stingrayPete1977

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1356034161' post='1906126'] Thats an eclectic mix youve got going on! Ive found that pop or rock just doesnt work with an upright. With the obvious exceptions I cant even play it properly. Anything I play on it has to have a swing. I think this is common knowledge. Whats also common knowledge is Im pretty crap to. If we had a 'Whos the crappest' I think I'd win matey A [/quote] Upside down-Paloma Faith has a nice swing to it and you can get around the neck a bit if you like too, nice tune for the upright I think

Well I have been Jazzing now! set a nice little tempo up on the Alesis and played a few improvs in the Minor Jazz scale from a book I have and then went to the Blues man! in the G7th scale for a bit and some swinging blues in A7th I have also played B-52's, Blondie and Fleetwood Mac on it The TC Polytune is handy as its so fast and acurate you watch for the intonation as you play which helps you see just how near the nut you need to get the first two semi tones, I can already feel myself getting lazy and not reaching far enough for them after a while, my wrist hurts and my shoulder blades are killing, I think thats enough for today!

Ah that's worth noting then, on the pmt site you can actually see the stagg logo on the picture but I guess they might be made in different factories?

Or face of the fingerboard to the underside of the string for bluejays fretless's'sss-es?

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1356023636' post='1905946'] +1 How are people measuring their action by the way? Aren't you supposed to measure it with 1st fret and (something like) 20th fret fretted? [/quote] That would be the releif your talking about surely? general rule of thumb appears to be from the top edge of the 12th fret to the underside of the strings I'd say. As for releif I go for press down on the first fret (or capo) then hold down at the 13th fret, I like to be able to just get a tuneful note by pressing down on the string between the two fretted areas, some folk can drive a bus under or often reffered technically as 'the bow and arrow' setup

I have gone from curios idea to here in a week! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194276-just-ordered-my-first-eub-total-noob-what-have-i-done/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194276-just-ordered-my-first-eub-total-noob-what-have-i-done/[/url] Thomanns delivered super fast but you could get overnight from PMT if you are really desperate to have it before christmas, they list it as an eastwood but its the same, even has Stagg on the headstock. Unless you are thinking full on Aria or NS design etc? The mods done to my Stagg this morning have already made it go from a £350 model to a £500 IMO and took no time at all I believe the Stagg is a rip off of the Aria too so you may well like it.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1356021806' post='1905893'] Pete what stuff are you playing on your new girl? I could do with a few things to play along to. A [/quote] Well so far I have just took some stuff from our set to try which funnily enough opens with Moondance! It is quite an odd set anyway as this band is only just getting going and some of the tracks are just from the singer & guitarist's acoustic duo set, things in the pipe line are very different. Paloma Faith 'stone cold sober' and 'upside down' worked OK Valerie in the Amy Winehouse style worked OK 9-5 Dolly Parton! Moves like jagger Maroon 5 was quite effective Love Cats by The Cure obviously Rolling in the Deep Adele you could play on an elestic band and a shoe box TBH By then my wrist was getting really sore and I gave up for a bit, I am just playing them in the same style really but you could improvise over those if you have more skill than me which would be difficult not to

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1356019220' post='1905828'] Quick question .....have you cuddled it yet ? [/quote] Not yet maybe later

Mine is 8mm as of today see signature

Proudly added the Stagg to my signature

Bit cold for all that!

I have an acoustic bass that I like to play either in the garden or in the conservatory, its nice not having an amp and all that stuff sometimes

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1356013272' post='1905704'] I'm just now thinking about the times when i first played my stagg through my amp....utterly beautiful sound. [/quote] I have found it best with volume on full and just a bit of the sub thing to warm it up a little although I am using a very clean amp anyway, handy that I already own a full range of Genz amps and cabs which are favoured by many EUB and Db players I believe?

I am really getting the hang of it now you know dare I say I almost feel more natural on it?! I am using my ears more than my eyes for playing and going with the flow, I have run through most of our short set and I can play most of it already (not sir duke!), even had a play along to my drum machine set on a fast Jazz pattern, nice

Its great Jose! I really feel inspired to play more and practice scales and all that stuff again, only had it a morning really and even with a duff wrist I am getting some tunes out of it, the mods were easy and already made a massive difference. If you could grab a used one by keeping an ear to the ground you could get one already upgraded for very little money and no depreciation? I just could not wait so went new which I still think is a bargain with the gig bag, and even a lead! Go on you know you want to

Only just got the joke! very good sir

Thanks mate p.s its keeping me out of the main forum as I am annoying everyone in the EUB and Db section now which will keep some folk here happy

It came! yesterday about 10 mins before I had to go out!!!! Had a fiddle this morning and done some of the suggested mods already, Its good Cant argue with 3 days delivery (ordered sat but processing only happens from Monday am).

Thanks

Started the mods already! Used a chunk of the grey packing foam for the string mute below the bridge. Took the back off and the end pin was rubbing on the piezo wires as they were not laid in properly behind the foil!!! a few more ins and outs and that would of been ruined, managed to tidy the foil up until the proper stuff comes to do a better job. Used the thin foam wrap from around the bass when shipped to make a little foam strip doubled over and sellotaped to the end pin, spun the pin and sellotaped it all the way around- sorted. Used that same foam to do the mod behind the peizo wires and cleaned out the crud to make the bridge sit flat. I think mine only wants a little bit out from the nut on the A string the rest dont look bad to me. The only problem I have now is the bridge slot for the E is not very deep and the E has a tendancy to roll out and dwon the bridge, should I just file it a tad more to get a better anchor on it? I have made it worse by lowering the action loads from the factory setting, only to about what people are saying in the string height thread though 8mm on the E to about 6mm on the G as I dont want to try and make it feel like a fretless bass. If I slot the E enough to get a solid fit and it sits lower than the other strings I presume it wont hurt to take a bit out of them all will it? So far so good though I like it and happy to save a few hundred quid to do these niggles as appears to be what everyone else has said.

That thread and the photos of all the mods linked is fantastic! I will get ordering some foil tape right now EDIT- roll of 50mm copper shielding tape in transit.

Morning folks! Working from home on the computer (damn modern technology!) so I am going to dip in and out. I have used a lump of the packing foam to mute below the bridge and should be able to make some spare ones neater once I have more ability with my left hand, I will go and read the linked thread as I cant see where to wrap the post, I presume I need to take the cover off the back? I am going to practice with the band tonight with it! We have not met up at the practice room for over a month and I have told them I will have to just take it easy never mind that I cant really play it very well

I would say 3-4mm was beyond medium? My 2mm is classed as high by some so I would class that as medium, does anyone go more than 4mm

Yes that would of swung me too between the two makes they look to have the sector sewn up.

I was totally torn between the stagg and the Harley Benton Dave! 6 and two 2 3,a