Recent content by Jason Kruska

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    Double Bass Best way to open up the sound of a new double bass, how to break it in.

    It's been two days that I was searching the internet on the topic and finy I found out about the Vibe tribe speakers - they are small speakers that transmit the vibration to amy surface you pit them on - you can find them on Amazon for about 30€, so I Will try to get One and see what happens....
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    Double Bass Top repair and long term problems

    Yeah... It Is very beautiful However at least One Hood news, today I heared from insurance company and they will cover almost entire invoice, leaving 100€ out - wich Is really great. On the other side the luthier said It Will take about 3 months for the repair (and knowing him - probably...
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    Double Bass Double Bass/Vocal Duo

    I also like th db -vocal arrangiaments... Actually, as due to covid my band has no more access to the reharsal room, actually I've been playing almost only in the db-vocal duet with my girlfriend. Sometimes wonder how It Is going to sound playing with the entire band Few weeks a go I took a...
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    Double Bass Top repair and long term problems

    Just heared from luthier... Fortunatly the invoice was sent by e mail so no phone panic... 2,5 grant ... Wich in Italy means two months sallary ... So I'll be hearing from insurance Company in these days hoping they take over at least a part of the costs... And no news about the time needed...
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    Double Bass Top repair and long term problems

    Yes, it Is simmilar to Seth Kimmel's big foot doublebass (made by italiano luthier) and It is a bit uncomfortable to take a round. I'll look for the post you mention and check out the solution. Thanks a lot
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    Double Bass Top repair and long term problems

    It Is exactly the Plan. I wouldn't want a new DB not even if better. The thing that worries me Is the sound After repair. In the last month I felt him really improved , more full, as if we finally hot It. Maybe it was me getting better, or it was both instrument and the musician comming...
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    Double Bass Top repair and long term problems

    Well, the fact is that the dammage was not my fault, It was a friend too eager to help that tried to move the DB from one room to another and ended app loosing it on the stairs... So in this case, at least in Italy, it is her personal insurance that takes it over (in this case It Is Generali...
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    Double Bass Pentatonic scale

    Just to spice It up usually in books when learning scales they give you C Major and A minor. But what you Need to learn practicaly is C Major and C minor. For sometimes you are going to use one or the other (and in a blues solo you might even try to work in the c minor pentatonic over a C Major...
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    Double Bass Health Related Issues To Playing

    Me too, Sometimes even with blood under the skin. .. However a greate solution Is vaseline applyied immediatly after the gig (obviously not on an opened woond!), It takes away the pain and morning after you're ok.
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    Double Bass Top repair and long term problems

    Thanks guys... so kind of you all till now no news at all ... Took the appointment with insurance agente for the 3th of May to value the dammage... And luthier Is still away, so no news of the costs... At least the good think Is that the event Is covered by insurance, so at least One parte o all...
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    Double Bass D or Eb neck?

    Wow. It's Amazing what the luthier can do... Should I have been a persone with a lot of patience I would surely try a course with a luthier. So fascinating. Unfrotunatly I'm not a kind of person for something like that. Yes, however, i do like my DB's Eb neck so no, would never dream of...
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    Double Bass D or Eb neck?

    If I got It right, flateverest was talking about D to EB I saw on forum the Adam Apple solution, never heared about It before. Nice one! Made me think about how even a peace of small selotape placed on the back could help those who have problems with EB neck...
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    If you could play bass in ANY band, who would it be?

    Not exactly a band - but any of the orchestras that played with Ella Fitzgerald Or even more precise - the band that player for Ella sings Porter CD
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    Double Bass D or Eb neck?

    Wait, really? You mean by changing a neck or mouving the bridge nearer to the neck? But to mouve the bridge you must change the inside? Or there are other solutions?
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    Double Bass Pear shaped double bass - inside

    I had a pear shaped DB (actually I Hope still to have It for It Is at repair due to an incidente...) However, I actually put It on the chair without problems (you can see my avatar foto). Of course I do it at home with no Kids around and not at gigs for I don't want to test the case someone...