Recent content by pallino

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    Squier Jaguar Short Scale Club Part 2

    Hi can i get a number Black Squier Jag SS, with Badass II bridge and Seymour Duncan Hot for Jazz Bass® SJB-2 in bridge position. neck pup is stock (and sounds delicious) Funny enough, the SD pup is also lower in volume compared to the neck stock pup - like the stock bridge pup one. Sound is...
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    Double Bass What DB strings do the TBDBers use?!? (2010)

    Presto Nylonwound Light on my Musima Plywood, and i love them. only drawback: you can't bow them. Anyone can suggest a similar string in size and tension that can be bowed?
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    Double Bass Is this a good bass to buy?

    +1 - don't stop on the first bass you find.Go look around and try more basses you can in that price range. You can find great hybrid or plywood basses for under 2000$, that will suit for jazz, if sided by a good pickup/amp choice. i have a german Musima ply bass build as a tank and with a very...
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    Double Bass my trio recordings -reviews welcome

    Hi Mark, pleased to meet you and many thanks for the positive review! And...you really made my drummer's day!:smug: Concerning the fatting up the higher notes, I have somewhat lack of strength in my fingers up there,resulting most of the times in a muted thin sound. I am aware that this is...
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    Double Bass my trio recordings -reviews welcome

    many thanks for the kind words! i agree on dynamics, we really do have to give more breath and dare more on this - concerning my sound,I also agree.Consider that the recording has been done only with a piezo in my AI contra with the DI sent into a mixer, so no ambient sound whatsoever - also...
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    Double Bass my trio recordings -reviews welcome

    Bump for anyone?:confused:
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    Double Bass my trio recordings -reviews welcome

    Dear TBDBers, IMHO one of the best ways to improve playing, beside practicing every day, is to receive an honest and clear review by more experienced musicians. So I would be very grateful if you may find some time to listen to some recordings of my band Link Removed and express your...
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    Double Bass Double Bass Recordings of interest on Emusic

    if you like the combination vocals/doublebass, you should definetely check this italian duo : Musicanuda Link Removed if you can stand the italian vocals...;-)
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    Double Bass they make me proud to be italian...

    amazing duo! :hyper:
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    The "Official" MTD (non-US made) Club thread - Show them off !

    before I purchased my KZ5 with rosewood fingerboard, i've tested another KZ5 with maple board, and, strangely enough, I found that the maple one was much chunkier than the rosewood - I mean, it really made me choose for the rosewood board bass over the maple one, as difference was really day and...
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    You're the bass player in this video. What changes would you implement?

    I couldn't change anything with this video, but this video changed me into a better musician...already 30 or more years ago! Thanks Jack,Eric and Ginger!
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    NEW KEN SMITH BURNER SIGNATURE HADRIEN FERAUD

    Hadrien, Bottom line: It's gonna be expensive or not?:confused: Cheers
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    Post your pets with basses pictures.

    one of my fave pics ever (and great record as well)...still waiting for my siamese cat to do the same one day...!:smug:
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    The "Official" MTD (non-US made) Club thread - Show them off !

    if you still have the problem after this, you may need to shield the electronics and pickups cavities with copper foil wired to common ground. There is a great sticky thread about this on talkbass;although it's related to jazz bass, you can apply it to any kind of bass.Works great, you'll never...