Beedster Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 On 07/10/2024 at 22:54, NickA said: Tonight I played En Saga by Sibelius. Bars and bars and bars ...and bars of the same repeated note ( often F on the E string) I can only play it by clamping my hand around the neck and/or reinforcing my index finger with another on top of it. Technique be damned, sometimes it's just survival. ...and some music is better heard than played. Shan't be sorry if we don't do this one again. Sounds like there might be a market for a double bass capo after all 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 3 hours ago, Burns-bass said: I did a gig yesterday and someone came up to the singer and started telling her where she was going wrong. It was quite upsetting for her and I’d not want to make anyone else feel that way. That's really bad. What's wrong with some people that makes them think this in any way appropriate? At the end of the day, your singer has the gig, she's getting up there and performing, and anybody who doesn't like her singing can go and play their own gigs. I hope she's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 4 minutes ago, tinyd said: That's really bad. What's wrong with some people that makes them think this in any way appropriate? At the end of the day, your singer has the gig, she's getting up there and performing, and anybody who doesn't like her singing can go and play their own gigs. I hope she's ok. He was a drummer and wanted to “share his knowledge and experiences”, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Just now, Burns-bass said: He was a drummer and wanted to “share his knowledge and experiences”, apparently. Rude/stupid/offensive things other 'musicians' have said about a band's performance to one or more members of that band is a whole new thread and I imagine a very long one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 21 minutes ago, Burns-bass said: He was a drummer and wanted to “share his knowledge and experiences”, apparently. In my experience, people who have something to say that's worth hearing generally don't offer their "wisdom" unsolicited like this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpc364 Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 Talking about things you can't achieve is easier than talking about things you can achieve, let them talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 5 hours ago, Beedster said: double bass capo after all 👍 My thoughts too. I wondered about using cable ties, but getting them in place during a 5 bar rest would have been tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 21 minutes ago, NickA said: My thoughts too. I wondered about using cable ties, but getting them in place during a 5 bar rest would have been tough. I have the sense that entirely pragmatic solutions might be frowned upon in orchestral circles? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonK Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 This randomly came up on my youtube feed today and made me think of this thread - especially if double bass capos have already been mentioned! So scores out of ten for his technique 🙂 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpc364 Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, SimonK said: This randomly came up on my youtube feed today and made me think of this thread - especially if double bass capos have already been mentioned! So scores out of ten for his technique 🙂 ? Since people like playing with low action, I wonder if double bassists want to sound like electric fretless basses. I modified the bridge, the action was very high about 13 mm on the G string, now it's 9 mm. I was sure it was around 8-9 mm but I didn't read very well when I was measuring. Having known such an action, your double basses are not so different from electric basses for me. That's bigger, that's sure. It's not sarcasm because if I weren't there I wouldn't have modified my bridge. So I thank you, now it's more comfortable, I'm not satisfied about the sound I get, maybe it comes from the strings, I modified the bridge after changing the strings. Now I can play bad in thumb position, before that I was barely able to play a note. Before After the first modification There I'm a bit out of rhythm and had a strange tone because I was surprised when I was in thumb position. The sustain surprised me too when I was playing... I felt strange... That was the first modification. Edited October 27 by hpc364 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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