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I can only speak from my own experience, and I bow to Jenifer's greater experience, but I play both sitting and standing. It all depends on how fit my back is feeling. If your arms and hands have learnt muscle memory once they can learn it twice. That is surely part of playing any instrument, keep learning. Once we stop allowing our ability to evolve we might as well give up.I wouldn't say my thumb takes a lot of the preasure of holding the instrument up as the body is resting against my body about waist level.

The Streamline is a popular little bass, hope you enjoy playing it.

At that price it looks as if it would be a good starter instrument but I don't know anything about the make. Beware though that DBs bought mail order will often arrive with the bridge down. That means you will probably have to have it set up properly by a luthier or the like. You would have to factor that into the cost. A real DB will sound and feel very different to a Stagg as well.

Take the packed bass to the Post Office. They will weigh it and give you prices for delivery. Simples!

It's the great slab of wood on single cuts I don't like so this variation really works for me. Lovely bass.

Maybe this should be in the double bass forum. Anyway, Thomann have one for sale. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/alfred_stingl_by_hoefner_as_060_b_1_8_double_bass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/alfred_stingl_by_...double_bass.htm[/url]

Absolute filth! The top of that instrument needs a right good wash. Still it is very beautiful.

Todd did a great job with all the photos he took. Lovely basses. Remind me what the extra knob is for on the moowood KB.

That is just beautiful, Rich. Bet you're happy with that. Did you have it in time for the Statii meet?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1001929' date='Oct 27 2010, 12:21 AM']A local guy I know has a Realist on one of his basses and a Full Circle on the other, both his (fully carved) basses sound lush amplified. He did say, though, that the bass I currently own has had a Realist on it in the past and it didn't work out too well, so maybe bridge wing pups are a better choice on basses like mine with laminate tops.[/quote] Pickups are a bit like strings; some suit you, some suit the bass. I have used a realist but it packed in. Tried my old Fishman BP100 on my current DB and it sounded fine. It sounded horible on my first DB. Eventually put a Shadow SH 950 on and that has been very reliable and sounds fine. I've never liked the sound of Fishman Platinum Pro EQ but I use a SansAmp BDDI to good effect.

As always two different people hear the same piece differently. The bass sounds just great to me. Lovely full, transparent sound and your playing is very good too. Keep up that quality.

That's really spooky. I was just reading the story of Mark Manley's Wall double neck at the top of the page. He talked about slapping on a fretless neck and suddenly I remembered about Wilkes basses many years ago. He put a small metal plate at the end of the fretless neck to give something of the metalic snap. Then I scroll down and here is this thread. Just a lovely looking bass you have there. Bet you enjoy playing it.

[quote name='lojo' post='987693' date='Oct 14 2010, 08:55 AM']After an assessment from jake a while back, although I cant read a note, left me with the feeling that technique wise, id not done bad as a self taught player, mainly from books (Jake correct me if I wrong ) Do I wish Id had the chance to take lessons when I was young and learn technique properly along with reading skills, yes of course, but it was not possible in my circumstance But this does not stop me and the people who dance at our gigs having fun, and thats my simple goal based on what I have to hand Same as not being perfect technique football player does not stop me, my teammates and our opponents having some fantastic days out doing that Technique is important, but I know that there are martial artists out there with great technical technique, who would come a cropper in a street fight against a strong, determined street fighting headcase I wish I had more technique in many things, but if I wait for it, i will miss out in life big time[/quote] I think this sums up my feelings. It's all down to the individual to relate to the people he/she plays with and for so that we can achieve a level of satisfaction we are happy with. There are no shoulds or shouldn'ts in life. In some individuals searching for what might be regarded, by some, as perfect technique can shut the fun out of what you do.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='986728' date='Oct 13 2010, 11:00 AM']My feeling is, why wouldn't you want to do something as well as you are able?[/quote] I might be splitting hairs here but "...as well as you are able" or 'as well as you want to' [quote name='greyparrot' post='986730' date='Oct 13 2010, 11:01 AM'][size=4][color="#FF0000"]yes[/color][/size] end of. You use bad tech, it will sound loose, and worse still you will or can end up with damage to your wrists hands back you name it it can happen.[/quote] There seems to be two distinct types of technique being talked about now. Having suffered muscular problems in my back I would agree that paying attention to posture and hand/wrist action is esential. However, the technique I originally intended this thread to be about is that of the amount of ability one has at playing the instrument. A number of examples of those without great flourish to their playing have been given. These players do fit so well with the music they play in though.

[quote name='risingson' post='984934' date='Oct 11 2010, 09:39 PM']Technique is a nice thing, the problem comes when technique compromises your musicality, I see it all the time when I go to gigs and see people compensating for a lack of musicality with a flurry of slapping and tapping, executed with little to no discretion. IMO there are too many bass players that suffer from the idea that without mind-bending technique, their position as a bass player is going to be viewed as a simple/easy post that anyone with basic knowledge of music could fill. Wrong... bass is all about feel and timing. It takes years of practice to get it right.[/quote] Perhaps this makes your point. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLwLPseckQ4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLwLPseckQ4[/url] Very competent playing but for me it doesn't really fit in with the latic rhythm behind it. [quote name='chris_b' post='985095' date='Oct 12 2010, 12:37 AM']I don't know of any great bass players who have no or poor technique. Can anyone name one? ps, James Jamerson had a lot of musical training, on the double bass. He could fluently read music and while his electric bass playing looked awkward he had a mountain of technique and musical knowledge.[/quote] I could have phrased that better. Players like Geddy Lee and Phil Lynot have not, to my knowledge, had any degree of training. They have developed their own technique which has worked very well with the music they have played in.