kevin_lindsay

Bass is now repaired and set up. Hopefully gonna pick it up later today. Instruction to self - 'don't stand it up against the car and don't drop it!!!!'

Call Martin! I'm sure he will be happy to discuss what can be done to get the pot replaced.

Call Martin Peterson at The Bass Gallery in Camden. He'll get it sorted for you. The number is 0207 267 5458. Tell him I said 'hello'.

Hahaha. When I pick it up I'll be super careful with handling it. I've also forewarned my 8 year old son that he'll be in the back seat behind me making sure the bass doesn't move in transit!!!

Easy beginner double baselines - Stand By Me, king Of The Road, Englishman In New York, Walk On The Wild Side. All easy lines to pick up and get you used to the feel of your new upright bass

Oooh! That looks great!!! I love the back of the neck - cool!!

I was gonna take pics of "how I managed to get my double bass into my car" for my disbelieving friends. However, when you know the bass is in bits under the covers, it kind of ruins the fun of documenting the process, huh? Here's the bass 2 minutes after I had bought it - 1 minute after it had smacked the head off the kerb. I didn't think it mattered if I had leaned it up against the car again at this point as the damage had already been done - Aaagh!! To get the bass into the car I had to drop the roof and fold down the passenger seat

Just noticed that when the bass slid sideways along the car to it's demise, the headstock hit the rear quarter of my car and dented it also!! Once again - AAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!

Ah, I see! My workmates were coming up with gens such as "is there a SINGLE bass then?"

I was discussing my double bass 'bash it up' woes with some of the folks at my work. Someone asked 'why is it called a DOUBLE bass?'. I was stumped for an answer. Can anyone enlighten me as to why it's called this?

Actually, you know what? I'm still delighted to be getting back into the double bass. Even with this upset, it's still a great instrument to play.

Bloody estimated £120 repair bill. All this before I even played a note on the DB after buying it! Aaaaaagh!

Okay, ON IT'S SIDE shall be my mantra from now on. Can't believe I am having to have my DB repaired before I even get to play it after buying it! Aaaaagh!!!!! Hopefully the repair bill won't be too expensive. It should be okay as the break is pretty clean On it's side Kevin, on it 's side!!!!

Well, after many years without a double bass, I bought one yesterday! Yippee. I was so excited. I took the bass in it's padded gig bag out of the house of the guy I had bought it from, leaned the instrument against my car while I got my car key out to unlock the remote central locking. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion as the bass slipped sideways and the headstock thumped into the kerb. Open gig bag to see the strings flopping around the fingerboard and the headstock broken off! Aaaaagh! Oh well. It's a clean break, and I called Jimmy Moon at Moon Guitars in Glasgow (Jimmy is a double bassist himself). I've to take the bass in to him today (Tuesday) and leave itvwith him to be repaired. I guess my wait for a double bass continues? Hahaha