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Of course, they'll all sound different when you put them on your bass.

Check out The Croft, it's where most of the local metal bands seem to play.

Velvet Garbos are great but a bit pricey. Velvet Blues are a good cheaper option. The tuning stability is a bit iffy while they stretch, but that settles after about a week.

[quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1346873090' post='1794382'] But , man ! i love that tune [/quote] Big +1, Scott Morris is up there with Mickey Quinn in my list of underappreciated bassists.

I can't really see what would prevent your thumb from moving up the neck when playing at the 12 fret position. Is it possible that you're keeping the upper arm of your fretting hand too tense, so that your elbow stops against your waist as you move up the neck? I suspect your issue is caused by your playing technique rather than your bass, but I'm happy to have a look at your bass for you (I'm also in Bristol). I'm on holiday this week so it'll have to be sometime next week. Dave

Does anyone know where one could buy the book? Amazon don't seem to have any.

The Badger is out!! The back scratcher was a roaring success - bass and the little fella both fine.

I don't think I'd class many of the bassists at Twinwood as 'kids'... But they were cool.

Bob's site has a wealth of fantasic information - it was invaluable to me when I started out on the big bass.

I've certainly played a lot more gigs since I became Magners O'Magnersson.

I'm at Twinwood festival this weekend and its double bass-tastic. It's been really interesting to see so many different playing styles and techniques - some of them totally 'wrong' (according to standard teachings) but they're all up there kicking out the swing. Saw a band last night where it looked like the top of the bass was concave - wonder if he knows his bassbar/soundpost has fallen over?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1345849723' post='1782525'] Tongs, mate, tongs. (...[i]dodges back into the undergrowth, whistling 'Tongs ain't wot they used to be'[/i]...) [/quote] See, I can get a pair of tongs in through the f hole, but there's not enough space to manipulate the tongs to grasp the badger. I'm feeling very hopeful about the back scratcher.

It's not a joke. I really have a small stuffed badger stuck inside my bass. I believe it happened when we invited a hen party onstage in Weymouth a couple of weeks ago. I'm sorry that some people find this situation frivolous but I would like to retrieve said badger as he has sentimental value. The sound of the bass is unaffected, in case you were worried. On the plus side, I've just found a back scratcer that my wife bought me for Christmas a couple of years back, so I'm going to try to fish him out with that. I'll keep you posted.... Please note: Other threads in the forum may contain information of actual use to double bass players.

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I like the asthetics of steampunk but I didn't realise there wasand actual scene as such. I'm playing at the Great Dorset Steam Fair next weekend - have you ever checked that out? Essentially it's a Glastonbury festival sized collection of steam powered machinery.

I think you're on to something here..... does the book come with instructions on stuffed badger sexing? Hang about. Let's say I manage to find another badger that is sexually appealing to the badger currently living in my bass. What is to stop the second badger joining the first badger inside my bass? Next thing you know there'll be a whole set of them in there, digging through the endblock and snuffling about noisily between songs and ruining the band-audience banter.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1345667948' post='1780339'] Ain't no tonebadger, this one. The bread crumbs are too soft. best, bert [/quote] Yep. I'm pretty sure its a cheap Chinese badger, so the tone really isn't there. If it had been a turn of the century German badger then yeah, I'd totally be leaving it in there. I tried luring it out with jelly worms, so now there are jelly worms in my bass. To be fair, I was on my third pint of Proper Job at the time. Will this book have instructions on how to fit a small door in my bass? I'm thinking a door is the way forward.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1345586976' post='1779280'] Sorry. Was trying to joke again. Obviously failed. Again. best, bert [/quote] No, I like where you're coming from - just need to develop the plan a bit more.....

They used to have doors? That would be soooo useful - I could keep all my leads and a sleeping bag in there. Also very handy if something larger than a small stuffed badger gets in. MInd you, having a small door in the back is practically an invitation to things too big to get in through the f-hole. I'm not sure how the tray/carving knife combo would work - I'd never get him to cut himself up into manageable pieces. He's a stuffed badger. I tried turning the bass upside down and shaking it, like you do when trying to get a plectrum out of an acoustic guitar but all that achieved was to make my arms ache and destroy my light fittings. The whole debacle is probably karma for when I dropped the singer's kazoo into the port of one of the stage monitors. The sound engineer wasn't impressed - even after my jokes about 'wanting a bit more kazoo in the monitor'.

Will this book tell me the best way to remove a small stuffed badger from the inside of my bass? I really need to know.

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I couldn't be busier - 5 gigs last week, got the next two weekends off while the drummer's on holiday then gigging every weekend til the end of the year. That said, we've worked fecking hard to ensure we're that busy. It is probably down to the sort of music on offer - these days, pubs are reluctant to take a punt on anything new or adventurous and stick to bands they know can pull/please the masses.

I didn't want to be the first one to get all negative, but I do agree that if you've 'almost never' played your DB, then nailing a 14 song set in 4 days is a mammoth task. It would be scary enough if it was just afun gig, but for a gig that your reputation depends on? Dude, you must have cojones of steel.... Still, many pro players have blagged their way into a major gig and survived to tell the tale. You could be one of them. If you're going for it, my bets advice is to keep it simple. It's better to play one rignt note per bar than 4 wrong ones. Don't be tempted to get all flashy and impressive as your forearm WILL lock up halfway through song number 3. Good luck!