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Couple of posts deleted - lets keep it civil guys

Are the 2 shops still trading I wonder (they didn't ought to be with customer service like that).

Darn ...that was my best ( and only) shot - I guess it must be the first half of the Boogie Nights riff recycled into a more modern tune !

Recognised it instantly - pretty sure its Boogie Nights ...wait for the intro to finish ! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7LfX9Me2GY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7LfX9Me2GY[/url]

Good to hear that !

[quote name='Tamsin' timestamp='1382624737' post='2254583'] I have lessons via Skype because I live in the depths of northern Scotland. It works out well for me as travelling to a tutor would take ages. If I'm struggling with bow holds or whatever, I sometimes move the camera around so my tutor can see (must be a bit weird at her end I guess). I've had a couple of lessons in person as well when I've been passing through London and that's been useful too and has made the Skype lessons more effective. I think you just need to be a bit more patient with it as sometimes it takes a bit longer to explain what your question / problem is. The other thing I've found is that Skype can be quite slow in the evenings and is better in the mornings - I don't know why that is. So, I think the best way is to have one or two lessons in person if possible, so you can figure out what your major issues are, then use Skype. Tamsin [/quote] Welcome to BC Tamsin ! Out of interest does your tutor in London use Skype with you (may be useful for others to know if there are Skype tutors out there who they are and where they are based )?

Booking details here http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=14972

Is now a good time to mention that Esperanza will be at the Barbican in London next month? ....sshhh - dont tell anyone else till I have bought my ticket

My local shop is Real Time Music in Chesterfield, and they are pretty switched on - they guarantee to beat any price on line and they stick to it. If they are more pricey its usually only by £10 - thats not worth arguing the toss over when you get the chance to try before you buy .

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1382628263' post='2254664'] Sure - I'd be happy to support a local shop if they return the loyalty with decent stock, prices & service. [/quote] This is exactly the problem that the shops face - do they stock up with quality instruments and act as a warehouse or do they pitch for the beginners market where little Jim wants a budget bass for his birthday ? Shopping on line is without doubt of great value but seems to be kiss of death for many shops. Bit of a predicament really where we want to try things out ...but then also get the cheapest deal.

After spending a good couple of hours in Bass NW I had a really good idea of the basses that I thought were right for me ( narrowed it down to about 4 !!) . Cant imagine getting the measure of instruments any other way.

Well now it seems very cheap in comparison !

I was in the States in Seattle at Bass NW ( which advertises itself as the biggest bass only store in the world! ) . It had an impressive selection of basses . The guy there said he was really fed up with people trying out his warehouse of amazing instruments to then go and find the same bass on line. Do people put any value on being able to try an instrument in real life or is it just about "he who is cheapest gets the business"? [url="http://www.bassnw.com/store.htm"]http://www.bassnw.com/store.htm[/url]

I think Milty is going to put together a compilation of media at some point (so any video too would be welcome Im sure) !

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Is he into Skype lessons? Do you think the differences between weighting and pressing can be conveyed via Skype?

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1382613268' post='2254331'] This Pfretszchner is practically sculpture, to my eyes: It's a shame the ebay bass isn't the real deal - if it was an ALCOA you could have bought it and sold it on to one of the rockabilly boys over on Talkbass for a ton of money. [/quote] Whatever happened to Midnightrockers ? IIRC they were making aluminium DBs in the UK a couple of years back?

Thats where Im going wrong ! ...off to ditch the wooden part of my act !

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1382613123' post='2254328'] And if the DB player is a woman, she'd be noticed even if she played an invisible one... [/quote] Bluejay ..that has conjured up an image of a lady playing air bass ! One way to get noticed for sure ! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lecytazY6n4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lecytazY6n4[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1382612483' post='2254314'] [color=#ff0000][size=5][b]Pfretlesszchner[/b][/size][/color] [/quote] ...priceless !! Still struggling pronouncing that one Happy Jack - cant seem to get the timing right - think it will be easier at 2.30 am on a Friday night!

Back in the day , I used to be a [b][color=#ff0000]pfretszchnnner[/color][/b] musishunn you know .

More on this golden aluminium bass [url="http://www.uptonbass.com/Pfretszchner-Aluminum-Double-Bass/"]here[/url] !

How about this bad boy then ..

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1382609196' post='2254242'] I don't like fishing, but I bought a double bass and that made things a little better [/quote] Learning to play DB as well as BG is a guaranteed way of getting good bands interested - you will always be in demand if you can play both !

Yes, just read the sellers updated post at the bottom - cladding a wooden bass in aluminium rather changes everything! Its like fitting a wipe clean, anti graffiti riot shield !