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[quote name='FLoydElgar' timestamp='1370341977' post='2099272'] Using the bow is more of a feeling thing than a guide book.... Go grab a tutor now You should see my tutor he will help you tremendously pm if you want his details! F [/quote] +1 There is no substitute for an expert eye that adjusts the wrist, bow position, hair contact , angle or just says the right thing at the right time. Be good to get some basic concepts of bowing and then notch up some miles ! I was saying to F when we were waiting for the Matt McDonald thing to start that using the bow can be as subtle as someone being amazingly skilful and drawing with just a pencil.
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The thing is if the bow is too tight it doesn't have good contact with the string ...it needs to be a little soft to wrap around and grip better. The easiest way of describing what I mean is to hold your index finger out in front of you ( representing the string) and then place your other straight index finger (your bow) over the top (to make a cross) and then make a couple of bowing motions . Now bend the finger representing the bow and you can see that it kind of hooks the string. It is a case of feeling for the right tension. Hope this helps Sylvia ...you realise that you are on your way to getting a lefty DB now !!
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Studying Bass Theory - Advice Requested
ubassman replied to lou24d53's topic in Theory and Technique
Buy yourself a Tascam bass trainer - pretty cheap on e-bay second hand. With the course that you are going to do its great to apply the info. The bass trainer is a brilliant way of taking songs that you like as MP3s and playing along. YOu can slow the track up, put a loop on a couple of bars and really start to experiment with the stuff that you learn. Good luck with it !! -
..really useful cheers . Peter
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...anyone else hear "...its not about the price tag" ?
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Anyone ever used a looper to compose with? - they look like great fun! Just wondering if it ever gets a bit 'samey' as a layering process? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at8jUWoyBeQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at8jUWoyBeQ[/url]
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Thought that there was some useful information on the [url="http://stringtechnique.com/pedagogical.htm"]String Pedagogy Notebook[/url] website for anyone interested in videos and exercises in developing different bowing techniques !! Some of the exercises are written for violin / cello but the principles are the same and most can be adapted very easily for DB.
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I'd say £60 is pretty fair for the work involved , thats about 3 - 4 hours for many a luthier. I wouldn't bother with oils and wax. The neck will have a nitrocellulose finish and thats a very easy repair. Good luck with it !
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Yes it true that under the Equality Act 2010 [u][b]potential employers [/b][/u]cannot [b][u]advertise / offer jobs[/u][/b] that discriminate and discourage people applying on the basis of their religious , cultural, religious, political beliefs or their sexuality and age ....but in reality how often do you see a musicians job offered on the lines of ' young bassist required 20 - 30 years old for signed band to play hectic schedule' )! If its a private band then there are no discriminatory laws being broken. Hats of to the OP - hope you get a decent player who fits in with what you are trying to do and and brings 'light to dark places' - admirable work !! Most of us are too busy chasing fame , fortune or personal agendas!
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[quote name='fatgoogle' timestamp='1370275082' post='2098440'] Brilliant. I've only spirocores a and belcanto's so far in my few years of playing. Spirocores are rubbish IMO. The belcanto's are great. Very growly and a huge sound. They roll a tiny bit for me. I might change the e though as its not so good for pizz for me but the a,d and g are surprisingly pizz friendly. Would you recommend the obligatos for orchestral work at all? [/quote] Sam, are you playing on the orange Belcantos at the mo ...maybe post some pictures? I like Obligatos and they are fine for Orchestral but for me don't have the depth of character of Belcantos - but they have a good pizz and are a great all round string.
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Have PM'd you on this !
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...sounds like with your collection you are keeping Long and McQuade in business! Welcome to BC from a fellow Vancouverite ( well , I moved to the UK from Van when I was 2 ) !! Peter
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Was learning Manuel Da Falla's Asturiana and came across Nadege Rochat playing the piece on a 1/2 size Double Bass (....ok, ok...its a cello !). Really nice accompaniment by Rafael Aguirre on guitar. Eye-candy to one side ..its beautiful playing. Enjoy ! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3yoeXmr5G0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3yoeXmr5G0[/url]
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Thanks for the post Thomas, there are a lot of strings out there ! ... what strings do you use ? Perhaps BC-ers could just take a photo of the strings at the tailpiece and the peg box and identify the make? I have often time been sat watching a bassist and thought to myself "I wonder what those strings would be like on my bass ?"...only to find that theres just not much on line from a visual point of view to identify them. Would be good to build a visual library ... we all want our basses to sound amazing !!
