sebpalmer Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hi I'm new to the forum. Although primarily a drummer, I write and record songs in my home studio, and often play the bass parts myself. My two basses are a Squier Fender Jazz and a 1/2 sized acoustic upright bass. Leaving aside my playing abilities on these instruments, the reason I joined is because Im getting increasingly frustrated with what i can achieve using my double bass. It has a label inside saying Antoni (made in China), and only cost me £150, with a green soft-case gig-bag. I looked on Amazon and eBay, and saw the same sort of bass for anything from £479.99 (rrp £699.99) new, on Amazon, to a sale on eBay of a fairly knackered sounding one for £60 (also with gig bag, and even a bow, which my £150 purchase didn't include... harumph!). I record it using two mics, usually a C-1000 pointed at the fingerboard, and an AT4033a pointed at the bridge/f-hole area. I don't have any kind of pick up on it. There are a number of things I'd like to find out: 1) best mic placements to improve the sound I'm currently able to capture. 2) recommendations for affordable pick-ups (piezos on the bridge I'm assuming?). 3) thoughts on whether I ought to just get a better bass... If I were to go the third route, I'd want to go for a 3/4 size I think. It'd take me a bit of time to save the lolly required. I reckon my budget would probably be about a grand all in, inc. any costs like pick-up and set-up. Anyhoo... there you have it. I hope you guys might have some pearls of wisdom for me. Cheers Seb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) You need to get over to Gear and the EUB And Double Basses forum... where I fear to tread. Welcome to the forum, by the way. There is at least one drummer already here, some old bloke... can't remember his name atm... Edited October 8, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Welcome, skin spanker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hi Seb, Welcome to the forum As already pointed out, the DB and EUB section of the forum is an ideal place to look, or post the question.... Antoni are generally pretty good basses to start with, I think I'd also say you had a bit of a bargain there I was searching for a DB recently, and found none come up in my area When I saw an Antoni on ebay and suchlike, it generally went to £400 + So if I'd seen yours - I'd have bought it myself To get a better DB, you're looking at stepping into the next price bracket I'd say So keep your eyes peeled for further bargains.... I think you'll find K&K do some nice pickups, which aren't mental money.... Good luck in your research Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 [quote name='sebpalmer' timestamp='1381235310' post='2236115']...I'm new to the forum. Although primarily a drummer...[/quote] Good afternoon, Seb... Welcome to Basschat; I'm sure you'll find answers in the appropriate sections dedicated to DB. You'll get good advice (maybe more than you've bargained for..!); post our questions there and spark off a nice long thread from which to extract guidance. They're all good folks over there on the 'dark side'. No, I can't help you, I'm afraid, but it's a fascinating read, made very interesting when one knows nothing of the technical terms, which is my case. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381235469' post='2236121']...There is at least one drummer already here, some old bloke...[/quote] ...Old, certainly, but he's an excellent chap, highly intelligent and erudite on many fascinating subjects. Well worth knowing. He would be perfect, if it wasn't for his confounded modesty. His name..? Now [i]that [/i]escapes me. Must be my old age... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Welcome, Seb! What they say. That, and there's more than one drummers on here. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebpalmer Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Hey folksh, thanks for the friendly welcome. Glad to see there other 'skin-spankers' infiltrating... I ought to get 'Dyno' Rod Norman on here (maybe he already is?): drummer and plumber extraordinaire, and also a very fine bassist. Right, I'll go post my questions in the DB/EUB zones, and see what kind of response I get. And thanks to Marc for the pointer to K&K gear, I'll check 'em out. Up till now I've mostly heard about the rather pricey 'Realist', and the even more expensive Accusound gear. Cheers Seb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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