Newish EUB day.

[MacDaddy]

I've recently bought a Stagg EUB (courtesy of @Burns-bass). 

Regular readers may know I already have an Ibanez UEB, and this I took to quite quickly, no doubt helped by the 34" scale. The Stagg with it's 3/4 DB scale and no stand, is a different proposition altogether. 

I took it to rehearsal last night and tbh it's was a struggle. I tried it first with the fake body bits, then took them off for a while, then put just the one I lean on, and this was a bit better. But I'm still not sure how high to have the pin. With the Ibanez I have the nut at roughly forehead height. Should it be the same for the Stagg? I was often thrown by the bigger scale. 

Any tips appreciated.

 

 

(Pic from @Burns-bass sale listing)

[ezbass]

11 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

I have the nut at roughly forehead height.

I do this for my WAV4.

[TorturedSaints]

Forehead height (level with eyebrow) was a good starting point for me with my WAV4 too. For consistency,  I marked the stand with pencil marks to make sure I got it in the same place each time. Although now I have a DB, I’ve subsequently increased the height to match that.  
Are you trying to play the Stagg with a one finger per ‘fret’/semitone technique or fingers 1/2/4 ? I imagine the former would be difficult unless you have very big hands. 

[MacDaddy]

6 hours ago, TorturedSaints said:

Are you trying to play the Stagg with a one finger per ‘fret’/semitone technique or fingers 1/2/4 ?

 

It's one finger per 'fret' on the Ibanez, on the Stagg there's currently a lot of moving the whole hand.