Recent content by PostBop

Hi, I'm an avid jazz fan and I listen to classic jazz mostly. I play both double bass and electric but have been getting more into playing jazz on my electric. I'm looking for some recordings where an electric bass is used, but not fusion or modern jazz so Jaco and Marcus Miller are out. Bob...

I just tried the 102p at guitar center two weeks ago. I immediately loved the tight punch it delivered for my Shen 150 hybrid via K&K bass max. I was comparing the markbass 121 and GK MB112 and it was there so I tried it too. The sound was clear and it had plenty of headroom. While it was hot...

Congrats, Shens are great. btw, pick your left arm up as if you are going to choke an imaginary person between you and the bass. With your arm that low angled in the photo you will get sore and fatigued.

:( crappy camera My Shen 150 hybrid

I own a Shen SB150 hybrid. I can't stop playing it. I'm in, I'll post a pic soon.

I have a Shen hybrid, its very new (born on date is 3/11). When the temps and humidity soared yesterday the bass fell out of tune. I'm assuming the wood swelled and the strings loosed. Today it is a beautiful mild day. The bass is tuned a half step lower. Is my assumption about swelling...

BTW You did ask specifically about stomp boxes, there is the Invalid Link Removed but its kind of pointless to look for a stomp because you will most likely use it on the whole time. The Fishman I recommended is not a stomp.

The boss ME-20B isn't going to help too much, best you can use on it is the compressor, which helps a bit. My advice is to sell the Boss and pick up a preamp. I had some feedback problems but mostly a tone issue so I purchased a [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. It solved the problem and gave...

chris1125 The idea put forth that venues to play are somehow homogenous is not the case. If you don't have a well established group with credentials you are most likely not "taking away gigs" from the more established groups. For someone who has spent numerous hours studying the material...

lol!, that certainly puts it into a certain perspective. It sounded that way to me too, but it works for young guys, it builds esteem and courage. I remember being 20 yrs old and booking gigs as a jazz band in coffee houses and township events, but myself and the band had serious...

Great Stuff! :bassist:

Your setlist is going to depend on your gig venue goals. If jazz is relatively new and your just trying to get something cooking I suggest starting off with standards that have mild changes and blues based jazz. Off the top of my head: Billie's Bounce - Charlie Parker Dream a little Dream -...

Ok, so for instance if it is 90 outside and the bass is in a 68 A/C cooled house, bringing it out is bad news, so what is the most common way to acclimate the bass if you have a gig that night on the gazebo in town square? I live at the Jersey shore and rarely use the A/C, I keep my windows...

If drums and trombone are already anchors of the band (judging by your post it seemed that way), then make it a trio and have the other cats on a sit in basis. Ask the ones you like best to sit in more often then the ones you don't, and create a flat sit in fee, which would be half the pay as an...

Other than direct sunlight cooking the bass and rain, what other elements of the outdoors have negative impacts on the bass?