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I had the same thing, so I pretty much gave up electric bass. In fact, I only ever play EB when I need to. Double bass has filled a part a part of my soul, and the people I’ve met while playing have been infinitely better. Find something else to spend your time on and come back to it if / when you want.

Some people don’t like tab, but I say anything that gets you playing is good in my eyes. I can’t talk for Brazilian music, but resources like Songster are pretty good. ChatGPT can also generate tab, too, but I don’t know how accurate it may be.

Brilliant!

That’s a great looking setup.

First ever wedding dep gig. It was well paid but what an odd existence it must be to play these week in and week out. Finally paid the last instalment on my summer holiday which has 100% been paid with gig fees. Room just boomed and boomed.

What a cool story. I’ve never really understood the appeal of signatures, if I’m honest, but it’ll make a wonderful conversation piece for the studio!

Looks great. Where did you get it from? Provenance is a big thing, of course.

We’re all different and beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I can’t see the appeal here.

Personally, I’d divorce you if you bought something so horrid! A Hawkes double bass is a different matter…

If say 60% of the value after a rehair.

Yep. Sterling work! This thread should hopefully inspire others, too, which is great.

Wonderful to bring such a cool bass back to life.

Good advice. If you look like you’re having fun, they’ll have fun.

Remember every person in the venue wants you to do well…! I don’t really get nerves anymore because over time you realise that confidence is a veneer. Enjoy every minute and play the best you can and you’ll be fine.

This is great advice. The amount of hassle removed by consulting an expert is great. We recently played a new venue that the owner had spent thousands of pounds doing up. Alas he hadn’t spoken to a sound expert and the room was boomy and horrid. A few hundred would have made a world of difference.

Problem is you don’t know what’s causing it. I had a bass rattle yesterday on stage. Turned out to be a loose tuning key. Could equally have been the end pin, pickup or, well, lots of things. I once had a rattle one a gig and it stopped after sort of banged the bass on the side. Didn’t return and I thought it better to leave it that way.

This makes all sense. You’ll never get rich selling a used DB. It may be worth £1000 when fixed up, but factor that it when considering the space needed to store the thing too!

This sounds ace.

Just played to 400 or so Swedish Bluegrass fanatics at a festival by a lake. I’m taking the photo, not in it!

I would loved to have seen this!

Can also put the bass in upside down (so the neck is in the footwell of the car). Can get one in a mini this way:

I’ve had this before. You can prop up the bass using removal blankets. It does mean you can’t look at a passenger (maybe a good thing!). Safe driving.

If it’s a specialist musical instrument insurance policy then definitely. Insurance valuations are based on an agreed value which can be much higher than the used market price. Some of my instruments are covered on my home policy with an agreed value. You don’t technically need to specify instruments if they’re worth less than £1000 as they should be covered by possessions outside the home, but it’s worth doing so to avoid the insurance company trying to wriggle out of paying you, which they’ll inevitably do.