Linus27

I ordered a set of strings from them about a month a go. Got the email acknowledgment and then the dispatched email a day later but then nothing. Waiting just over a week and then emailed but no reply. The next day the strings turned up. I also ordered the month prior to that and the strings turned up within a few days.

My sleep has always been dire. Takes me ages to wake in the morning and I can be sleepy late into morning and into the afternoon but no matter what, regardless of if I have had little or lots of sleep, come 9pm then I usually wake up and ready to party. Regardless if I am gigging or not or I try and go to bed early or get up early, it just makes no difference. If I try and get into a pattern then I just end up laying in bed wide awake until I finally drop off in the early hours of the morning. I put it down to 30 years of gigging and being used to being up late and playing late into the night. I used to take a bottle of whisky on tour to help knock me out but it just resulted in drinking more and more until it just made little to no difference. So nowadays, I will get home, watch a bit of stinky poo TV, maybe a whisky and something light to eat and hope for the best.

Oooohhh, yes please, that would be amazing, thank you kind sir.

I would get two as I use 2 NY112's for my rig anyway but would want to try one first before taking the plunge and buying two

I'm considering trying the 1x10 as a possible replacement to my MB N.Y. 112.

We did an amazing gig back in January in this beautiful village hall and a member of Pans People was there. Everyone was on the dance floor dancing and our guitarist and singer went down and danced with her. No idea which one she was (I'm far too young) but I had heard of them.

Ah, thanks Pete, that's very kind of you and will do. Would be good to meet you as well. Happy Jack has also offered to show me his DB so grateful to you both.

Thanks Sandy, I had a Stagg EUB many years back but I really fancy acoustic DB for the tone and visuals. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I am in Camberley, Surrey.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I can't make the bash as I'm out gigging which is annoying as it would of been perfect for me. That Gedo looks really nice. When I'm ready then this is probably what I would look to get if you guys recommend them. The Zellar looks great as well but I need to do some saving so will probably be gone by the time I'm ready later in the year.

I wish my v3 rumble had a black grill, dont like the silver grill one bit.

Currently playing in a 50s and 60s rock and roll band and a lot of the original bass was played on a double bass. We are doing a fair few acoustic gigs and I fancy dabbling into playing some of these songs on DB. I am a total newbie and don't fancy spending a fortune and have no idea what I should be looking for. So can anyone recommend some good beginner double basses. A Squire of the double bass world if that even exists. I see Thomman do so double basses, no idea if any good though. Thanks for the advice.

What are you looking to learn from a teacher? Reading music or just playing bass?

I would just assume you are doing the only gig you have been asked about and play dumb to the other gigs and when they get mentioned, let them know that you know nothing about it and why were you not told. Let the penny drop for them that they've been a bit crap at communicating. They won't do it again after that .... hopefully.

Thank you 😁

Do you have a link to the thread on Talk Bass?

A bit of a blank canvas this one and some of the stuff you have suggested I wouldn't class as high end. It also depends on what you plan to use your gear for. I've just joined an amazing 50's/60's cover band and bought all new gear. I got a Fender American Jazz 75 Vintage Reissue, a Markbass Little Mark 3 and 2 x New York 112 cabs. Its sounds amazing although I'm not 100% set on the speakers. I have a Stingray which is great but doesn't really work tonally with the band. I have a gorgeous Precision as well but it's not happy working with my Markbass rig. I just bought a Fender Rumble V3 100w combo and the Precision sounds amazing through it. So the point is it really depends on what you are going to use your gear for.

Great thread, keep it coming.

Yes, the new Rumble Studio 40w and Rumble Stage 800w combos.

I just picked up a Fender Rumble V3 100 watt combo and I am really impressed with it tonally. Plugged my Precision in, a little EQ fiddle and it sounds amazing. Not something I could do with my Little Mark 3 and NY112 cabs. Got me looking at the Rumble 500 head and speakers. If my Jazz sounds equally as good then very tempted to flog my MarkBass rig and move over to a Fender rig.

Well I found it interesting. I'm not sure to be honest. There certainly is a tonal difference between certain past of the bass. The Jamerson parts are his style for sure but they sound too rigid. His bass playing is a lot more floaty and bouncy. I don't know what style Kaye played so maybe she can play Jamerson style. So no idea to be honest but I found it interesting still.

When I started playing bass, fretless was always something I aspired to becoming proficient at. I bought a cheap nasty fretless but could not get on with it, largely down to my lack of skill and technique. More forward after playing for about 10 years and I tried again and this time no problem and I've not looked back. The weird thing was a lot of my own bass lines played on a fretted bass were played like they were written for a fretless. Possibly because I was heavily influenced by Pino (Paul Young), Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) and Paul Webb (Talk Talk) who were all fretless players. I eventually got a fretless neck made for my favourite Jazz bass and it sounds amazing. I've now had to put the original fretted neck back on it so my plan is to get a Status Fretless neck for my Stingray. So can't wait

Yeah, that's my plan but was interested to see what's others opinions were.

Looking to purchase a lightweight portable combo to be used for occasional acoustic sessions and as a home practise amp. I'll be using my Kala U-bass through it live to play 50s/60s covers or a Jazz and Precision at home. Budget is £300 and I'm after around 100 watts. I have nailed it down to the following, Fender Rumble 100 V3 - £257 Gallien Krueger MB 110 - £290 TC Electronics BG250-208 - £292 Ampeg BA-112V2 - £258 Peavy Max 110 Mk2 - £254 Anyone have any experience of any of the above? Any I should avoid or are the best of the bunch? I quite fancy the Ampeg, even though its 75 watts, I've never owned one before and quite fancy one. I know nothing about Gallien Krueger or what any of them will sound like so any advice appreciated.