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Interested in how you implement the fallback in case of failure of the apollo signal

Great tips. Thanks! A luthier suggested I buy a vintage instrument as they are more predictable in terms of possible cracks. I am a bit scared of that as I live in a very dry climate with also big temperature excursions (-20C to +30C). Of course temperature is easy to control but humidity less so and that is the real issue I guess. If any of those is able to ship a double bass for reasonable money than I could consider them

Thanks but unfortunately shipping costs are prohibitive from Bassanova. Danmusikk does not charge much but I am a bit unsure of their bass which is the one you posted. Locally I have a person which would be able to perform a setup and maybe some other work on an upright but not so much more. I am in fact also considering small body upright basses so in case of anything it is doable to ship the bass for repair. Which one is a good reliable shop in uk for basses? They might be able to offer shipping to Norway at a reasonable price more so than Bassanova. I have seen this before for products shipped from abroad at a lower cost than products shipped within Norway. Strange, isn’t it?

Thanks for you answer. Unfortunately I live faraway from any bass or music shop. The only option I have is travelling to Oslo at the end of may to try a Hora hybrid which would cost me about 3500 euro as opposed to this which costs 2000 euro. I trust the shop in Oslo a bit more for their setup. I am not in a hurry to buy but I am trying to not spend a fortune if I don’t need to.

Has anyone come across Arvada double vasses and spesially the Arvada DB-820? it is a hybrid (wooden top) and it is offered at a good price at a shop in my country. No possibility to try as it is faraway (return policy but I’d like to avoid to ship it back). I am in the market for a hybrid and a Hora would cost me almost double as much…

In the last years I have been a fan of the "no amp" party. I have gone in ears and enjoyed the sound coming from my Noble di after a Cali76 and a Empress Paraeq. With such a setup the backline amp was only for display. In the last week I have started to think that I could use my UAD Apollo solo as a live rig also. I found a dream sound with the Helios 69 plugin in parallel with either a B15 or a 800RB GK plugin I was wondering how do you guys would go about integrating it with the Noble DI and eventually with the Cali76-TX I currently use. I mean there are great simulations of the 1176 on the Apollo anyway. I think it is worth keeping a bit of control with a Paraeq maybe. Would you use the Noble at all? Would it give me something more? How would you connect the Noble and the Apollo? I thought bass -> Cali76-TX (if at all) -> apollo -> Noble -> xlr to FOH (and eventually jack out to amp) Would I need anything between the apollo and the NOble (which has 10MOhm input impedence) Do you guys see any drawbacks with it all? (I know I need my laptop to power the apollo, I accounted for this problem) More specifically would you put the UAD first and then the Noble? Do I need to put a reamp box between them?

It is more of a hiss (mic picked up by the driver). btw I have some custom f holes so there won’t be a solution (if that would have helped) other than blowing 2 balloons inside the body

Just for clarity. I have a piezo pickup and as mic a DPA 4099 for double bass. I have worked at the sound in headphones and now I am happy with it. I am just trying to find the right cabinet for my taste. The PJB C4 is already a good one. But I tend to look at other opportunities to get a better sound all the time

In my quest for the sound of my acoustic bass guitar which in fact sounds much more like an upright I tested the cabs I have and found the following Tecamp 1x12 I had to exclude the tweeter immediately to avoid feedback from microphone. The sound was good but a bit towards the low mids and not as dry as I wish for an upright sound. PJB C4 much more the sound I want. Unfortunately the 5" speakers tended to feed a bit more than the 12" alone so some care was needed. I had to engage a notch filter on my Headway EDB2-HE preamp and keep the speaker high at ear level. Whereas I could play with the bass right in front of the 12" speaker almost no problem. Now my question. Are there 12" speakers which can sound a bit more dry than the one I have maybe with an additional 6" driver as the FMC ones or should I just stay below the 10"?

Just what I needed to hear. Thanks! Now the impossible question to answer is whether it does way better than my PJB C4 or my Tecamp 112xs with upright 😄

thanks! And what about the difference between the two keeping upright in mind?

great that you have both the one with and without the midrange as I `d like to know how they compare on upright. Are they the ones without tweeter?

Anyone with experience using FMC cabinets with double bass?

Ok the long story then: when I play in gigs I get amp from service and I use in ear monitors so it doesn’t really matter. If I want to take my amp I am covered with my Eich rig for theater, stage if I needed it. But I took my Marcustico with me only once as generally it is not jazz I play. Now I am looking at a quality rig for jazz gigs/rehearsals. volume is not important but quality for the acoustic bass. My question is: is going to a dedicated rig (combo or head) for acoustic give me something more than my hi-fi rig? Consider I am using a preamp (where I shape completely my sound). I like to shape my sound in the pedalboard for flexibility reasons so I am not forced to take an amp

Hi all, I don`t play double bass but I play a Marcustico that has a very similar sound (link to audio file below) and I should mention I also play electric bass. I use a mix of piezo and mic through a Headway EDB2-HE. I play mostly with headphones but sometimes I have to use an amp. For that I have an Eich T-500 + pjb c4 cab or Eich 1x12 cabinet. Now I am considering buying a second amplifier head. I am wondering what everyone else is using on upright these days. Specialised amp head (Acoustic Image/EA/...) or since I use a Headway pre it is ok to use a generic bass amp head? When I mean generic I mean Aguilar/Epifani etc (i.e.: high end) I should mention that I am quite a geek and would like the best possible sound on my acoustic so.... I would like to not only know what is ok but what is ideal. 🤩 I don`t need so much power but I would like a flexible solution if possible. I guess my cabinets are ok for the task, aren`t they? Or should I go for a combo?