TorturedSaints

When I messaged you about NS Wav basses at the beginning of 2023, I said you had better budget for a DB in about a year. I was only 9 months out! 😀 I second hubrad’s suggestion to try bowing again - it’s much more rewarding on a DB than on a EUB. Good luck with your search! R.

If my original Bass Block ever fails, I’ll be looking for one of these.

I’m using my NS Wav about 3 times a week at the moment for different concert bands. Just a tip, because this happened to me last week, the nuts inside the base of the stand work loose and the stand then collapses. The easy remedy is to replace them with M6 nyloc locking nuts from a hardware store.

Well, I wasn’t technically opted in to the 2024 competition, but seeing as I was GAS free for the last 2 years, it was a fair bet. However, in order to play sfz fp crescendo dynamics on the bass guitar with the concert band, I needed a volume pedal (I wasn’t quick enough to do it with the volume knob😮). So now I have a passive EHX volume pedal for that, and I’m out of the running for 2024.

Still looking.

Thanks for explaining it better than I ever could!

Ok it’s a me thing. Although it doesn’t happen on my EUB. Thanks everyone.

Here’s a strange question. I’m convinced that my DB prefers playing in flat keys rather than sharp. My bass just seems to respond and resonate better in flat keys. It’s not a big difference, it just feels to me as though the sharp notes are a bit ‘choked’. I know that as a string player, notes such as F#/Gb are not strictly enharmonic when played in tune (which I try to do!) in a flat key or a sharp key, so I don’t know if that has a bearing on it. Is it just a ‘me’ thing, meaning I need to practice more in sharp keys or do other DBs have idiosyncrasies like this?

Thanks kind people, I’ve ordered a Tourte from a reputable supplier! As for the next ‘Play Day’, it’s not happening for me this time as the music is too difficult in important places (and I’ve had to agree to go to work that day too🙁).

Still a newbie DB player here, although I did successfully manage a ‘Playday’ with Falkirk Tryst Orchestra recently, playing Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Overture. Are all ‘Tourte’ style DB mutes much of a muchness or are there any particular mutes that you would recommend for ‘con sordini’ ? (Andreas Zeller 3/4 DB) (just considering another Playday where the music requires mutes🤣)

Still looking bump.