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  1. Burns-bass
    Weird the picture don’t show up - yes it does!
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    This was fitted to a jazz bass I owned but replaced with a more traditional bone nut. Its 41/42mm (measured with a tape measure I got from a Christmas cracker). £7 sound fair?
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    Now £28
  4. Burns-bass
    Hardback version of this great book. Never been read (I have another copy this was a gift), so as new. Slight mark on spine (pictured). £14 delivered. Indulge your creative spirit!
  5. Burns-bass
    I’ve owned this pedal for a while and it’s great, but I’m saving up for a new double bass microphone, so need the cash! Trying to price this fairly. See what you think.
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    Fender 4-bolt neck plate with the black plastic backing. bought for a 70s Precision rebuild but not used. £6.50 delivered.
  7. Burns-bass
    This works if you have one. When you have three they’re often a source of discussion and disagreement, particularly when someone comes to stay.
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    I always thought they were pointless too, until I got an Origin compressor and the sound is just fantastic. It’s even across all strings, rich, warm and punchy. I guess it smooths out the sound, and it does just sound much better. Most of my gigs are with double bass now but I still use it for jazz gigs and whatever and it really helps my jazz basses sound great.
  9. Burns-bass
    It’s worth having a good compressor in your pedal chain, especially if playing with fingers. Experimenting with dynamics is fun. Like everything, you’ll make rapid progress with structured practice.
  10. Burns-bass
    Just get a set of light round wound strings. Rotos or Ernie Ball are fine. I like d’addario. Buy from a reputable dealer as the internet is full of fakes.
  11. Burns-bass
    These are Chinese made and, as people have said here, will need new strings and a setup. At £200 that’s doable. I usually recommend buying a bass that has been sorted (like the one I sold). A 4/4 is marginally bigger than a 3/4 but there’s no real set size for DB (I have two very large 3/4s, I’ve owned a 7/8 and a 4/4 and there’s little in it).
  12. Burns-bass
    It may be an error on the site, but I assumed it was a stock clearance item. Given a 4/4 case would cost you £100 it seems like a good deal. Hope it works out for you guys!
  13. Burns-bass
    Wrong forum, soz.
  14. Burns-bass
    This came up as a served advertisement while I was shopping for new strings (don’t ask). It seems like you can pick up a brand new Fazley DB kit for £200. https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/double-bass/fazley-b-sb-900-4-4-double-bass-with-gig-bag-bow-and-rosin?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ADC_Bax_UK_NBD_Shopping_Own-Brand_bucket2&utm_id=23191023039&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23191023039&gclid=Cj0KCQiApL7KBhC7ARIsAD2Xq3AioZBKqiKZNwZrsYRae76SKQskh5g9HxzM_AoZY15DVkeyQSFswmMaAnwVEALw_wcB
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    This is how it works. As soon as I did a few scratch band wedding gigs I found the phone started pinging. (Nobody rings anymore, do they?) Thankfully I’m out of that now.
  16. Burns-bass
    I wouldn’t discount professional counselling. Yes it costs money but 4-6 sessions can really help. (Disclaimer, I’m training to be a counsellor but speak for persona experience.) Sometimes having a space to share ca be really positive.
  17. Burns-bass
    I sometimes gig with the guys in the pit at Bristol. They’re absolutely incredible players and lovely people.
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    Make me an offer as I have no use for this… Appreciate bows need to be tried but there’s enough margin in this for you to that pretty much risk-free.
  19. Burns-bass
    Get yourself an Xmas present!
  20. Burns-bass
    I used to be a purist until playing a festival stage at night and having every member of the band laugh as I started a song a semitone up.
  21. Burns-bass
    Much better you realised now than on a gig!
  22. Burns-bass
    I have to stop playing too much. The Bluegrasss band has two booking agents and we’ve got 60 dates in the book, including 4 European trips. As a result, I’ve canned all other projects (aside from a Blue Note jazz band) as it’s not fair on the family.
  23. Burns-bass
    This is excellent advice. Last function-style band I was in we rented a studio and paid for a professional to film and edit it. Paid itself back within 2 gigs.
  24. Burns-bass
    No problems! They’re knobs that enable you to adjust the tone and volume. The builder originally tried Precision pickups with a jack socket. This is an upgraded version with a jazz pickup, extra large magnets and the volume and tone controls. It’s quite an agricultural design, but it is effective. I used this as a backup in the case (if my other pickup broke). I never had a cause to use it and am moving to Evah strings which have a synthetics core, which means they won’t work with a magnetic pickup.
  25. Burns-bass
    I saw the Wood Brothers play a small venue in Bristol (upstairs room of a pub effectively) and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. Incredible musicianship, stagecraft and songwriting. All for £12.
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