dodge_bass

So, Doing Jekyll and Hyde next week in the theatre. First doubling gig I've done in a theatre. Looking at the score its actually really unclear where a lot of the changes b/w instruments are and even between arco / pizz in sections. Does anyone have any experience of this show? Am I to assume that it resets itself to double bass for each new number unless specified? There are sections where is says 'electric bass', then a few lines later says 'electric bass' again...as if I should have been playing some double bass b/w those two sections despite there being no indication to do so. And tunes where it suddenly says arco (or pizz) despite there having been no indication that previously it should have been the other? Either I'm being an idiot or its been really bad scored out (NOT unusual I might add for theatre scores - I've had to read / interpret a lot of rubbish over the years). I'm assuming in true classical tradition everything should be arco and on the upright unless specified otherwise but it'd be nice to get confirmation? Thanks Ian

My bad then it seems

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1363706719' post='2016245'] It was sent without a proper box?! [/quote] Sure I sent it fully wrapped in a lot of bubble wrap having being read on this forum that it was probably better to send it with the handle showing (and therefore clearly an instrument) as opposed to a big box which could contain anything. Perhaps I was wrong (and happy to be so) but the other bass I sent to Europe similarly wrapped arrived fine and I've received multiple basses similarly packaged with no damage to their hard cases. I've also flown with my bass in lite-flight case only (not wrapped / packed) and put in the hold and only once in about 30 flights have I had any damage done to the case. I've also seen my bass from the aircraft window being lobbed down by the ground crew unloading and watched it drop down and clunk round a luggage conveyor.... *slightly defensive rant over* So...it's probably the luck of the draw I suspect with this kinda of thing. Also isn't this why we put instruments in flight cases - so the case, not the instrument, takes the damage when people throw it around, drop things on, its shifts in transit etc etc. Faithless - I'm happy to provide you with backup re.the case although I don't have any photos of the actual case which probably doesn't help. Email if there's anything I can do to help at all on this - sorry its proving a problem at your end. I never anticipated that you would have to claim on the flight case being damaged and that it would end up being the hassle its seeming to be. Cheers Ian

Bought a bass from Ferenc - brilliant comms, super quick delivery and really well packaged. Bass is all it was described as. As previous comments - don't be put off by it being in Europe (use the 'interparcel' website) - it just takes a little longer to deliver is all! Highly recommended! Thanks

Starting a new thread for Nessy who bought my Voodoo pedal power unit. Super quick payment and great comms. Deal with confidence. Enjoy. Ian

I've got a Markbass AC101 - sounds good with guitar and bass.

Cool - good to know someone has tried it. Think I'm gonna lay my hands on a cab and give it a go! I don't usually get a stage wedge anyway so there's nothing usually in front / to the side of me on stage.