Recent content by Max George

The upright bass I have for sale is an Upton Bohemian Hybrid model. It is a standard scale. It has position dots, an extended solo fingerboard, and the awesome Irving Sloan tuners. It has the leather bumpers. It has adjustable bridge risers, a Revolution Solo ll bass pickup installed and...

Lot of good videos of upright in the episodes.

This is great stuff!! Very detailed discussion with Dennis Crouch about equipment and technique. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

This album never leaves my CD player in my car. A great sound

Even all these years later, his sound and playing still sound perfect. Like you said, timeless.

There will be lots of good upright there it seems!

It sure did, thanks a lot!!

Does anybody know what model of hip shot tuners to get, and are they retrofit?

Truth is, that hypersensitivity is very normal. You become defensive about your ears, as you should. The goal is to lessen the loss, and not increase the ringing. You will probably balance that out over time. I went through the exact same thing. I still carry earplugs everywhere, I...

The banjo players that push the beat are a blast to play with. I tend to try to push the beat myself, I want as much drive as possible. If the bass and banjo get locked in, everybody needs to just keep up.

On this section, I sometimes hesitate to ask questions, people get all ill. But I would like to know what kind of strings you use. I’m up for conversation

Goodrich makes a super nice volume pedal, but it’s a little pricey. On an upright it tends to act like an on-off switch, so maximum playing volume would be your normal playing volume. David Gage also makes a volume control that fits behind your tailpiece, held on by the balls of the E/A...

That is pretty awesome!! Really good bass part!

Absolutely, though I’ve never broken an upright string. Just wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t.

Studio Slips might could make you one. I have one for an amp that is super nice!