Recent content by Jenette

Oh wow! That’s great news, I thought it would cost more than the bass did. Thank so much for the string advice. They are coming from Germany so I hope to have them by next weekend:)

Thank you I have started by ordering the spirocores recommended above, some cleaning materials, a decent stand and a cheapish bow in case I want to learn the Jaws theme . I’m not sure if UK luthiers are open yet and I don’t have a massive budget so I might have to wait a little while (scared...

Honestly that wouldn’t surprise me one bit

By surprisingly good condition I meant I was relieved to see that it hadn’t cracked, nothing is growing inside it and the tailpiece is still in place. I’d been having nightmares about it. Thank you for all your help

Thank you so much, this is really helpful. I just didn’t want to make it worse than it already is. Thank you for the luck, I’ll need it :)

I play bass guitar too but that’s for indie/rock/pop that’s what made me suspicious about the string winding

Thank you, I have somewhere to start now. It’s just for me. I won’t be taking it out to play so my choice doesn’t have to be perfect, just not terrible :)

Hello, thank you for replying. It’s always been plucked. My teacher played jazz and messed with the bridge/nut without asking my permission when he borrowed it. Before that it belonged to someone in a rockabilly band. I thought the string winding looked incorrect so thank you for confirming...

Hello, long story but I got my double bass out of storage after 20 years yesterday. I can’t remember what strings were put on it by my teacher. Does anyone recognise these or know which type I need to buy? The bass is in surprisingly good condition but I really think I should at least clean it...