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Interesting. What was your impression of playing the bass through it. The reviews are very mixed on you know where....

Oh yes that is a solution, but in this case I neglected to say I wanted something portable to take on a vacation to a space where there would be no sound equipment or computers. Sorry I wasn't more specific.

I kind of figured this would be the case. I am looking for something portable away from my main computer and amps, but I guess really there is not going to be anything that replicates a bass amp with a big speaker. It probably defies physics. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

I currently play my Ibanez TMB30 through my Fender Rumble 40 and am very pleased with tone and volume. I want to have a method of "silent" practice. I notice that when I plug in my AKG 240 Studio headphones, the sound is fairly muffled and can be increased in volume with the Master knob, but the...

What a fabulous and thoughtful reply!

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Well wasn't THAT lovely. A very interesting perspective. Yes I have noticed that just playing the open strings is stirring experience. After listening to some videos I can see that arco of a few notes is fabulous as well. Yes, I have no illusions of becoming proficient, just a wonderful hobby of...

Indeed. Being now 70 and with health challenges, however, my perspective (read that as abilities) have changed. Time marches on and changes occur - of course different for all of us.

Well I loved your story! So here's the deal for me. I am a life long guitar player and a recent electric bass player and am 70 years old with a somewhat limited life expectancy due to some medical conditions. I adore the tonal qualities of the upright, but because of my physical attributes I am...

Super helpful. Thanks for your personal experience.

Well I appreciated your comment which made me think about my request. I was looking for experience or thoughts about whether it was common or not for some players to find anatomical reasons for not being successful at continuing with the instrument. I was very aware that teaching and lessons...

I have taken several beginner lessons and note I have a few problems that may not be surmountable physically for me and thus perhaps the Upright is not appropriate for me. I have an unstable thumb commonly known as a Z thumb, that is, hyper-extension of the inter-phalangeal joint of the thumb...

Potential new upright player here. I am a life-long guitar player and relatively new electric bass player interested in dipping my toe into the upright bass world. I am interested in pop music and not classical. I am not interested in bowing. I respond really well to high quality video tutorial...

Greetings. As for dynamics and sound quality I just finished up a similar thread for basic entry level gear and tried the Lekato wireless set up. It worked just fine, but to my ears it DID squash the dynamic range and more complex harmonics of the bass notes. It was subtle but noticeable in my...

Super informative. What is the typical procedure for fixing a crack?