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[b]String:[/b] "FLAT CHROMOSTEEL SOLO" [b]Made by:[/b] Pirastro [b]Info:[/b] [url="http://www.pirastro.com/public_pirastro/pages/en/Flat-Chromesteel-00001/"]Product info[/url] [b]Identifying colours at the winding ( peg) end : [/b]Pale blue, dark blue, yellow, green . [b]Identifying colours at the tailpiece: [/b] White silking with burgundy spiral to all strings , with a burgundy solid band at the either end. Black buttons and white felt pads. [b]Personal review: [/b] The strings I have are for Solo tuning ( also available for Orchestral tuning ). Strings that sing! Do wear out quite quickly though !
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[b]String:[/b] "OBLIGATO" [b]Made by:[/b] Pirastro [b]Info:[/b] [url="http://www.pirastro.com/public_pirastro/pages/en/Obligato-00006/"]Product info[/url] [b]Identifying colours at the winding ( peg) end : [/b]pale green , black, red , brown. [b]Identifying colours at the tailpiece: [/b]Red silking with black spiral to all strings , with a black solid band at the end. Black buttons and white felt pads. [b]Personal review: [/b]Great all round string - the Obligatos are pretty versatile and suit bowing and pizzicato.
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[b]String:[/b] "JAZZERS" [b]Made by:[/b] Pirastro [b]Info:[/b] [url="http://www.pirastro.com/public_pirastro/pages/en/The-Jazzer-00001/"]Product info[/url] [b]Identifying colours at the winding ( peg) end : [/b]pale green , black, brown, red. [b]Identifying colours at the tailpiece: [/b]E gold, A pale green, D blue, G red. Black buttons with white felt padding [b]Personal review: [/b]Nice string for pizzicato but quite hard to drive if you plan to do any bow work ( the string is very silky slick and the bow tends to skid rather than grip). [b][/b].
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[b]String:[/b] "Kaplan" [b]Made by:[/b] D'Addario [b]Info:[/b] [url="http://String%20"]Product info[/url] [b]Identifying colours at the winding end : [/b] E lime green , A black , D gold, G red. [b]Identifying colours at the tailpiece: [/b]All strings have a black silk winding spiral over the natural silver string . The spiral ends with a half inch long solid black winding about 3 inches away from the tailpiece, and theres another solid black band up to the gold coloured buttons. [b]Personal review:[/b] I got these as an alternative to Belcantos. Aboslutely hated them for about 2 weeks until they bedded in and stretched - now they are my all time favourite string. Good soft but clean pizzicato sound the bowed sound and attack of the string is really impressive.
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Ever seen a DB /EUB player and wondered what strings they were playing? Thought I would get start this thread to help us all identify strings. Would be good to post photos and provide as much info as possible perhaps on the following format?
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Whats the pull and appeal of the DB /EUB ...for me its an obsession !! ..answers on a postcard !
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My Double Bass Teacher is like a drug dealer!
ubassman replied to bassfunk's topic in EUB and Double Bass
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[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1369935204' post='2094717'] Has the top on that bass been replaced? The f-holes look quite crudely done and it's unusual to have purfling on the back and not the top - I wonder if someone has replaced a damaged top with a fairly rough looking bit of plywood? As said above, I suspect it would cost more to have it sorted by a luthier than the end result would be worth, but a DIYer might get it going well enough to play, so don't skip it! [/quote] I think you are bang on there. It looks like an new top has been put on - the F holes are very low and not at all accurately done or symmetrical - I wonder what the sound is like as a result ? Are there any photos of the heel where the bass joins the body?
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+1 on the carbon fibre
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SOLD - Contra bass balalaika for sale
ubassman replied to Hunt53bass's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale