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01-17-2003, 10:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh Scotland | | | Very well said Mr Lindfield.....
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01-21-2003, 05:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dublin | | | DB's for Sale
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Have you tried this website. It's got a few DB's for sale in the UK. Musical Instruments for Sale (UK)
You can buy me the beer next time I'm in Edinburgh.
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01-21-2003, 05:30 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | | I think that website is fairly typical of what I found when I was looking for DBs in England - so there are a fair few "cheap" laminate basses that when you see, you just wouldn't want and are going to sound worse than an EUB!
Then there are the odd few basses that sound as if they would be good from the description; but you are looking at coming up with £4,500 or even £11,500 in cash!! Way beyond my means!!
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01-21-2003, 05:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh Scotland | | | This post could turn into "shall I buy a DB or a new car?"........... |
01-21-2003, 06:04 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: Originally posted by ceeprm
This post could turn into "shall I buy a DB or a new car?"........... | Well, that's the other thing - I probably would need to buy a new car to accommodate a DB if I bought one- whereas the EUB folds up very neatly!
So - not only am I looking at £5,000 for the bass, I am also looking at around £10,000 for a car big enough to fit it in!! 
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01-21-2003, 06:12 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | | Re: DB's for Sale
PS - I liked one of the entries under Double Basses wanted - and this is in the "Strings" section!!
"Double bass pedal not fussed what make needed badly for a slipknot cover band so if anyone has one please sell it.
£50 "
Made me feel right at home!!
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01-21-2003, 06:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh Scotland | | | I originally thought "why would you need a double bass for a Slipknot covers band?" and then re-read it- still a slipknot covers band with a DB player could be interesting anyone???? Slipknot tunes in a trad jazz style..... |
01-21-2003, 06:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh Scotland | | Quote: Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
Well, that's the other thing - I probably would need to buy a new car to accommodate a DB if I bought one- whereas the EUB folds up very neatly!
So - not only am I looking at £5,000 for the bass, I am also looking at around £10,000 for a car big enough to fit it in!! | Apparantly you can fit a DB in a mini! |
01-21-2003, 07:02 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: Originally posted by ceeprm
Apparantly you can fit a DB in a mini! | But nothing else at all - like an amp/cab, music stand etc ...or even, the driver!! 
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01-21-2003, 07:23 AM
|  | Journeyman Clam Artist Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, baby | | | You might be surprised what you can fit in a vehicle if you're determined. I've found that with cars, as long as the vehicle has rear access (minivan, stationwagon, hatchback) and a rear seat that folds down (or a split rear seat), I can get the bass and all my other stuff in there no problem.
The problem comes with other musicians needing rides, with all their stuff! Avoid at all costs pairing yourself with a drummer transportation-wise. He's got too many dicky little cases and he'll think of stopping for beer every 5 minutes. |
01-21-2003, 07:29 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | I was only joking really - it just seemed too good a set-up from ceeprm to resist!
On the other hand I do usually have to give somebody a lift and it is usually the conga player - we only just about fit everything in and there would definitely be no room for a "real" DB!!
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01-21-2003, 07:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edinburgh Scotland | | | congas are a bit of a pain to transport they just never seem to fit in the car with everything else-I only give lifts to our flute player and singers. |
01-21-2003, 08:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dublin | | | cars for DB
My teacher used to transport her DB in a very small Toyota. Reckoned it fitted in well (guess she meant snug).
I second the comment about driving drummers around - unfortunately both my brother and my father were drummers so I had no choice - my brother didn't even learn to drive until he was well into his thirties (and had been playing drums semi-pro for almost 20 years).
Sorry if he website was no use - but I also laughed at the Slipknot covers guy.
Cheers,
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