Recent content by Andy089

Dear Bass Community, I know this isn't directly bass-related, however, I don't know where else to post this: I own a Stagg EUB, but I have it at home in Austria (I live in Ireland now) and I would like to bring it over. The problem is, I only have a softcase for it and I don't really feel...

Hey guys =) I started with an EUB about half a year ago and got a supposedly good offer for an bass guitar, so I got one and a beginners book for funk. I just have one problem: When slapping - when I hit the string with my thumb, it is nowhere as loud as when I pull the higher string - is...

Hello, I am pretty new here and to playing the instrument, so I don't really know all the terms quite well and this, together with English not being my first language, could make this question a bit hard to understand, but I hope it'll make at least SOME sense... I have a question about...

Hello, I am relatively new but I bought one of these. Since I am bowing as well as picking, I had the outermost string lowered a bit and to my surprise it didn't damp the sound at all! I also got new strings, pirastro obligato I think they are. To finish it off, I got a rather cheap...

Hello, I found a teacher and will take lessons now, but I don't know if I wouldn't be better off buying one than renting one... It would be around 30€ to rent one, if I buy one I would pay max. 400€. If I use the thing for half a year and then sell it for 200 it wouldn't make a lot...

Thanks hdiddy, that's actually a very good idea. I will get some lessons before buying anything to see if it really suits me =) now I only have to find a teacher around Dublin ^^

Hello bassists, As the title already says I am totally new to all this. My girlfriend is a music teacher for piano and flute and wanted to get into cello playing, so I got her one. Now I am totally fascinated by strings and would really like to play one too, but rather than a cello I would...