Recent content by Daniel Jan

How about 90? ;P

Thanks Chris, good to know what you saw at his live shows. I actually was unfamiliar with the "amp onstage, miced acoustic sound to mains" method. The new trio is a different sound, but in the same lines. Ofri has a light touch for a drummer (he's a small guy), but then he really could open...

Exactly! Technique, musicality, and communication should always be our primary aim. Getting that developed acoustic sound to "work" amped can just be such a sticky wicket, haha! His use of both a mic and pickup just caught my eye :) BTW, his new combo with Nitay Hershkovits and Ofri Nehemya...

I'm looking at micing for live jazz performance, and Avishai Cohen has one of the best LIVE upright bass sounds I've heard (in terms of being true to the sound of the instrument). It looks to me like it's a REALIST pickup he's using. Anyone have any idea what his mic of choice is? And how...

Thanks for the good leads. I'll definitely head into town to check out Prussin, NW, and L&M soon. I emailed Prussin and Northwest and it seems they are both selling basses imported from Romania. A little more background is that the extent of my budget is probably $4500. Jake, do you do...

Hello, I'm a student in the Vancouver area looking for a double bass to serve my college career. I mostly do orchestral and solo classical playing. I am uncertain of the shops an or luthiers in the Vancouver area, or anyone who may be selling instruments. Any help would be greatly...