picked up my first bass today

Fatass · #1 10-23-2010, 09:48 PM

and cant wait to learn! it is a 1938 kay orchestra strung with silver slaps. i've wanted to get into this for many years but didnt have the knowledge or cash. i've been playing around on it since i got it home this afternoon.

marcox · #2 10-23-2010, 10:00 PM

Congratulations! Post some photos when you have a chance.

Fatass · #3 10-23-2010, 10:09 PM

crappy picture taken with my iphone

PMF1 · #4 10-24-2010, 06:11 AM

A really nice looking instrument... congrats

more pics?

bass_snake · #5 10-24-2010, 06:32 AM

Wow, congrats and good luck!

Fred

KUNGfuSHERIFF · #6 10-24-2010, 08:07 AM

Welcome to the family. Next time, lay the bass down on its other side to lessen the chances of your soundpost falling.

drurb · #7 10-24-2010, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KUNGfuSHERIFF

Next time, lay the bass down on its other side to lessen the chances of your soundpost falling.

Was that

supposed to be a

?

To the OP--
Congrats and welcome to the dark side and TB! Looks like a really nice find. As for the "knowledge," got plans for a teacher? Just for the record, with your strings tuned to pitch, your soundpost will not fall. Even if it were prone to falling, gravity wouldn't care on which side you laid down the bass, although I think most of us right-handers tend to lay the bass down on the treble side (opposite of your pic).

Violen · #8 10-24-2010, 11:43 AM

Nice looking bass! Take care of it and an instrument like that will last you the rest of your life. Finding that one first was totally doing it right.

ASBass · #9 10-24-2010, 11:47 AM

Beautiful bass Fatass! (I feel odd.... calling someone Fatass

) Looks alot like mine. What is your serial number? I have #3109.

Jake deVilliers · #10 10-24-2010, 11:52 AM

Congratulations! Nice bass.

Fatass · #11 10-24-2010, 01:39 PM

SN is 3733, as for a teacher i havent looked into one yet, im fiddling around a bit first

i do have a couple buddys now that play so i may hit up one of them!

drurb · #12 10-24-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fatass

SN is 3733, as for a teacher i havent looked into one yet, im fiddling around a bit first

i do have a couple buddys now that play so i may hit up one of them!

Good idea. It's important to have someone show you proper technique, not only to help you develop good habits and play better, but to avoid injury.

Enjoy!

MT Spaces · #13 10-24-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fatass

... cant wait to learn! it is a 1938 kay orchestra strung with silver slaps ....

Have Fun FatAss

! Learning Is Good ..... Innovation strings in all of their-types work pretty-good for Pro Bass Players .... And for rookies like me

... I like super-silvers and 140H honeys myself.

Please take some real-pix .... Especially of The '38's FatAss

. Does it have the Faux-Real-Wood

. I have a 1940 kay-orch (O-1 SN# 8462 with fakey tiger stripes on her fatass) ....

I am baby-sitting another 1940 kay-orch (SN# 7585) also with fakey tiger stripes on her fatass ...

...

The Owner is working in Antartica for The Winter and playing a stick-bass. Easy on the airplane. The local ice-dog carpenter did a nice double-bass template with beer-holder so she would feel at-home and forget that the temperature was -40 °F with the wind blowing

...

P.S. I have been in Denton Texas before in a previous life as I travelled to earl-refineries

! Know What ?? We have a "Denton" here in MT ... Not too-far from where I was raised. There are world-record mule-deer in Denton, MT.

fdeck · #14 10-24-2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MT Spaces

The Owner is working in Antartica for The Winter and playing a stick-bass. Easy on the airplane. The local ice-dog carpenter did a nice double-bass template with beer-holder so she would feel at-home and forget that the temperature was -40 °F with the wind blowing

...

She needs to sign up here. It's unconscionable that we aren't represented on every continent.

MT Spaces · #15 10-24-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fdeck

She needs to sign up here. It's unconscionable that we aren't represented on every continent.

F-Deck ..... I am working on it PAL !!! Since "Z" is a fine bluegrass / blues / country-swing basser .... I am hoping to hear some "WAY-DEEP-SOUTH"

... via "The Web".

However

...... I told "Z" about checking into http://www.bassgrass.com/ .... When she was gone. But she said connections were SLOW down there. DAMN-COLD-AIR seems to ****** life a bit.

If .... Back then .... When Explorers had Sacks ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton ...