Recent content by Al Lever

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    Sire M3 or Yamaha TRBX 504

    Thank you!! :-)
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    Sire M3 or Yamaha TRBX 504

    Hello everybody! I really need your experience with these basses M3 and TRVX 504 I play a Sire M7 fretless which I love, playing it with Dadarrio or Thomastik flatwounds.. My fretted bass is a cheap Jazzbass copy. Now I need an upgrade. I really love the sound of the M7, especially the middle...
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    Double Bass Help evaluating this bass

    This would mean that instead of placing a Benedikt Lang tag, the builder, Mr. Lang himself, Mr. Weishaar or the owner tried to hide its true origin...this would not speak for the quality of this bass (or Mr. Lang´s reputaion in L.A.).... Everyone is faking tags today but here they did the...
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    Double Bass Help evaluating this bass

    I don´t think so..but: are you sure they make those chinese basses in China? :-)
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    Double Bass Help evaluating this bass

    No, it is in the extreme south of Germany, Bavaria, not in the east (like Markneukirchen, famous for instruments) Mittenwald means: in the middle of the forrest. How do you call it: Hillbilly? Backwoods? Very nice place for holidays and I am sure it is what you might call a typical German...
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    Double Bass Help evaluating this bass

    Mittenwalder Handarbeit means: Made by hand in the german area of Mittenwald. That is in the very south of Germany, near Austria. BUT there is no name of the maker. So I believe it is just another factory "hand" built bass. The tag looks very fresh for an older bass, maybe even someone did a...
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    Double Bass Playing on the E string

    I have thes ame impression, but don´t forget taht the E string is very thick and does not resonate that clearly.So it lacks overtones because of that. And to generate a true E you would need a bass three (?) times larger. Your brain does the compensation! A good massive bass does resonates...
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    Double Bass another "identify this bass" thread

    I think we need you more than you need us. Off topic sorry....