BassBus

OGWT went the same way towards the end. These programs can only ever be as good as the acts appearing on them. When Bob Harris presented OGWT it was in the hayday of british rock. Bands also produced albums pretty well every year so you could see your fave bands quite regularly. It's perhaps more of a reflection on the state of the music business at the moment. People will download and exchange music for free so how can any new tallent make a successful living? That's life I suppose. Things move on and most good things come to an end sometime. I do wonder why they had Bootsy Collins on though. Would have preferred to hear him play with a band.

It was the Status neck that grabbed me. I love the flatish back, fits my little hands beautifully.

One of the best pop bands Britain has produced. All good musicians and singers.

Is it this one? Looks like a Fodera to me, unless someone knows better.

...and another WOW! I love the paint job.

And what about the hat the singer is wearing.

Oh no!!! All this is too risky. Take it to a luthier. He/she can take the face off and clean the inside out for you. Then you don't risk damaging the instrument yourself.

There's always the [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f101/stagg-eub-megathread-344951/"]Stagg Megathread[/url] on Talkbass. Loads of info about it there.

That looks like an interesting bass. Would be interesting to hear what it sounds like. Most players change the stock strings on cheaper EUBs for proper DB strings. That usually helps with the sound. Made a big difference to my NS CR4M. The sound on that G4M bass is going to depend on the quality of pickup. If that's no good you might be able to attach a DB pickup to the bridge. Be interesting to hear anyone's experience of that bass.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1169847' date='Mar 20 2011, 07:26 PM']Typical tight fisted northerner. In a flat cap, with whippets.[/quote] Bally dancin', nancy boy sotherners. There's nowt like a stereotype and that's nowt like a stereotype.

Think I see the difference now. Here's one that Rob hadn't strung up, a HEADED S2. Have a look at the stock basses on the Status site and the headed basses seem to have the extra bevelling and headless have an even bevel all the way round.

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1164723' date='Mar 16 2011, 06:11 PM']Just noticed the bevel going all around the front of the body is constant on the new S2 Classics on the stand. The older ones had a deeper cut around the waist area of the body showing the mahogany core. Great pics, even if one is spoilt by having my big blurry mug in the background! Here's a pic of the deeper bevel on my 2010 S2:[/quote] I wonder if that is one of the idiosincracies of a custom instrument. The edge on my S2 is fairly even all the way round. It maybe varies from instrument to instrument. Wish I'd known it was you Rich, I'd have had a chat.

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1164758' date='Mar 16 2011, 06:36 PM']Think it must be headed, the monorail bridge pieces have slots in whereas the headless ones have a couple of screws and then the tuning knob.[/quote] Yeh, I seem to remember it being headed. For me the Status basses stood out miles from the rest on looks alone. Only other ones that came close were some of the Spectors dotted around.

And a few more.

For those who didn't manage to get there, here is a selection of some of the basses on the Status stand. The star of the show was the 30th Annaversary Series II. Only 12 will be made and rumored to cost £4000+ Some of the others.

[quote name='TomKent' post='1156119' date='Mar 10 2011, 01:15 AM']25 views and no comments? C'mon people! [/quote] I wouldn't take it personally. I posted a link to some of my music years ago and I'm still waiting for a reply. I wasn't crazy about the slapping bit, but then I not crazy about slapping full stop. Too much of it around. As Stuart Clayton said working the tapping piece into a longer tune would work fine. That sounded good. Fact is you stuck your head above the parapet which is something a lot of players wouldn't have the courage to do. Well done.

[quote name='cocco' post='1140074' date='Feb 24 2011, 03:38 PM']...and no longer see why basses with heads continue to be built. Get with the times earth![/quote] At last sanity prevails.

One thing I did when I started double bass was put pencil marks on the third, fifth and seventh positions. By the time they had disappeared muscle memory had taken over and haven't used them since. One Jaco Pastorius used to practice on a fretted bass. To play a note without any buzzing on fretted your fingers have to be in the correct place just behind the fret. Your hands will develop muscle memory and just fall into place. Trust yourself and just go for it. No speed bumps = much more freedom of expression.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1154980' date='Mar 9 2011, 09:50 AM']1 note in the bar can easily be enough and 2 in the bar is all that most folk music needs. If you get busy in the wrong context you'll ruin everything. Overplay and you'll not be surprised when you get fired![/quote] This is quite important if you are playing in traditional folk. There are usually so many notes being played by the melody instruments. If we play too many notes on the bass the whole thing becomes muddy and has no definition.

I would stick with simple stuff like first and fifth to begin with until you get the feel for the music and then follow your ear. I think it's important to keep it simple in folk. I play some American old time from time to time. When I first played it the main man told me to keep it to first and fifth, no fancy conecting notes or anything. If you haven't come across it [url="http://www2.redhawk.org:8080/irish/RRTuneBk/listings.html#mystuff"]Richard Robinson's Tunebook[/url] is a great resourse. No bass parts but you can make up your own.

Double the chance of [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=103314"]pulling[/url].

That's pretty good playing after only three weeks. Great sound. Good work.

[quote name='leroybasslines' post='1144838' date='Feb 28 2011, 07:31 PM']Acoustic instruments with such major variations in construction, tone and dimensions as the double bass have to be taken one at a time! No two are alike. When I bought my bass, I tried to play as many different instruments as possible and some were truly duds for me despite much salesmanship on the phone and in the shop![/quote] Wise words. I tried about five different instruments at different prices. Sound was the deciding factor and the Stentor just fitted into my budget. You'll get a good bass for £1500.

If you're thinking of going that far why not give the Violin Shop in Glasgow a call. They usually have 10-15 basses in stock at all sorts of different prices. All professionally set up as well. I bought my Stentor Arcadia for £1500 there and a number of people have commented on how good it sounds. [url="http://www.theviolinshop-glasgow.co.uk/bass_room.html"]http://www.theviolinshop-glasgow.co.uk/bass_room.html[/url]