Recent content by Jason Sypher

Agreed. Edgar is a historical figure. He will forever be regarded as one of the greatest to ever play the instrument.

The overlap is contextual but not physical. The physical demands and techniques needed to play doublebass are very different. There will always be those stories of someone picking up the bass and sounding pretty good. The truth is that most people have never heard a good doublebass player. You...

This is the answer! I discovered this a few years ago and it’s been perfect

I think I’d try a foam/velcro solution. It could work quite well.

This makes sense. Understanding intonation. There’s a lot of information in fretless that transfers.

Good point

If I was going that route I would use industrial Velcro under the fingerboard. Of course the fingerboard is part of the bass sound and response.

Choices

I’m in Japan now five years but of course I hear you. I’ve always lived near a luthier. On tour I’m on my own which has taught me a lot about field repair. Any knowledge goes a long way.

I can’t believe you are still considering doing it yourself! I mean, good on you for your confidence. I do quite a bit of work on my own instrument but I can’t afford a big mistake that causes my bass to be compromised. I’m cheap about a lot of things but when it comes to my bass I will pay for...

Minecraft has changed us all

I have to add in full disclosure that I removed the sound post today and put my old one back in. I was having mixed feelings about the new sound. I had gained a lot of power with the new post. There was quite a bit more stridency in the sound, an urgency to the notes. It was interesting. My...

I’m a bass tinkerer. I like being able to set my bass up after a flight, putting it back together, resetting the post, etc. There is a lot of use in being able to do these things. When my fingerboard became so rutted above thumb position I considered cleaning it up myself. But I called a few...

A fingerboard redress is a pretty inexpensive fix. I’d get someone to help.

I thought they were pajamas