Hellzero

Thanks everyone for the kind words. That said, I'll come here on a daily basis as there is no PianoChat.co.uk ... yet, and I really like this community too.

I took the decision after the weekend... So after playing mainly fretless bass and double bass during 40+ years, I've come to the decision to quit. Why? Because my bass duet is officially over and at 60 years old, I really don't want to join a band or other musicians again and start toying with people ego... From now on, I'll focus on piano only, which seems to be my instrument and only took me 40+ years to figure that. 🤦🏻 At least, I can play anything on my own without having to manage some badly placed susceptibility. I'll be selling some gear too, watch the ads. Farewell bass world. 👋🏼

There are 3 different models at the moment on Kleinanzeigen in Germany: https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sony-dash-pcm-3324-digitale-tonbandmaschine/2770799789-172-9399 https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sony-pcm-3324s-24-spur-digital-bandmaschine/2421553558-74-7482 https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sony-pcm-3324a-professionelles-digitales-mehrspur-tonbandgeraet-/2974919996-172-4564

Did you try Stretta Music, they have a solid catalogue?

I've bought and/or ordered dozens of luthier made instruments that have always been top notch quality and the thing you received is not even to the standard of nowadays low end Chinese made instruments... 🤦🏻😳 So stop that Teletubbies reaction @N64Lover, name that pseudo luthier (whoever he is, he doesn't deserve to be called that way), send the bass back and ask for a full refund. Period.

Indeed, high C to be able to play in the high register like a cello or a guitar and sometimes so high he's close to a violin.

Cleaning won't be sufficient, the capacitors will collapse on themselves and the motors will burn. It could be fun, but the smell is awful.

The two Renaud Garcia-Fons albums are truly excellent, and yes everything is done using a double bass, even the percussions...

These are the correct record titles for ease of finding. 😉 And to be complete: Hans Werner Henze wrote a few pieces for double bass, including the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra and the solo work San Biagio 9 Agosto ore 12.07. He also authorized an arrangement of his Serenade for solo double bass, originally for cello, and the Trauer-Ode, which was adapted for six double basses from its original for six cellos.

Next step, the wax cylinder! Enjoy the sound of noise...

Rob, did you notice that Renaud Garcia-Fons only uses a 5 strings double bass?

So, I firstly took a look at the 20+ albums of Renaud Garcia-Fons and focused on pure solo double bass ones. Right now, listening to his first album called Légendes with bow on each and every tune. Will then listen again to the live performance album simply called Solo, the Marcevol concert, but these two albums are the art of extensive use of the soloed double bass.

Did you mean Mwahmster?

Renaud Garcia-Fons that I saw live a few times is a great bow user. I'll check which record has the most of it, but it'll take some time as I own his entire discography...

Great idea @Burns-bass ! If you want to hear some bowing, on some pieces, Ray Brown was really good at it. So you can add to the list the wonderful album We get requests by Oscar Peterson (Trio).

I shouldn't have sold mine...

At that posh price, they'll surely sell very quickly... 🤦🏻

Even for £350... 🤪🤔😉

Something like that: https://www.switchelectronics.co.uk/products/1m-16mm-linear-splined-potentiometer https://www.switchelectronics.co.uk/products/1m-16mm-logarithmic-splined-potentiometer

I guess you already listened to Ray Brown's Soular Energy and Eddie Gomez' Street Smart ?

Can't wait... 😉

Our own @Andre_Passini is making an excellent headless tuning system.

Try Rob Wasserman too who released solo (electric) upright bass albums. He used to play with Lou Reed at his best period. And don't forget to listen to this amazing album called Basse contre basse by Alain Caron and Michel Donato, a true delight for the ears. That said Stanley Clarke is a very melodic double bass player, but there's no real solo album dedicated to it. And Christian McBride is worth listening to, just like Esperanza Spalding. If you like some jazz trios, try the extraordinary Esbjörn Svensson Trio and the British excellent Neil Cowley Trio, where double bass is omni present.

There: https://www.switchelectronics.co.uk/products/1m-linear-16mm-right-angle-splined-potentiometer https://www.switchelectronics.co.uk/products/1m-logarithmic-16mm-right-angle-splined-potentiometer

Rob, don't forget Lars Danielsson, Kyle Eastwood (yes, the son of Clint), Charlie Haden and, in classical music, the Fantaisie-concerto for double bass and orchestra, op. 65 from Thomas de Hartmann.