand set. http://basschat.co.uk/forum/78-innovation-double-bass-strings/

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1330506442' post='1558368'] Watch [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQIKqQK2orw"]this[/url] It may or not help but it makes me smile [/quote] Oh wonderful. Didn't know about this guy. Impossible to sing and play the bass. lol [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AfPa1_vOzg&feature=related[/media] Oops, hijack Sorry.

The advantage of powered monitors is that you don't have to worry about matching an amp to them. Usually a cheaper route than separates too.

Some confusion around, I think, between frequency competition and relative levels. As in recording, you don't want to turn up to solve the problem of competing frequencies, you need to make sonic space for each instrument. That's what EQ is for. In recording (I'm no expert here, but from what I've seen) you might even shift timings a little to avoid competition, like separating out the attack of the kick and the bass. Live, the important thing is [i]what [/i]people play. if the keys are all over you with their left hand, your bass is going to have a problem. Same with guitars and voice. Cutting though imo is a bad term. If there's a hole, you shouldn't need to cut. just my 6 cents.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1330386266' post='1556801'] So that's my teaching career plans in ruins then! [/quote] What on earth did you do to the man?

Don't ignore the Midget. Loud and transparent too. Pairs with the Doubler very well.

I use a Barefaced Midget with mine. Great cab. Loud drummer too.

Yes that's the 12AT7. Good fun experimenting with these things.

This one's transferable - how about 'working really hard for very little money.'

+1 for the VT-1. Also, why not try other valves in it? I replaced the ecc83 with an 81, and it was to my ears even smoother.