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Hi Basshead56........Yer link didn't work! Seems like its gonna take that long for me to find one.

Has anyone any idea where i might get my hands on one of these basses? I have tried a few shops local and in London and have even rang the distributer JHS but no luck. I'm keeping my eye on E bay all the time and have only seen a lefty come up in the last 6 months. I saw an american band, The Del Lords and the bass (Strung with flats) just sounded like the fattest thing I have ever heard. Bad Gas for me! WANT!

Cheers Geoff! I'm enjoying your Youtube bass lessons!

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Si600 the disc was a sound-post patch and the long piece of wood was a new fingerboard.

I bought an old upright from a bandmate, I always wanted a solid wood bass and having restored a couple of old ply basses I thought I would give it a go. As you can see from the link the hammerite paint was there to hide the cracks in the top and ribs. A patch was needed for the front so the top had to come off. All the techniques used for the repairs were from youtube/tinternet/facebook I really enjoyed the experience and would encourage anyone to have a go. Here is the Youtube link to the picture vid I made. Thats the sound of the bass strung with Spirocores. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RrZwJHq5GQ[/media]

Hi My bass is a Boosey Hawkes Ply. KnK pickup + clickie. I play in a Roots rock band and a RnR/Billy band both with loud drummers, mostly on small stages/bars. (Standing close to my rig, GK and 4x10 31 band graphic) I have tried most of the above methods and they all have an effect on feedback. The F hole covers (Shaped out of a gardeners kneeling mat) worked best……and then I stumbled on a post in the Upright Bass Players Union Facebook page, this was all about double sound posts. this caused a bit of a stir,with some people for, some against. So I thought I would give it a go. I got some spruce dowel from BandQ cut it to length and fitted it between the bass bar and the Bass F hole. Bingo! no feedback at all. I can stand directly in front of the cab and still own the drummer!! the 31 band EQ helps but is set mostly flat ( I only occasionally have to adjust the sliders) The electric tone of the bass hasn't changed. The trade off is loosing the acoustic tone of the bass but after a while it gets easy to fit/remove the post. It costs next to nothing to try, it may not suit you or your bass but it works for me!

Hey Geoff Just stumbled upon these lessons and there's some great stuff here. I'm trying to brush up on my chart reading (Jazz standards) and these DVDs have helped spur me on. (Must get round to buying a decent bow as well) Thanks man!

Wish i had known about this when I repaired a crack in my DB!

Thanks Folks!

Anyone know the best place to get a 16 Ohm 250w 10 inch Eminence Speaker Re-coned ? Any info appreciated Cheers!