Recent content by hintons1

Hi all, any recommendations for an EUB with these specific qualities? Have been trying to search but struggling to find a proper comprehensive list of all the EUBs out there! Between £500-£1000 (or $500-$1000, just not anything too much more expensive) Is shaped more like a double bass rather...

Also very glad I'm not the only one who didn't see "ten ten ten"!

Hey everyone, after asking everyone at the band call, one person said apparently it's actually "ten ten ten" which is short for tenuto on each note to everyone's surprise! Very much liking all the theories though, not entirely sure why MTI chose to print a hand-written version to give to all the...

Hi bassists, I'm doing a production of My Fair Lady and keep finding these weird marks all over the book with the instruction (?) "tew tew tew". It's not a problem for the show but was just curious if anyone had seen this before and knows what it means of if it's maybe just an obscure joke/quirk...

As an update I feel very stupid but I was running my bass through an effects unit and it turns out I'd altered one of my effects by accident which was causing the sound change! I would delete this thread but I believe they took away the option but thank you all for the help!

So I recently changed the strings on a Squier J-Bass V two days ago and ever since the new set has been on when I turn the pickups up 100% the signal sounds really distorted. I'm wondering if this is a pickup problem or whether it simply is just the new strings being a little too alive whilst...

Thank you so much, I will look into both of those and yes, I have definitely found out how different right hand technique is for upright than it is for electric! Hoping it will come with practice!

I am an electric bassist who has recently made the switch to upright. I have been practising technique for a few weeks but would really love to learn to play my first piece but have absolutely no idea where to start as my knowledge of classical is not the greatest. I was wondering if any of you...

How do I go about talking to the guys in the pit? Is it as simple as buying a ticket and talking to them during the interval or waiting stage door or is it finding them in the program and messaging them?

In my experience I find theatre gigs to be the most fun and challenging part of being a bass player and as such it's my dream career path. I do 2 regular ones a year but only one of them pays and I would love to start playing bigger theatres or join a tour. Does anyone have any tips or know how...

Hi everyone! I do some pit work for amateur productions where there is often no PA and there is no space for a big stack in the pit. I am ideally looking for a combo that's 250-300W minimum to fill very small theatres. Don't want to compromise completely on tone ideally but my budget is around...

Have just picked up a double bass and really wanting to experiment playing swing and jazz which are completely new genres for me. Was wondering if anybody here in the know would be able to direct me to some good free pieces of sheet music for DB? Thanks fellow bassists!

About to start rehearsals for the bass part of Kiss Me Kate in the orchestra pit of a local production and was just wondering if anybody had any experience of what to expect in terms of tricky parts to watch out for or just general tips for playing the score! Played orchestra pits before but...