JPJ

First Bass Owned: Jedson Telecaster shortscale 'catalogue' bass 'Go To' Bass: Musicman Stingray V 'Your' Bass: Overwater J Series V

[quote name='anthonybass' post='1191510' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:53 AM']Hi there, glad you've decided to try DB/EUB. I've been playing both for some time now and electric bass since electricity was invented. One thing to bear in mind is that DB and EUB are different instruments, have different sounds, responses etc. There are some EUB's that can resemble a DB sound but it's not the same. I use DB for gigs and recordings I can drive to. Surprising how many cars you can fit a DB in. Used to travel with a three piece band including DB in a metro. EUB is much more portable and with hardcase (I use PVC ski case) can travel abroad. Also easier to manage in a loud band environment and can compete with multiple guitars, keys drums etc. Have a go with the Stagg bass, make sure you use the side support as it stops the thing from spinning around. Personally I find the sound of these a bit thin and can't get any quality bottom end but they are the cheap end of the market. I am happy with an old Aria Lite One which to me feels and plays much better. Another option if you're going down the acoustic route is an acoustic bass - again you get what you pay for so you need to try them out and make sure your ears and fingers are happy. I regularly use a short scale tanglewood with groundwound strings which cuts through the mix nicely without being too toppy or clanky. I also use a fretless Eko acoustic which has a great warm sound all of its own. Don't buy till you try. Good luck.[/quote] Thanks for this, most helpful. The size problem isnt in transport (a Landrover means there isnt much I cant transport!) but in storage in the house where Mrs JPJ exercises her upperhand ruthlessly I've been checking out the YouTube clips of the Stagg and the Palantino EUB's and as a starting point and as an occassional gigging tool, these seem to do a pretty acceptable DB sound at a very reasonable price point, plus either one would fit easily in my storage cupboard with my five electric basses. I'm such a gearhead that in the event one of these got me into the whole DB thing, then it would probably be replaced by something more expensive (NS WAV etc) in fairly short order. I accept that the notes on the EUB's dont really 'bloom' the way they do on the DB, but for the reasons above, that's a sacrifice I'll have to make. I've tried fretless acoustic bass guitars and they tend to leave me cold as even when amplified, the 'E' string generally lacks authority. Suffice to say, I'm smitted by the look of the EUB and I feel a imminent purchase is almost inevitable!

[quote name='TheRev' post='1190648' date='Apr 6 2011, 04:27 PM']A lot of this stuff is also covered in the Talkbass DB forum - but it admittedly it takes a bit of digging to find what you want. DB vs EUB? = Can of Worms...... [/quote] Yep, if I had room for a DB (as against having to convert the garage) then I'd go for the DB everytime but what I can read about the Stagg for example appears to give a pretty good starting point for a DB newby at a reasonable price point without the obvious storage problem. Unless of course I'm wrong......

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1190506' date='Apr 6 2011, 02:07 PM']You're both right - but 'trolling' on a forum implies starting a thread for the sole purpose of sh*t-stirring. I'm assuming that's what Zach was correcting you on.[/quote] Oops, I wasnt aware of the alternate usage! Sorry for that, it was not my intention to $h1t stir.

[quote name='Zach' post='1190402' date='Apr 6 2011, 12:40 PM']I think the word you're looking for is trawling but yes, i'd agree a sticky would be helpful, even if it just has links to already existing newbie topics.[/quote] Troll: to fish for by dragging baited hook or lure but if your up for starting a sticky on correct usage of the English language.........

As a potential db convert, I've been trolling through this section picking up tips and tricks for beginners but it strikes me that it would be useful if some of the more experienced double bass players contributed to a sticky for newbies like me covering things like: [list] [*]4/4 vs 3/4? [*]DB vs EUB? [*]How/Where to get started? [*]Buying your first DB/EUB, what to look for, are the cheap as chips Chinese DB's any good etc etc? [/list] I've been contemplating giving DB a go for quite a while to replace fretless electric in an acoustic side project and have been tempted by the stagg EUB and similar. Buying the Garage Band app for the iPad has convinced me to give it a go as the DB on there sounds absolutely wicked. Anybody up for writing a sticky?

[quote name='Horizontalste' post='1189675' date='Apr 5 2011, 08:53 PM']I seem to remember the Bassworld servers being confiscated for some reason! Tell me that's true and not something else my over active imagination has conjured up?[/quote] I was there on Bassworld, basstalk and basschat. At one time the servers were offline after the FBI confiscated the server farm that was also hosting things it shouldnt have been

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1167457' date='Mar 18 2011, 06:04 PM']You could shape the lower horn/cutaway on both sides like Overwater did on their Thunderbird-esque Original Bass: [/quote] I really really really need to get my hands on a five string version of one of those original overwaters

