BassBus

Just read the reviews on TB. Not sure they would suit a CR4M sound wise. These basses are bright at the best of times but adding a bright sounding string? Any other thoughts?

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='497289' date='May 25 2009, 02:28 PM']Wow, I just found the price of a set [url="http://www.contrabass.co.uk/la_bella_set_no_7710.htm"]http://www.contrabass.co.uk/la_bella_set_no_7710.htm[/url] Anyone have any experience with these strings [url="http://www.stringmail.co.uk/dbass6.htm"]http://www.stringmail.co.uk/dbass6.htm[/url] They're a good deal cheaper.[/quote] They look great. Bit pricey at Contrabass Shoppe though. Thomann is cheaper and with the pound/euro rate improving might be a choice. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/la_bella_7710_black_nylon.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/la_bella_7710_black_nylon.htm[/url] I like the sound of putting them on a CR4M. I'd like to put proper DB strings on mine so if you buy a set let us know how they work.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='495417' date='May 22 2009, 05:45 PM']beat you to it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40198"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40198[/url][/quote] Well, if we're going to play games like that, I beat you all to it. Unless you know different. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=32449&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=32449&hl=[/url] Mr. Bighead

That's a mighty fine coffee table but I wouldn't dare put a coffee cup on it, not even with a coaster. And it's a single cut. Lucky man. Look after it.

Mmmm indeed, Rich. Dribble :wub: I know your not so keen on the revamp of the Streamline but I think it sharpens it up a lot. Not so girlly. Maybe I could give myself a reward for finishing my degree next year. Have to start earning some more money first.

Maybe that's the answer, to use a mic. It will probaly reproduce a more natural sound anyway. Having a good sound engineer on hand as well could be useful.

[quote name='bassace' post='484533' date='May 10 2009, 07:55 PM']BB do you really use a Sansamp with a Double Bass? I've searched all over and found plenty of refs re bass guitars but no instances of DB. Is it really that good?[/quote] Hi Bassace Well all I can say is the BDDI is the box I go back to every time when amplifying the DB. It seems to cut the mids naturally. I don't like a lot of mids in my sound from a DB as the natural acoustic sound has less of them anyway. The sound I get seems to fit jazz just fine. If you click the link in my signature for Reverbnation the track 'The New Dresser' has the DB recorded direct through the BDDI I seem to remember. I'll let you make up your own mind. Graham

Fishmans are good but I have never had a sound I like from mine. I use the SansAmp Bass driver DI and get just the right sound for me. My DB has a Shadow SH950 pup and goes through the BDDI into an AI Contra. Lovely warm sound, much more so than I get from the Fishman.

Don't think anyone will see it as a budget bass. It just looks too good. Lucky you!

That will be a bass worth adding to your armory Nick. Is it a 4 or 5 string? I really should stop looking at these posts. It just makes me want even more basses.

Thanks for the replies guys. So it would be OK to run my Acoustic Image Contra out into a 15", 8 ohm cab. The AI site states that the amps detect different impedences down to 2 ohms. The internal speakers are 4ohms. Ta!

The KB2 looks good as a fiver. The extra string fills out the body a bit more. That design grows on me all the time.

That looks nice. Simple but I bet it does a great job with the Status neck.

Sibob doesn't make girlfriends, but if he did they'd probably be the best girlfriends in the world.

Plenty of players seem to think highly of the K&K. I had a similar problem with fit on the bridge wings with my Shadow. I used some thin card and now have a good fit and great sound. Others recommend using some thin shims of wood. All I can say is I get a great sound with the card I used.

Try sending a private message from his/her profile page in the members section.

Can anyone explain how speaker resitance works in layman's terms. Will an 8 ohm speaker work with an amp that fires into a 4 ohm speaker. It all just baffles me.

I seem to remember that Mike Rutherford used one on the Genesis song 'That's All' too.

I think you have to look at EUB as a separate instrument. It is never going to sound like a DB as an EB with a bridge pickup doesn't get close either. There are some high end models that get pretty close though but they usually have an acoustic element to them. A DB with a good setup just can't be beaten for sound but they can be a problem in a tight space at a gig. You'll have to buy a pickup as well which could set you back another £100 for a good one and I wouldn't go for anything less if you want a good sound.

I love the sound of the soap bar pickups but what grabs me most about Status instruments is the neck. It just suits my hand so well and it was the one thing that I never forgot after first trying one in 1987. Sound wise I have different settings for fretless and fretted. Fretless is biased towards the bridge pickup but S1000 fretted is more biased towards the neck pickup. Having said that the bias is just either side of the centre point. It's the crystal clear hifiish sound I like. Lots of zing from new strings on the S1000. I like a fatter sound on played in strings on the fretless but there is still that Status click when the string hits the board.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='467955' date='Apr 20 2009, 11:29 PM'][b]BassBus[/b], your highly polished 1000 is looking really good - Still not quite as stunning as 'Miss Maple', though Some fantastic basses tonight, guys. Thanks for sharing! Rich.[/quote] Well there is only about £1000 difference in the price between the two. Has there ever been a bad Status let free from the factory? Even the quality of the Washburn is pretty high.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='467825' date='Apr 20 2009, 08:38 PM']If you're offering. [/quote]

Nice one Steve. Know what you mean about taking photos of black basses, lots of reflections. How about some chrome knobs?