danweb22

I have a Dingwall for sale to help ease your GAS? :-)

Welcome! Jumbo frets are standard on current standard Fenders. The American Vintage versions have "Vintage frets" which are a lot smaller, as do the Squier Classic Vibe series and also most Japanese Fenders I believe. I wouldn't think this would be what was causing the pain though?

[attachment=95233:DSC00631.JPG][attachment=95234:DSC00635.JPG] Here's mine! Might be up for sale shortly though depending on what the garage say about my car!!

[attachment=95160:DSC00633.JPG] [attachment=95161:DSC00634.JPG] There we go!

Will try and take a couple tonight

yes I have one! A 3/4 czech, seems nice but having never played one before I am no expert! lol First impressions were blimey it's big and heavy! Really have to give it a good pull on the strings for pizz (A and E strings, G and D are much easier ) Came with a bow as well so been having a play with that, I think I prefer the bowed sound to my fingers. Currently just doing some half position stuff and getting frustrated with my intonation! I also find sitting and playing rather than standing at the moment as I find it easier to put pressure on the fingerboard with my left hand

Cheers!

That's interesting, I only ask as I have the bass on hire and that's how it came

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1323511607' post='1463998'] Try putting the details in here: [url="http://www.quinnviolins.com/qv_stringidsearch.shtml"]http://www.quinnviol...gidsearch.shtml[/url] [/quote] Will have a look at that site when I have the bass to hand, cheers! I just thought it a bit strange to have 2 strings one colour and 2 another colour, all different colours or all the same I would of thought

Hmmm well they feel like gut alike nylons but having never played one before I'm not 100% They don't feel like normal steel electric bass strings so I'm guessing nylon

Had a double bass for a couple of days now, and noticed the silk at the bridge end of the strings are different. Is this normal? The G and D are blue and the A and E are red (I think they are this way round, I am at work at the mo so can't see them!) Does this mean they are different tensions? Ta!

[quote name='geoffbassist' timestamp='1323341479' post='1462124'] Enjoy! It's so full of basses that I'm scared to touch any incase I cause a bass avalanche! [/quote] lol! Considering I haven't had a lesson yet I won't be touching any in public as I won't know what I'm doing!

Going up there this afternoon to hire a Double Bass! Excited! Gonna have some fun when I get it back home That is all

Cheers Chris, I can wait till the new year no problems! Whereabouts in London are you?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1323000605' post='1458049'] Whitstable any good to you..? [/quote] Could be a bit further than I would like but I won't rule it out :-)

Cheers Clarky

I did send a PM to Chris but had no reply, not sure wether there is a problem with messenger

Hi all, Anybody know of any reputable double bass teachers in Kent or south east London? I have contacted a couple but have had no reply to emails and no answers from their mobiles! It's almost like they don't need the money! haha Cheers

Used to own one, a GMR Bassforce 4 (bought from Bass Merchant) very nice but I didn't hang on to it for long as I was going through a spell of GAS at the time and moved it on. Nice attention to detail (wooden pickup covers, wooden knobs) nice woods used, the sound was a bit sterile from what I remember.