Well I finally have reason to be here

James Hart · #1 02-17-2007, 03:13 AM

I've gone and done it for real this time! After botching previous attempts at taming a real bass.... I've made my first payment to tplyons on his 2003 Engelhardt EM-1

just a couple weeks it'll I get it

SBassman · #2 02-17-2007, 03:15 AM

Beautiful.

James Hart · #3 02-17-2007, 04:04 AM

thanks!

SBassman · #4 02-17-2007, 08:29 AM

Once you get it, it might make for a good thread to describe your efforts taming it.

James Hart · #5 02-17-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SBassman

Once you get it, it might make for a good thread to describe your efforts taming it.

my personal finances are hardly public forum material

The previous deals I worked on to buy one fell through. Tim and I came to a deal that works out well for both of us.

armybass · #6 02-17-2007, 10:55 AM

Congrats and welcome aboard. Post some more pics when you get it.

SBassman · #7 02-17-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by James Hart

my personal finances are hardly public forum material

The previous deals I worked on to buy one fell through. Tim and I came to a deal that works out well for both of us.

Sorry. I thought *taming* meant learning how to play it.

James Hart · #8 02-17-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SBassman

Sorry. I thought *taming* meant learning how to play it.

well THAT will take a while.... 27 years on electric and everyday I find out something else I didn't know before

SBassman · #9 02-17-2007, 12:28 PM

I have been very humbled walking into stores and trying out an upright, only to have it make me feel like I never held an instrument in my hand before.

I'd Love to be able to play one, but I'm sure it would be a long, very challenging journey for me.

James Hart · #10 02-17-2007, 12:36 PM

I lived with a guitarist that graduated from Kent State with a degree in music focused on URB and Voice. He had a 50s Kay set up in our jam room. I enjoyed the times I had learning from him on it.... but I don't miss the working out lines on my electric and him grabbing the Kay and smoking me effortlessly on it while giving me other ideas of where to go

CamMcIntyre · #11 02-17-2007, 12:50 PM

Congrats. Welcome to the realm of the doublers.

fish slapper · #12 02-17-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by James Hart

I lived with a guitarist that graduated from Kent State with a degree in music focused on URB and Voice. He had a 50s Kay set up in our jam room. I enjoyed the times I had learning from him on it.... but I don't miss the working out lines on my electric and him grabbing the Kay and smoking me effortlessly on it while giving me other ideas of where to go

Welcome to the Dark Side. I'm sure you've found the montra over here: "Get a teacher". All together now, "Get a teacher".

It doesn't matter how many years you have on the slab, DB is a beast to be tamed.

James Hart · #13 02-17-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fish slapper

"Get a teacher"

Indeed! a brief period of my Rufus Reid book and getting re adjusted to being near the thing and I'll be tracking down a local teacher.

RWP · #14 02-17-2007, 01:12 PM

Man that's pretty. Good luck and post your thoughts after you have been playing for a while. I know many EB players 'think' about DB. I recently tried one and stupidly thought I could play it seeing I am already a bass player. Nothing could have been further from the truth.

roadkill2309 · #15 02-17-2007, 02:35 PM

You've definitely got my envy. I would *love* to get one of those...then fo through the agony of learning to play, of course...

7string · #16 02-17-2007, 04:14 PM

Hey, congrats on the db !!

It really is a fantastic instrument to play. A bit of a change from 7 string bass !!

war_n_peace · #17 02-23-2007, 12:37 AM

Are you getting a Bow as well?

James Hart · #18 02-23-2007, 12:42 AM

yes it is coming with a bow.

scottice · #19 02-23-2007, 12:52 AM

Question James... so are you venturing into DB to possibly make you a better EB player or are you just looking for something new to learn?

My teacher plays both... quite proficiently I might add. I really envy his abilities and the way he makes the DB sing. He is in his mid 50's and goes to the gym about 4 times a week in order stay in the shape needed to play the DB. He say's it is quite the workout playing and by the looks of it I cannot tell because he does it so effortlessly.

Congrats to you!

James Hart · #20 02-23-2007, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by scottice

Question James... so are you venturing into DB to possibly make you a better EB player or are you just looking for something new to learn?

I've wanted to play URB for about as long as EB but never had / took the opportunity to get serious. In the 80s after my parental funding for Berkley got taken away (What do you mean you are going for Music NOT Engineering... Your Mother and I will not pay for that!) I thought about William Paterson since the Jazz studies had some respect and they were local. I had a couple run ins with Mr. Reid that I kick myself to this day for not doing more to make studying under him happen.

I listen to a lot from Dave Holland to Chris Wood to Sebastian Steinberg, etc etc. I try to incorporate their influence into lines I play... but a good part of the feel in the instrument itself.

I don't know that it will ever leave my home, I don't know if it'll ever become my voice... but I know I want to take some time to get to know it well.