Beedster

This does trouble me on occasion I must admit, someone on here really should buy it https://reverb.com/uk/item/46016454-takamine-tb10-2006-in-fitted-hard-case

If the mods had demonstrated the good sense to ban me 10 years ago I'd be a whole lot wealthier today

BTW, did you see the blonde TB-10 that was for sale in Russia a while back, that tested my resolve seriously

A Takamine TB-10 has a curved board, an endpin and can be bowed with ease, so clearly meets the criteria for a double bass Clarky, so not a problem

Ha ha, how little you understand my brain mate. It all makes sense in principle, until you examine the inevitable logic...... I'll have a cheapo bitsa on standby I'm gonna need cheapo fretless bitsa on standby as well And of course a cheapo active bitsa might come in handy also Hang on, I haven't got a cheapo active fretless bitsa for a Japan Tribute that might start up locally I'm a bit troubled by the maple board/rosewood board issue, I should probably reduce that anxiety by having a cheap bitsa in each But surely if the maple board issue is true for fretted basses, it muct be even more so for fretless so I need a fretless in each as well stinky poo, completely forgot about the flats versus round issue, what if the Japan Tribute act needs a fretless with rounds but the Free Tribute need flats? And I'm gonna need all those combinations in active and passive as well.. I could go on..............

There is no better way to arrive at a session that that Clarky. Love that they're not from Alabama but Finland

We'll find something else to trade mate, I've got an old 19th century German blonde fiddle after all............

How did I forget them. The '57 was something special wasn't it, glorious instrument. The Wals.......? I think the reality for me was that while they were good instruments, the mystique always exceeded the reality, I think I genuinely preferred my fretless Ric to any of the fretless Wals I owned, just sounded and played better. But then to my mind the £400 Warmoth bitsa I just sold would also give the Wals a run for their money (I recognise that many would disagree)

Aha, ribbon mic, that's interesting to know, especially given how magnificent his recorded sound is. I started the thread below years ago and still haven't got around to using either of my ribbons on DB. Given my new found love for the Wood Brothers, I'll be digging out a ribbon or two this weekend PS if any mods read this would be helpful if you could reopen the ribbon mic thread which has been locked?