<6 months 3/1 6 to 12 months 4/1 5/1 bar

I wanted to do this to my Spector Rex Brown five string (now sold) for the same reasons (neck dive) but couldnt get the five string headless hardware for love nor money. Fabulous project, looking forward to seeing the finished creature.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='1122296' date='Feb 10 2011, 07:59 AM']+1 I like the paint effect really 'street', but man oh man - blackand yellow nikes with a bk red n wht bass? What were you thinkin....? [/quote] But they'd be fine as long as the guitarist is wearing black and red nikes with his yellow guitar in a sort of yin/yang type feng shui thing

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1119102' date='Feb 7 2011, 05:00 PM']To everyone using the Line 6 system: I have two concerns. Firstly how robust is the signal? It appears to use the same frequency as computer WiFi which can be very susceptible to interference from other networks. With the proliferation of WiFi hotspots has anyone had nay problems with this? Secondly is anyone in the UK actually selling the transmitter packs separately yet? If you search for the transmitter on it's own all you seem to find are threads on the Line 6 forums complaining about the lack of availability of this item on its own. Also can the transmitter be attached to your guitar strap? Again the manual is rather vague on how this fits.[/quote] Line6 G50 User, five string active basses tuned BEADG. No problems with mine. I get to go for considerable little walks with mine (its a band thing) and have yet to suffer signal drop out. To answer your specific questions: 1) I have not had a single problem with signal drop or interference including playing in venues that offer a free wifi hotspot for their customers. 2) Soundslive in Newcastle were selling the separate transmitter packs, but I haven't been in for a while (GAS avoidance) so cannot be sure of current stock. 3) Yes, the transmitter comes with a metal clip for attaching to your strap/belt/etc. Hope this helps

To add to what Warwickhunt said..... Up here in the wild North East, its a bit of a revolving door with established venues going under and new venues giving live music a go. As a result, the circuit for pub rock covers remains ok. As WH says the fees arnt great, but you aint ever going to make your living playing pubs. Some of the bigger local gigs continue to go from strength to strength (The Office, the Three Tuns (Gateshead), Houghton Buffs, Sunderland Steels to name a few) and some of the newer venues are building a following quickly (the Station Killingworth, and the new Blyth and Tyne). Its much harder for original bands, but there are a couple of local promoters who put original acts on, and love them or loathe them, many of the bigger venues also run battle of the bands type events for original bands. All in all, I'd say it was no better or no worse than a couple of years ago. If you want to, and you have a good reputation, you can gig every weekend within a radius of about twenty five miles of Newcastle. We prefer to do one or two gigs a month, and apart from the January and August 'dead' months, we've managed to fill our diary for 2011. Mind you, that assumes that all the venues are still in business!

I've been completely blown away since getting mine. I'd had gas for a MM5 for years and decided to 'get it out of my system' when a really nice vintage sunburst one came up on eBay. Mine has a maple board, colour matched headstock and the best bit of birdseye maple I've ever seen for the neck, but aside from its beauty, its possibly the easiest bass I've ever played live. The balance is perfect, the neck profile is perfect, the sound is massive and it 'sits' in the mix really well.

Never had a problem before. Normally ring Lawrence and receive the strings in a couple of days

[quote name='walbassist' post='551614' date='Jul 26 2009, 09:29 AM']Suspect they're not your cup of tea, but Godin's are pretty amazing too. [/quote] oh no GAS attack

In for a penny........... Well I'm currently working with two bands (occasionally three). First, we have [url="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/dirtysouthrock"]The Dirty South[/url] or [url="http://www.dsrock.co.uk"]Our Website[/url]. Five renegades from the North East covering a range of classic southern rock from the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchett, Steve Earl etc. Secondly, and most recently, we have [url="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=208170844719&v=app_2373072738#!/group.php?gid=208170844719&v=wall"]The Steve Gilroy Band[/url] a four piece covering a diverse range of blues rock from the Doors, Robin Trower, Bad Company, Montrose, Mountain, Sammy Hagar, Slash, Deep Purple, Rory Gallagher and Gov't Mule.

DiMarzio Ultra Jazz'es, beautiful warm pickups with great definition and a real old passive Jazz bass sound.

[quote name='Mog' post='1086018' date='Jan 11 2011, 08:24 PM']That Hybrid looks like something I've seen before. Rex Brown sig SSD maybe?[/quote] My thoughts exactly, and after my experience with the Rex Brown, I won't be joining the queue for the new Dean Fenderbirds

Songs go through phases with me. New stuff is normally introduced into the set with the minimum of rehearsal so for the first few outings its sticking to the basics of the song and working on the groove. After a few gigs I get more confident and start to add all the little bits and pieces that you hear on the recording but that are inconsequential to the overall bassline. Then after a while the song is pretty much committed to muscle memory and it becomes an old friend that I dont need to think to play. It only goes wrong when I second guess where my hands want to go. I never get truely bored with any one song, as over the three bands I gig regularly with, there are three almost completely different set lists and rostas, so I probably have about 150'ish songs on rotation hence everything stays pretty fresh. Mind you, I dont think I could go out every weekend and play the same two sets without becoming even slightly bored.