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It was a fun day out; I've not been to one before so haven't yet had a chance to put faces to names. Nice to discuss EUBs, DBs etc. with the chaps there who were into that sort of thing, and to have a look at the variety of interesting bass guitars on show. I meant to take some books to get rid of but forgot, took some pedals to get rid of but forgot to get them out the car, and came away with an additional book (donation made to CRC).

As far as I am concerned Facebook is extremely dastardly - I refuse to have an account there or on any other service owned by the blackguard Zuckerberg. I block all known Meta URLs on my phone via DNS. Luckily for me my job doesn't need me to use it (it doesn't appear to be popular in academia), though some hobbies are affected by this stance.

Mine has been modified a bit but is still close enough to stock to give you an idea of what you'd get if you bought a new one.

Still looking like I can attend. I'll probably only be able to bring my Warwick Triumph EUB as I don't think I can fit that plus a DB and 1x12 cab(*) in the boot, though I might be lucky. (*) Orange OBC 112 with Orange Terror and TC Electronics BAM 200.

Last night we were working on some new material. Trying new stuff is always a reminder of just how good the jazz greats were; we listen to a piece and think "that sounds easy enough, we should have no problem doing a version of that" and then find that it takes quite a bit of work. Here's one we tried (I don't have a recording of our attempt).

Indeed - I recently bought something from him. Unfortunately it turned out have a small fault, but he seemed happy for me to return it. Currently it is in the hands of Parcelforce. I'm sure it's something he'll be able to fix so it can be re-listed (I spotted something else I'll bag instead).

Is that String Theory?

You're still doing better than I am! Selling things even at a loss seems rather difficult.

I've cheated for thumb position by putting a small black stick-on dot at where the 12th and 19th frets would be, but the rest of it is done by muscle memory. One of the fun parts of DB playing is not needing to look at the neck, so I am free to stare at iReal (or, if I can remember the changes, at the audience) instead.

I'm not sure about that - I've got quite a few free jazz albums and enjoy listening to them. Of course, I usually have to wait until my other half is out in case she complains of "oh no, not more Desolate Shore"... BTW, a couple of times I've seen arguments about free jazz break out on another forum, where things can get quite heated indeed. I failed to make clear that I liked listening to it and received some interesting abuse. Re your jams, it seems a bit off that there's no planning. Good luck getting a house band together and starting your own!

I suppose it would depend; an EUB could be anything from what is essentially a bass guitar placed upright on a stand to a double bass with no body, perhaps free standing, leaning against the player or even on a strap. The only ones I've tried are my current one (a DB stand-in with 41.5" scale) and a 5-string BG-on-a-stand with 38" scale which I had years ago but sold. In both cases I was able to find a DB teacher willing to assist me. My guess is that the Stagg bass being discussed on the other thread is very much like a DB. As it happens, a BG player who comes to the local jam told me he'd got one and was having lessons from a good pro teacher nearby.

There's a good chance that I'll be free to attend this, if no-one would mind me dropping in. It appears that there might be a chance to discuss EUB technique, so I could bring mine. Or a DB, but probably not both.

IIRC you're attending a bass bash and I keep being told that I ought to go as it would be a fun day out. If I do, and it would be of the slightest interest, I would be happy to show you what little I know (background: Jazz, plus grade 5 classical DB). I normally play the acoustic bass but have a DB-scale EUB, usually to take to jams or cramped gigs (the photo below shows how it works, on the improvised extended endpin).

Thanks. I've never much liked clatter from the open E, and there appears to be a bit of that. There's some buzz from the open G on a vigorous bow stroke. Perhaps it could go a little higher...