phil625sxc

We have a couple of gigs next week, 18 piece jazz big band playing a mix of old & new, swing, latin, funk and a couple of vocal tunes as well - Friday night at the Salisbury Hotel on Green Lanes Haringey, free entry. Sunday afternoon at the Vortex in Dalston, only a fiver !

http://www.facebook.com/events/496588473729830/

http://www.facebook.com/events/509865722410047/

saw this a few weeks back which I enjoyed.... :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKJmJkpGpCM

Excellent, well done - looks like you'll have a great time on those gigs - hope you get loads more !!

I like lots but Stanley Clarke, Christian McBride & NHOP (Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) would probably be my top 3

+all the above then maybe try the Jamey Aebersold playalong books/tracks, there some of the playalongs on spotify if you have charts/real books.

that's great, many thanks !
this is for my mate Gary, his email is [email protected] if you want to pass that on - I'll also tell him to look on the f/b page above - cheers for your help.

Hi all

A friend of mine is in need of a double bass player in Newcastle this Sat for a blues/rock n roll gig - if anyone is up for it let me know and I will pass on your details/put you in touch.

Thanks,

phil

Hi all

Sunday afternoon big band gig at the Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston in London - details here:

http://www.facebook.com/events/469774813088306/

3pm kick off, a fiver in and a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon...swing, latin, funk, classic & contemperory arrangements inc Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Tower of Power, Gordon Goodwin, Pat Metheny...

Thanks,

Phil

Hi, thanks for the enquiry - here's the info from the ad which should answer almost all of your questions:

[b] Overwater Progress III Deluxe 35" scale fretless 6-string (Pre-Owned)[/b]


Overwater 6 string fretless Progress III deluxe, custom built in February 2009.
Brazilian Cocobolo top with matching headstock.
Tone wood is a European Walnut with a maple veneer separating the two.
Ebony fretboard with maple lines, and a 5-piece maple/walnut through-neck. Full over top on the Cocobolo which adds to the sustain. Locking jack AND xlr output for extended connectivity options.
It has a stunning pre-amp with plenty of headroom with bass, mid and treble boost/cut knobs, pick-up blend and output volume with a push/pull bright switch. It’s a custom John East made for Overwater. Bass usually set at 14hz, mid at 250hz +/-10db and high at 3khz +/- 12db. There’s also a pull switch which adds attack at 5khz. The clarity on the lower notes is incredible, and must be heard to be fully realised.
Pickups are custom made for OW. They are dual coil with bar pole piece as one long strip of steel, with the rear pickup having slightly more output.
Since being custom made in ‘09, the owner has replaced the bridge with a fully adjustable Schaller so that the string spacing can be changed – apart from that and straplocks it is as it left Chris May’s hands.
Although it weighs in at over 11.5 lbs it’s one of those basses that balances really well on a strap and doesn’t feel as heavy when playing.
A new one would cost around £3000, so this represents very good value for such a lovely hand-crafted instrument.
Gator hardcase.

the only thing i don't know is about the markers - maybe drop the guys ar bass gear a line, they will be able to tell you straight away.

Thanks,

Phil

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brilliant...! :-)

No, just to use the existing holes from the previous bridge

some pics ! :-)

pics now added :-)

:-)
yep as in the title as well...

it says "custom made for Fionn" on the 26th - I have more pics if anyone wants them

Hi guys

I'm selling this one via the lovely guys at Bass Gear - all details below:

[url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/pre-owned/bass-guitars1/overwater-progress-iii-deluxe-fretless-6-string-pre-owned/"]http://www.bassgear....ring-pre-owned/[/url]

Price £1799

Thanks,

Phil

Hi all

I have this one for sale, via the lovely guys at Bass Gear, all details below:

[url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/pre-owned/bass-guitars1/warwick-thumb-1989-nt-5-string-custom-wleds-pre-owned/"]http://www.bassgear....leds-pre-owned/[/url]

Price £1650

Thanks,

Phil

We have a Jim Dunlop one here at work that I'm going to try on a rehearsal tomorrow I think...I had a look at the Sansamp DI and it looks great but probably a bit overkill for my needs.

Thanks for all the replies and advice !

@SteveK no, not theatre - I would be using it for playing in a big band, where there's a few sections that are very, very quiet and then it gets really loud... :-)
plus the problems I mentioned before of trying to adjust vol on the bass while constantly playing/reading/watching my intonation !!
Other gigs I can manage volume levels with how I play but for this gig I'm considering it.

@Siddx would a stomp box just give a low & high level that you switch between ?

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If you want it only for volume notching you may find it difficult to use. You are probably better off using a stomp box.
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is that just an on/off boost switch ?

thanks again, interesting stuff.
I'm actually bit miffed (for some reason) to think I need to use one as I would like to be able to do it just with touch, but I'm finding I just don't have the dynamic range to go from pp to ff by fingers alone !
I dislike playing so softly I'm barely touching the strings as I lose a bit in tone and feel, if that makes sense...I can see how it would be useful for the kind of effects that Siddx mentions but I was just looking into using one for adjusting volume on the fly.

great, many thanks for the replies guys, think I'll give one a go - sorry if i wasn't clear in my original post, I just wanted to know if anyone used them regularly and what their experience/opinions were...and now I know :-)

Hi basschatters

Any of you regularly use a volume pedal ?

I'm finding that some of the stuff I play requires slightly more dynamic scope than I can get with just my fingers, and I have trouble adjusting the vol on the bass in a subtle manner whilst playing/reading - I usually cock it up and turn myself up too loud, miss a few notes then lose my place on the score...! :-)

Just wondered if anyone had experience of using a pedal - maybe the guys who do pit work ?

Thanks,

Phil

+1 on the Zoom - I've had the H2 for a couple of years now and use it constantly for recording gigs & rehearsals. Suprisingly good quality, especially if you're in a decent sounding room and really easy to use, as per the post above !

+1

caught this last night, very interesting and well worth a watch on iplayer