Recent content by Rick Rhodes

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    Double Bass Englehart volume

    Why no gut on the E?
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    Double Bass Englehart volume

    Believe it or not I have no instrument to actually measure string height in mm. The bridge is also not adjustable. I was thinks no of trying gut strings. The d and g strings are really loud, but the entire lower end of the bass is about 75 % of the volume of the treble end. I agree with you. I...
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    Double Bass Englehart volume

    my Englehart Swingmaster gets drowned out by the band. Strings are old. Setup needs tweaked, but I also wonder if there are better strings that would help volume.