petebassist

I looked up Joel on Youtube and found this piece - amazing tone and technique, the video is beautifully shot as well. Thanks for sharing.

Sounds like they come in both necks. My 1950 was definitely an Eb, because when I got my new Eastman I realized it was a D, which feels a lot more natural to play TBH, but maybe if you're more of a jazzer an Eb makes more sense? Either way I doubt it would take long to mentally adjust to a different neck. I can see how switching between the two regularly though would be a pain.

I used to have a Stentor 1950 and it had an Eb neck. I've not seen any 1950s with a D neck. Was a great gigging bass BTW - relatively smaller bodied and light!

My son's old bass teacher drove his round in a Ford Fiesta, in the front passenger seat pushed right back with seat reclined as far as it would go, so it set in the footwell leaning back. I drive mine round in a VW Golf, with the back seat flat, and the neck slightly poking out between the two front seats. So I don't think you need a huge car.

For the occasional time when I can't use the car I've used a foldable sack-trolley with bungee ropes to keep the bass in place.

I used masking tape wrapped round my thumb when I first tried this - can help lessen the impact until a callous builds up. Somebody will probably step in and say this isn't allowed...

Was watching Wet Leg on Jules Holland last night and the bassist playing a very cool looking JMJ signature Mustang I think, which also sound fab in the mix.

You might have found Bass Sounds 1 on YT as well 🙂 Decisions, decisions...

Maybe have a listen to the different basses to see what's on offer?

Like this guy 🤩

Lovin these tracks on Bandcamp, thanks for sharing. What a great combination, inspiring stuff. https://nettduo.bandcamp.com/album/overtones?fbclid=IwAR0IGgo_FvS5GbfhX8mlFhfjvjp2WqJRwD3qwe39zy3s5eZYA4BwmHBJBCo

There was an Eastman Vb105 hybrid on sale here last year. I have the same bass, bought and setup very nicely at Bass Bags. That’s where I’d go if I needed to upgrade, wide range to try out and in-house luthier, but I think they’re mainly Eastman so depends on what you’re looking for. Good luck!

These stick basses with end pins do tend to spin, so you have to strain your 'fretting' hand and wrist trying to stabilize the neck as well as play the note. As to quality, G4M used to sell loads of damaged stick basses that had fallen apart before they even left the warehouse on auction sites. I'm not keen on EUBs on stands, but at least it frees up your hand to use a proper upright bass technique i.e. using the weight of your arm more to hold down the strings.

Also CDBaby, Reverbnation, Bandcamp, Bandmix & any social media file sharing site I suppose.

I'd say yes. I'd just keep the amp & speakers well away from the bass and other amps, and maybe to the side rather than behind, and have an auto trip switch plug in the power socket to avoid getting electrocuted... I also put gaffer tape over the sound holes, but even that doesn't always work, I always take my fretless Ibanez SRH500F as a back up.

Hi, I don't know much about recommended setups, but one thing I do find really handy is a pre-amp with volume that I can clip to my belt, so I can control tone & vol without having to move. It's quite discreet as well, so if the sound-person hasn't got it quite right, i can fiddle with the sound without them seeing 😎 Something like this: https://www.andertons.co.uk/k-k-sound-pure-preamp-kkpurepreamp?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=Cj0KCQiA95aRBhCsARIsAC2xvfxj10n1TN_Sf8fD9BovHPyMpOOOjZGMOAwAvrG-XgK_XXu6LCXvQJIaAuMyEALw_wcB

Love this playing as well. I tried out this pro-level BB at Bass Direct, and was blown away by the quality and feel of it, and I've heard on these videos the same bass doing a superb jazz & precision tone.

Anyone selling a black or white pickguard for a California TM4? Or swap for a burgundy tort one...

These 👌

One of the best modern upright tones I've heard recently is on Still Hidden Morning by Misha Mullov-Abbado. I use a Realist Lifeline pickup to gig but for recording I have an AMT S25 microphone, which sounds so much deeper and fuller.

I like the sound of them - a little bit like Presto Nylons to my ears. His technique is awesome !!!

You don't have to go for the 80s mwaah - raise the string height a bit, play dead strings or add a foam mute, and you can get a lovely warm vintage electric bass sound, like a Hofner, or near to an amplified upright bass sound with the right tone dialled in. I play fretted and fretless, as Frank mentioned earlier, the freedom of expression you get with a fretless is very different.

San Luis Obispo neck, i.e. slimmer than a Stingray.