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In his [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Todd-Phillips-Essential-Techniques-Acoustic/dp/B00024OR4Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1297423565&sr=1-3"]Essential Techniques For Acoustic Bass[/url] DVD, Todd Phillips recomends, as an exercise, trying to finger the notes without the thumb pressing on the back of the neck. This is to help build a technique where you are not dependent on the hand grabbing the neck. I have argued the point of keeping your elbow up with Jake before. My elbow sits relatively low but my wrist is still straight. I guess I have the bass tilted back slightly to allow this. I used to keep my arm up but that led to shoulder problems. With my arm down now there are no problems whatsoever. You just have to experiment to find the way that suits you. And yes get a teacher, says he who hasn't done that.

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I should have also said that the full length of my 3/4 string is 170cm including the area covered in silk so a 4/4 string should be plenty long enough. These whamolas look like a bit of fun. Best of luck.

This is where it starts to get complicated. Is that the speaking length you mean (the exposed length with no silk)? I've just measured an old 3/4 string which has about 150cm of exposed string. A 3/4 DB usually has a playing length of around 106cm. 4/4 will be longer, hence the need for different strings.

You can buy single strings no problem. I have bought from [url="http://www.stringmail.co.uk/dbass3.htm"]Stringmail[/url] and they are pretty cheap, if you can call DB strings cheap. They give you the choice of sizes you want. Anything from 1/2 to 4/4, depending on the string. There are quite a few places on the net that sell DB strings, just do a search.

[quote name='molan' post='1109053' date='Jan 31 2011, 09:06 AM']I had one for a while, quite an early one I seem to remember. Nice enough but didn't really blow me away and I sold it soon afterwards. In fat, OTPJ came round to try it and decided he didn't want one after all I now have a Godin which I much prefer. These rarely come up for sale but I know there's a 5 string up for grabs at BassGear (because that's the one that inspired me to look for a 4 string equivalent!). [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/pre-owned/godin-a5-electro-acoustic-5-string-pre-owned/"]http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/pr...ring-pre-owned/[/url][/quote] What did you find were the differences between the two basses? How did sound compare? I believe the Godin has a narrower nut than the Electro.

Thanks for your thoughts Phil. Rich, OTPJ did appear once recently on the Status thread but has disappeared again.

Been there for years Mr. Pink. Just trying to broaden the scope.

Are there any of you who own a Status Electro who would care to chip in with your experiences of the instrument. Any of the four models, whether or not you still own it.

Just been looking through the same articles and the new Artist and Deluxe basses look gorgeous. A nice subtle variation on the Overwater body shape. Just right!

[quote name='BigJim' post='1102875' date='Jan 25 2011, 10:06 PM']Have a look here. It's got several different hardnesses[/quote] It's so hard I can't get into it.

[quote name='MB1' post='1101364' date='Jan 24 2011, 08:55 PM']MB1. Murphy for me! (The blonde in Moloko) [/quote] You still looking for your coat, Martin?

What a bag of No.2s

Basschat Marketplace ForSale: Electric basses For Sale: Double Bass and EUB Paraphernalia For Sale: Amps and Cabs etc. Unless anyone has a better idea.

[quote name='Badass' post='1086421' date='Jan 12 2011, 09:26 AM']Just a couple of 'Jazz' notes...[/quote] That's an accidental.

Thanks daf. It seems to have everyone stumpped. I've emailed the Violin Shop in Glasgow where I bought the bass but that was about five or six years ago so I don't know if they will be able to help either. Hmm.

The G does have a different ball end, solid as oposed to the hole in the other two. The silks on each string are different colours too.

Thanks. I've tried that and didn't get anywhere with it.

Can anyone identify what make these strings are? They came on my current DB when I bought it but I swapped them out for TI Spirocores. The E Spiro broke recently so I put the E from this set back on and it has a lovely clear sharp tone to it. They were not good for bowing so I would suspect a pizz string of some sort. Thanks for any help. G String D String A String

No thanks! For that money I could get 4 pretty high spec Status basses and enjoy them far more. Everyone plays Fenders.

[quote name='Schnozzalee' post='1078695' date='Jan 5 2011, 03:53 PM']Is there such a thing as a good slapped fretless bass recording??? Ooooo[/quote] Here's one introduced by your old mate Andy Batton Foster. Remember him? No?

His music never really floated my boat but his playing was fantastic. I just loved everything about the way he played the bass even if he wasn't a big influence on me. Will be missed.

Just sold an amp to Brett. Effortless transaction and he was very patient in waiting for snow to clear and Christmas/New Year to be out the way before sending.