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Innovation make some [b][url="http://www.innovationstrings.com/inncat.htm"][/b]nylon coated strings[/url] specifically for Rockabilly.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='191097' date='May 3 2008, 10:03 AM']BTW it's possible to get a DB in a mini. Jake[/quote] For what it's worth, you can get a 3/4 UDB in a Yaris.

There's the David Gage [url="http://www.czech-ease.com/index.php"]Czech-Ease[/url] Also, the [url="http://home.iprimus.com.au/rossjazz/Double_Bass.htm"]Rossco[/url] both pricey. Others probably out there.

Welcome to the world of upright. It's a beautiful thing. There are some very useful threads over on TB in the Double bass section. One I found very interesting is about playing up and down the strings instead of across them. I've been applying this and it helps with both strength and intonation. Have fun

Just wanted to add a bit. I bought a DB for £425 that is believed to be Czech made. I thought it was all ply but after closer investigation it has a carved top and some sort of hardwood fingerboard, possibly ebony but probably rosewood. I took it to Jan at [b][url="http://www.chapel-allerton.org.uk"]Chapel Allerton Stringed Instruments[/url][/b] in Leeds and he has transformed it. A new hefty bridge, new Innovation Honey strings, new ebony tail piece with a Sure-lok tail wire, sound post reset and a nut reshape and bingo. The action is still high and this gives a really warm, woody tone, not bright and clacky that you sometimes get with Spiros and low action. The bill was nearly the same as the cost of the bass but it all still comes in under £800. Result if you ask me. I would recommend Jan to anyone in the Leeds and surrounding area for any instrument repair and advice. Great chap and very helpful. Just more evidence that you can get into double bass and get a decent tone for not a lot of dosh.

I only ever had one bass, my jazz from the early 80's to the mid 90's. I think you learn to get by if it's all you have. Simple experiment...sell everything but one axe and one amp and see how you get on

Hi and welcome from Wakefield Cheers

This might sound daft but when I built my Warmoth 5 string jazz, I only did one coat of pure tung oil on the neck and body, rubbed it down with 0000 steel wool and then rubbed some Warwick wax into it. That was 2001. Haven't done anything to it since and still going strong. Point being, I never thought so little could go so far.

Maybe [b][url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/content.asp?cpage=Custom%20%26%20Bespoke"]Wizard pickups[/url][/b] can make you something like the Neo pickup

[quote name='Rumble' post='134983' date='Feb 6 2008, 01:30 PM']I take the position that if someone's paying you hard earned cash to put on a gig of 'x' length, then that's what I should do. I don't want to be the one to mess up someone's wedding reception. It may be the only one they ever have! Thanks again[/quote] Quite right. If it makes you feel better, bring a back up. It's saved me a couple of times. I'd rather do without the embarrassment of not being able to fulfill my part in the band. 4 or 5 is up to you. I carry a Hohner B4A for backup... it's small and has a decent enough sound to get me through a gig.

Hi and welcome. Enjoy the site. Cheers

Hi and welcome from a fellow Yorkshireman. Where are you located? There are quite a few of us scattered amongst the White Rose. I'm in Wakefield and work in Shipley. Cheers,

Same here. I use a Sadowsky outboard pre with just the bass turned up ever so slightly through an Acoustic Image Focus II set flat. Let the bass speak for itself.

Hi and welcome. Hope you enjoy the site. Lots of great things happening. Cheers,

Hi Dave and welcome from a fellow Yank. I've been over here for 12 years and love it. I hope you get to travel around a bit while you are over here. I live "up North" which to "southerners" is anything above the M25 . Seriously, get up to the Dales and Lakes and Peak District if you can. And also to the Highlands if possible. Stunningly beautiful. You might try gravy on the side with your fish and chips for a variation. I personally never got accustomed to the salt and vinegar thing. I eat my chips with ketchup or gravy. The $ to £ situation will make it rather hard for you to get a good deal here. You get hammered on the exchange so you will be right in looking for a trade more than a purchase. Let me know if you come up to Leeds/Wakefield area and I'll take you to the local for a few pints and to the Empire for fish and chips. They even have a drive thru. Enjoy the site. Cheers,

Hi Nik and welcome. I'm on the other side of Leeds from you just on the Wakefield border. Welcome and enjoy. Cheers,

Hi Barry and welcome. Enjoy the site Cheers,