TheRev

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But which will sound best on my Eminence EUB. I think the spiros may be too bright so I'm having a bash at the Oblis.

Obligatos or spiros......Obligatos or spiros? Decisions, decisions.

There's still a fair difference between a 36" scale electric bass and a 41" scale 3/4 double bass - it's hardly going to to be a straight transition.

Ow Bis me babber? The Brizzle chapter is growing again.....

Must.... resist..... That's a really lovely looking bass.

Blimey, a SW bass bash! I never thought I'd see the day. I'm up for it. I can bring: Eminence EUB Aria Lite one EUB (could be an interesting point of reference for the Stagg EUB owners out there?) Musicman Sterling Markbass Little Mark II 2x Bill Fitzmaurice Omni 10.5s

If you have the space, don't need to practice quietly and don't mind lugging half a wardrobe around with you, then go straight for the best double bass you can afford (allowing spare cash for a set up, decent pickup and preamp). Yes, amplifying a double bass can be a pain due to the feedback issues and you'll never get the amped sound to faithfully reproduce the acoustic sound without spending an awful lot of money but the feeling of total immersion you get playing an organic, vibrating double bass is second to none which can never be achieved with an EUB, no matter how good it is. What's your budget?

[quote name='tanuki' post='593910' date='Sep 9 2009, 02:48 PM']Thanks Rev, which ones did you see? I did try and go to see Ste's MOU gig that year but it clashed with one of mine, (i think i had 7 with 4 different bacds that year..ulp) I saw some pics though and it looked good to me! This glastonbury thing has been good for the vistics, allthough we have played Glastonbury for a few years now, we allways play on the smaller stages in the green fields etc, as the bands sound changed we found that we couldnt get a gig in 2009 as we were too heavy for the stages we had previously played (that and we left it way too late to apply) No idea which stage yet tho.. im still going to try and get one in Trash City or Arcadia, both areas were really good this year and most of the bands play after dark and after the main stages so there are loads of people passing through there..[/quote] The last one was a while ago - Emily Breeze and John E Vistic at the Louie. My girlfriend says she tried to chat you up at Renato's after the gig How was the Junction last night? we were intending to go but I had to pick up a PA for the weekend/drop posters off etc. Hve the cleaned the place up?

Yep, nothing sticky about them. They're designed from the ground up as 'portable double basses' for touring and the like so they've kept them as double bassy as possible. Playability & feel is close to the real thing and the amplified sound is pretty much exactly what you'd get from a decent ply bass with a decent pickup. They were the only ones that have consistently good things said about them on the Talkbass forums - everything else seems to be either a bit hit and miss playibility-wise or needed modification to make it sound decent (Yamaha; I'm looking at you....).

My 2p.... Athough I agree in principle with the 'go straight to the DB' camp, there are a few things to consider. I bought an Aria EUB acouple of years ago, pretty much on a whim and completely fell in love with all things DB. It changed my attitude and playing style (and got me so many gigs) that I decided that I was going to move on to a proper bass ASAP. However, Once I'd got the cash together and done a bit more research, I chose to stick with the EUB (albeit, a much better quality one than my Aria). My reasons were down to portability and amplification; I live in a small flat up 4 flights of stairs, I have a number of basses and amps and my girlfriend has a lot of shoes and handbags - finding space for a 3/4 size DB as a real issue. Secondly, all of my gigs are amplified and the amount of experimentation that people go through to find the right pickup made it seem logical to go for something that was designed to be amplified in the first place. The EUB I bought is an Eminence, which is very close in feel to a DB and the amplified sound is pretty close too, so for me, EUB is a better option than DB. However, once I can move to a bigger place, or Mrs Rev moves out and takes her shoes and bags with her, I'll be straight on the hunt for a real DB..... ^_^ Thomann do some very nice basses (Thomman badged Strunals I think) for about £800. Spend another £200 or so on setup and strings and you'll have a very nice bass for reasonable money.

Nice one bloke! You deserve it - I've always enjoyed your gigs. Dave

[quote name='iamapirate' post='592985' date='Sep 8 2009, 03:52 PM']not even sure which photo I uploaded... ah, yes. the half-open mouth one. Rev, you look like chris from muse [/quote] Cheers mate! Wish I could play like him.....

These are by no means the best ones. Apparently I pull some major 'jazz' faces but they've yet to be captured for posterity.

Ali Friend and Danny Thompson are the guys who got me playing double bass after 17 years of electric bass. Recently though, I've been really getting into Paul Chambers on Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' I can't let a mention of Danny Thompson pass without posting this absolute gem of a recording. His solo gets the hairs on the back of my neck standing up every single time I hear it.

Is the bassist actually Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap?

Everyone else played guitar so I wanted to be different, plus I thought it would be easier to get in a band if I was the only bass player in the village. The first bass players I took notice of were Neil Murray (Whitesnake) Bob Daisley (with Ozzy at the time), Andy Fraser and Jack Bruce but I'd been playing for at least six months before I started to really identify with individual basists.

I do, but I'm in Bristol. I bought mine without trying it beforehand purely based on its reputation on the Talkbass EUB forum and I'm very happy with it. It feels like a double bass and sounds like an amped double bass and it's easy to carry around. The only thing to bear in mind is that, like all acoustic instruments, it's much more susceptible to feedback than solid stick style EUBs.

What colours are the silks (both ends)?

I remember these when they first came out and I'm sure they're a 34".

[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='555180' date='Jul 29 2009, 03:04 PM']I did try a bubinga bass there, but the only one they had was a fretted Thumb... The tone was a tiny bit better but I actually much preferred it switched on passive, and that's not a good sign! And then I have no tone controls! I doubt it would sound much more expressive for being bubinga? But where the hell am I gonna find that? Man you're really limited when you wanna try fretless basses![/quote] The bubinga gives the bass a lot more lower mids which adds to the growl.... I liked it anyway! There is a school of thought that says a good fretless tone is all in the set up (very low action at the nut), strings (roundwounds = more mwaah. flatwounds = more double bassyness) and left hand technique (vibrato) rather than the actual bass so you could just go for a fretless version of a bass you already like and then fettle til you get the sound you want.

When I was in the market for a new fretless, the bubinga Corvette was at the top of my list - it's a much nicer sounding bass than the ash one (IMHO) I recommend you try one out before you discount the Corvettes completely.

No worries mate. Let us know how you get on.

[quote name='ironside1966' post='540287' date='Jul 14 2009, 01:20 PM']Tax avoidance is a criminal offence.[/quote] I'm a bit late to the party here, but I was under the impression that tax [i]avoidance[/i], i.e. not paying any more tax than you are legally required to do, is perfectly legal and there is a whole section of the legal profession whose sole job is to work out exactly what you or your company's minimum taxable income should be. Tax [i]evasion[/i], on the other hand is illegal.

I think I missed them... D&L did some fine stuff at The Cooler on Park Street too. They had Mono playing a year or so back.