TorturedSaints

Thanks so much, Rob. Tim was on here occasionally but not for a few years as far as I can see. He plays some nice fretless lines as well. I do like “The Road of Bones”, one of their strongest albums.

Any plans to do any IQ transcriptions Rob? They’re still going strong, having just released another album “Dominion”, their 14th (not including oddities and live archive collection releases).

I did ask Bassbags how much to deliver to the Glasgow area some years ago and even with a “shared load” it was going to work out quite expensive - into the hundreds of pounds as I recall, although they were very helpful on the phone, so I would recommend ringing them to ask for current rates. I eventually ended up buying a s/h DB from gumtree.

Thanks everyone for the help on this thread. Strings on my bass successfully changed from old Helicore hybrid to Evah Pirazzis. I did have to open out the slot for the E string in the tailpiece with a file, as the string was too wide. (I texted my teacher first 🤣). My pegbox isn’t as pretty as JPJ’s though.

It might be cheaper to get a shipping company to send a small container than take everything as excess baggage on an aircraft (normally a very expensive way of doing it). It depends on how long you are moving abroad for, and how many things you are taking with you.

Looks like that was last year! I know of two teachers in Glasgow, but that may be too far from Edinburgh.

Almost all modern aircraft are pressurised including the cargo compartment and are kept at a reasonable temperature above 0C. The cabin altitude is about 8500’ maximum at cruise level, with a rate of climb normally about 500 feet per minute and descent around 300 feet per minute to be kind to passengers’ ears (especially as you don’t get the boiled sweets handed out by the cabin crew any more). I don’t know how sealed “sealed cabs” are, but if you can put one in the back of a car and take it over the Alps or the Rockies without it exploding, then it shouldn’t explode in an aircraft either. I won’t guarantee that though, as I say, I don’t know how well sealed the cab is. I guess that the high-end cabs like Barefaced are delivered to foreign climes by airfreight, although again, I don’t know. A flight case would be essential to prevent the curse of the baggage handlers IMO.

I play my NS Wav three times a week with different concert bands (ease of transport, volume etc). As far as I know I have the original strings on it. It’s certainly possible to play arco, and I do, probably 75% of the time. I seem to have to use more Pops rosin than I do on the DB, but it works and doesn’t make an objectionable sound (well none of the conductors have complained yet). It’s a reasonable simulation of playing a DB, minus the vibration and the ability to move. If it’s a choice between practicing or not, then I say have a go and see what you think.

Sending you good wishes.

I had my first classical lesson on the DB today (having had 3 lessons on the EUB pre-Covid) from a young DB student from the Royal Conseratoire of Scotland. Thanks to a couple of Discover Double Bass courses, Simamdl, and hints/tips on here, she was very encouraging and said that I was definitely on the right lines. As ever, room for improvement but I’m so looking forwards to the next lesson. She played my Zeller bass, suggested that perhaps the string height was more suited to jazz rather than classical, but apart from that said it was ok. And I got to try her 150 year old bass too. It was a beast! No need to comment unless you really want to, I am just so pleased and re-energised by the whole experience. And yes, homework for this week is the “vomit” exercise 🤣🤣

Bearing in mind that retail prices in a shop or for a business have the dreaded VAT (in the UK) to account for. This complicates things for the secondhand basses in shops. And, like new cars, the value of your bass drops by 20% as soon as you drive it off the forecourt, so to speak. My rule of thumb on eBay is 50% of RRP for most things unless there’s a scarcity factor involved.

Some great transcriptions there Rob, I’ve only just discovered this thread and your website. I’m looking forward to doing battle with War of the Worlds, Tubular Bells etc. Is there any way to send you a few coffee/beer tokens in appreciation?

This thread seems to explain why I found it so difficult to find a replacement for myself! As I posted in another thread here a few weeks ago: It looks like from all the comments above that it’s a bit of a niche “ask” 😀

Glasgow Violin Shop seemed knowledgeable and helpful when I took Mrs Saints’ cello in for them to look at. Apparently my DB had come from there too, according to its previous owner - no complaints with its setup although my experience is limited. https://www.theviolinshop-glasgow.co.uk

I thought there might be some discussion about BF’s new active bass cab on here, but I couldn’t find any. I’ve seen a couple of teasers on FB and apparently there will be a playing demo by Alex released at 5pm UK time today. Basically it’s a OneTen T with added Activier amp module from the guitar cabs. It’s certainly piqued my interest, although over a thousand notes is certainly a big investment. It would save me carrying around a BB800 as well. https://barefacedaudio.com/collections/10cr-bass-cabs/products/one_10?variant=54891039490430