BobVbass

I've got one somewhere from Ethel <- I swapped mine for a fender de luxe as the telecaster one is rubbish, I'll have a look in my bags and stuff and see if I can find it - if I can you can have it. I'd get a better one if I were you tho! Bob

[b]Hi All, I'm selling my EUB that I got last month from Old Slapper as I'm getting the pukker thing and my financial and ethical advisor (wife) tells me I can't have both - this is a great bit of kit actually (only got it to practice with the scale etc) but it has a proper bridge and Old Slapper had it set up really nicely by a luthier so I've been playing gigs with it and generally have got bitten by the DB bug because of it - nice low action as well. here's the original advert (as I'm having camera hassles at the mo) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=88609"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=88609[/url] - it comes with a soft case and a bow as well - I bought it for £250 and it's easily worth that so ....£250 then! - not sure if I could post it but happy to meet someone half way or something if that helps thanks Bob

[quote]Lakland Glaub. I realise that they're rosewood 'boards[/quote] - Mine's a maple board - are they all rosewood these days?

after 25 years of playing just about every precision on the face of the earth from MIJ's CIJ's MIM and MIA's from 70's onwards I'd say the early CIJ's are the best followed by the MIJ's then MIA's but they do vary a hell of a lot especially the 70's and 80's instruments - 90's are a bit better and later ones do seem to be good - I'm just not convinced they're as good as the amount they charge these days! Anyway ethel over there <- is an early CIJ and superb but I've sold all my other P basses now and use a Lakland Duck Dunn SE (not the Duck Dunn they sell these days) - it's essentially a Bob Glaub witha few bits and pieces but the different in sound and quality to fenders is astounding - throrougly recommend you check them out

[quote]Don't worry about fitting it in your car, even small cars are deceptively large.[/quote] too right - I can get one in my (classic, proper, not remodelled golf rubbish) VW Beetle! Otherwise just get a roof rack! I bought my EUB as I wanted something I could practice with using headphones so I didn't wake the kiddies up, with a DB scles so I could get used to it.

[quote][url="http://www.tylerbasses.co.uk/"]http://www.tylerbasses.co.uk/[/url][/quote] I'll give him a go - thanks [quote]Thomann 1E double bass - 3/4 scale laminated bass with swelled back and ebony fingerboard, single machine heads and adjustable peg, adjustable bridge. Colour: Golden Reddish Brown. €984 inc VAT[/quote] yes - these look pretty good to me as well, the blue one would go well with the band as well and has an adjustable bridge and ebony fretboard as well - but then what the hell do I know! I might leave it til after my holiday in Florida in August and reboot my brain!- Oh I don't know! What the hell have I done - got an EUB to try it - now completely smitten I'm going to end up with 20 basses I just know it

[quote][url="http://www.musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk/ph....php?adId=11208"]http://www.musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk/ph....php?adId=11208[/url][/quote] yes seen that one it does look good - I like the flaming as well [quote][url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/christopher_db_30...ntrabass_34.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/christopher_db_30...ntrabass_34.htm[/url][/quote] I was kind of leaning towards the christopher or the solid thomann 33 - the adjustable bridge as standard I have to say does look quite appealing and they get good reviews - oh here I go again! Contrabass shoppe have nothing on there web site under £2600 - could stretch to that I suppose but don't really want to (although slo's Kay advertised on here is calling me) - i think I would rather sell my Firebass stack and get a nice portable amp and a decent Double Bass for that kind of money... the amount of gigs (and the type of loads of bumping and dancing that happens) I don't want to have to worry about the bass being too "special" I'd be gutted if I got an old Kay and wrecked it - it'd feel like destroying a bit of bass heritage if you see what I mean.

OK.. In my usual obsessive way I've scoured every option from here to the wastes of outer mongolia and I can categorically state that I'm still none the wiser. I play double bass in a fifties rock and roll band do a bit of slap (I'm getting better at it) but also do lots of pizz and some jazzy/swing type stuff. I do a gig a fortnight so the bass will be out and about a lot - I'll get a decent gig bag or case. out of all of these basses in Thomann that are in my budget (I could afford more but don't really see the point unless there's something that I'd kill for) - what would be the best choice do you think? (I just know this will start a fight - sorry!) [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/search.html?xsid=fd3eee03d1947bb60abea54f720ad702&gk=trstka&vf=on&kf=on&oa=ala&wgfid1=9719&wgf9719=3%2F4&wgfid2=9720&wgf9720=4&wgfid3=7541&wgf7541=&wgfid4=9717&wgf9717=&wgfid5=7542&wgf7542=Ebony&wgfid6=9718&wgf9718=&pc=show&chk107790=on&chk89546=on&chk89547=on&chk89548=on&chk89549=on&chk89550=on&chk125879=on&chk125881=on&chk81220=on&chk125866=on&chk76162=on&chk85694=on&chk81217=on&chk97483=on&chk81213=on&chk23571=on&chk115523=on&chk38302=on&chk81216=on&checkall=on"]Bob's Dilemma list of basses[/url] There's also an Engelhardt in Germany I could get for £1400 but after looking on upton bass.com they look a bit flung together to be honest - not a lot of care taken from what I can see - maybe I'm wrong... Anyway - HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP MMMMMEEEEEEE - before I go insane® PS don't tell me to try any as there's nowhere nearby that stocks any I can try that sell for under £5K - so it's mad internet gamble time I'm afraid

I change mine regularly - about every ten years or so, whenever I buy a new guitar...- rotosound stainless 66's -

Starting out I'd contact your local school and find out if you can hire one for a few weeks as they're totally different from a bass guitar. Other than that thomann's basses are good - they're made by Hora and Strunel, Gedo-musik.de do some good ones (solids are Czech build, solid tops are Korean, Plys are Chinese but they all get good reviews) Christopher's get great reviews but are a bit at the top end of your budget. Secondhand a Zellor is ok - they normally go a little closer to £1000; 70's or 80's Boosey and Hawkes have a great reputation and normally go for around £800 ish. Keep a look out for Selmers (rebadged Kays) One's to avoid are the gear for music ones for about $500 on ebay and (forgets the other make! d'Oh!) there's some other really horribly cheap looking ones about as well with the big polystyrene cases... Bear in mind that unless you're jolly handy with guitars, DIY etc etc that you should expact to get a luthier to set it up for you - I'd aim for one with and adjustable bridge at first as well. And also bear in mind that just because it's ply doesn't mean it's cr*p - some of the ply basses are better than the solid ones. There we go - the full extent of my obsessive internet searching over the last 2 months!

Well Done Bilbo! I'll be joining you in a few weeks - Gedo's stuff looks great but what made you choose them over Thomann etc etc?

get him to take a picture of him holding the note at the twelfth fret with an electronic tuner on it - that'll tell you

If you get stuck I'll be going to cardiff on the 10th for a gig and camping and climbing Mt Snowdon probably on the 24th if that's any help - if someone can get it to Epsom (home) or Docklands (work)

[quote]grease your playing fingers by rubbing them on your nose (if you have a oily one)[/quote] eeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

small venue is a little pub (30-50 people); medium venue is a big pub, decent club with a dance floor or function room (50-200), big venue is a proper hall or theatre or big outdoor gig(200-2000). Huge is 2000+ and has WEMBLEY written above the door and you don't lug your own stuff!

there's will and tom ones on ebay at the mo - as well as fibreglass hardcases from gedo-musik for about £700

[url="http://www.slap-strings.de/shop/catalog/"]http://www.slap-strings.de/shop/catalog/[/url] have some!