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  1. bassace
    Yes great jazzer. He could solo round the fingerboard quite rapidly. Used to come across him often when he played with the Humph band. Another great DB character was Johnny Hawksworth with the Ted Heath Orch. Any early pioneer of amplified double bass, before BGs took hold. He used Ted Wallace amplification.
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    We played support to the John Barry 7 at Dorking Halls in the late fifties. First time I ever saw/heard a bass guitar. In those days it was cool in some places for the dancers not to applaud the band. No me neither. Anyway we played our set and got nothing back from the audience. It’ll all change with JB7 I thought. Except that it didn’t, There was a stoney silence. So on the changeover I said to JB ‘what can you do with a crowd like this?’ ‘I’d feck the lot ofem came back’ ‘What, all of them? You’ll have a job’ I said. ‘I’ll have a fecking good try’ he replied. To date that has been my sole conversation with the Great Man.
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    BBC TV is like a bunch of Oxbridge graduates in charge of a third rate covers band that plays Agadoo and the Birdy Song etc. And then repeats the whole lot in the second set. And the next morning.
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    I played a Jazz in 1963 it was already owned by the band I joined. Then in 65 I bought my own second hand for £100 through Melody Maker small ads.
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    When our skiffle group became the rhythm section of our first band we decided we should dispense with the washboard and get some drums. That was in 1958. So we all got on the bus and went to see Steve, not to audition him but to see his drums. They were a gorgeous red set. I played with him just three weeks ago, he’s a great drummer playing a Drumright Masterworks red set.
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    What about Jet Harris then?
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    And you can see from the pic how he pioneered the cooling fan.
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    Don’t forget Jim Fielder of Blood Sweat and Tears. And the bloke behind the Tops (Jameson? I’m no expert) was rated too. And yes, MM was the guvnor mag. NME was pretty rubbish in those days. Musos read Crescendo, I got a mention in 1967.
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    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=brunel&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=minv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5yuuv46XdAhXCSsAKHVJADFwQ_AUIEigC&biw=768&bih=950#imgrc=Sqs685lNtmJedM:&isa=y Didn’t he play on The Chain?
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    Plus one for the Puma. I have a spare that stays under my passenger seat but the main Puma has never been in any trouble. Luv ‘em.
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    I’ll come and bring the usual double bass and stuff. Might have some declutter to sell. Looking forward to trying OBBM’s Quilter. It’s always a great day for cake.
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    Ah yes, the Puma. I bought a 500 a few years ago from this forum. At the time it was Mike Arnopol’s favourite amp, highly recommended. It is a small amp with great clarity and a responsive eq section. Together with an FDeck HPF it has been my No1 amp. I like it so much that I sold a Clarus, prefering the Puma’s clarity. I have a second one that sits under my passenger seat as a back up - never needed to date. Two weeks ago I bought a Genzler Magellan on this forum. I hoped it might render the outboard HPF unnecessary but, having gigged it twice and a third on Thursday I’m not yet completely convinced. I’ll try it with the HPF. But for the time being I can really recommend the Puma. They’re cheap as chips on BC amp sales at the moment. Can’t understand why they are hanging around.
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    She doesn’t understand.
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    Sorry KT, I’ve got all the gear I need.
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    Jack, you asked for something to excite you. Value for money wasn’t mentioned. 😀
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    Use any (most) amp and stick a Felix on top, go into the effects return of the amp and bingo. Felix has two independent channels, each with three positions of input impedance, sweepable HPF or notch and a comprehensive eq section. I’d take a photo but I’ve just loaded for a gig tomorrow.
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    KNA pickup for double bass gives a high output and is easy to install in the E bridge wing. It comes with spare shims to make it simple to fit in any thickness of slot. Price includes postage. http://www.knapickups.com/en/cello/bass/db-1-pickup-kremona
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    Cover version.
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    The only German blonde my wife lets me take out. As part of my on-going declutter I’m offering my nice ply honey blonde bass. I bought it from Peter Tyler a dozen years ago and although it isn’t labelled Peter reckons it’s one of the basses brought over from Germany in the late 50s/early 60s. It has an unusually slim neck which makes it easy to get your hands round. There are a few dings suffered over the years but it still presents itself well, as I hope the photo shows. It is fitted with Spiro medium strings and the trueness of the fingerboard is demonstrated by the buzz-free string height of 7mm to 10mm. Offered with Underwood pickup and soft cover, this bass has a nice acoustic sound and amps very impressively. It’s at a generous price of £600 and I regret I can’t entertain lower offers. I’m just outside Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire if you would like to see/hear this nice instrument.
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    I bought a Magellan from Brian. Everything perfect, speedy transaction with UPS delivery two days after first contact and good comms all the way. 100% confidence.
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    That is a fine piece of kit. I’ve got a few amps and cabs which come and go. But my Shuttle is a keeper, especially for the quick carry in gigs. Stuff seems to be moving quite slowly at the mo but this shouldn’t hang around for long. GLWTS
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    PM sent
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    A Krivo is £189 over here at Promenade Music https://www.promenademusic.co.uk/krivo-upright-bass-pickup
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    I couldn’t get one of my basses to get an even consistent volume across the four strings with piezo, no matter how much I tried. So I put the cheapest mag, a Schaller on. The result is amazing and I get complimented on a lot of jazz gigs for the clarity of the notes. Stingray Pete is a Schaller user. He likes his. There are ‘better’ more expensive ones but why pay more?
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    FDeck HPF, Grace Felix, Two Puma 500s, Genz 3.0T Ten Shuttle, Wizzy 10, Barefaced One Ten, Two Genz 10-2s and Roland Super Cube 60 for sale. Too many.
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