Recent content by KaputFalc0n

I honestly couldn't tell ya but I'm kinda tall and have pretty long fingers so getting around should be about as difficult as it is for most anyone else.

Wow didn't expect this much help, thanks everyone! I'm feeling a lot better about my choice now, I'm sure I'll be back and forth to the boards a good bit in the future with more questions after I get going. For example, not to start off on a whole new topic or anything but has anyone used the...

Very fair points, in fact the thing I'm looking forward to most is the ability to just grab the bass and play, no cables or electronics anywhere! The less I've got to fiddle with anything the better, even on electric all I do is just push the low end a lil bit in the eq, let the bass and my...

Yeah I was thinking that, the amp pretty much puts all the doubts to bed! Maybe back in the day I'd have been shot walking into a gig with a wee ballerina bass but hurray for technology!

Agreed, there's a guy in Dublin my teacher knows who'll make it playable for about €100-200 and we also have a guy here in Ireland living in Galway who's the go-to luthier for all the professional players in the country. Saying that, the price my teacher paid for a setup for his bass by said...

Hey all! So I've been meaning to buy my first double bass for about a year now, I'm almost at the point thanks to a bunch of gigs in the past month or two where I can afford it but I seem to have come to a junction and I could use the help of you kind folk in figuring out which direction to go...

Likewise, makes a lot of sense, defenitley gonna give this a go. Thanks Lee!

Thanks for the speedy reply! Sound advice, I've tried the foam approach with the rounds but I've not found the right material yet, everything I've tried so far just flattens the tone completely. I was taught to play over the bridge the majority of the time but with the combo of really bright...

Hey Mr. Sklar, speaking of string types being subjective would you view a person using the same kind of strings regardless of what the recording situation was as them being stubborn, or a case of you've gotta be a little more inventive in the way you play to make it fit the piece. Weird question...