Recent content by glbass86

  1. G

    Double Bass bow "explosion"

    Eh, however many it was I swear it wasn't over-tightened.
  2. G

    Double Bass bow "explosion"

    Thankfully it looks like it will be an easy fix. It looks like all that really broke is the little piece that holds the hair in the tip of the bow. Everything else seems to be fine, thank goodness. The bow is a CARBOW and I certainly don't have the money to just go out and buy a new one at...
  3. G

    Double Bass bow "explosion"

    Just thought I'd share this since it's a pretty funny spectacle. I was playing a show at the Tower Theater in Bend, OR when, much to my surprise, my bow broke in an "explosion" of hair. Thankfully I only bowed three notes on the song, and our set that night didn't have any more bowed stuff in...
  4. G

    Double Bass EUB "test rig"

    Lately I've been thinking a lot about building instruments: cigar box guitars, electric basses, EUB's, etc. I've also started playing in a blues/rock(abilly) band where I play my double bass but have trouble being heard and am always worried about someone hurting my baby:crying:. This has got...
  5. G

    SHOW YOUR G&L'S!!!!

    My dad found an ad for this bass in the Dallas Morning News. At the time I had just gotten into electric bass and had no idea what a G&L was. I checked the bass out with a friend, and of course bought it on the spot. The guy sold it to me for $500, and that included a G&L hardshell case...
  6. G

    G&L Club

    Just joined the forums and I just gotta show off the G&L. Looks like I'm #96.