Recent content by rikke

Hey all, For a (semi-electrified) upright bass I am looking for an extra long flatwound string. It should be at least 74.80 inches long. That is 190cm. Is there any shop or stringmaker around that can supply a string like that? It should have the diameter of an average low-E string on...

Thanks for the replies ;) It took me a while to get back here. I tried and tried the several options you all gave me (and were in the links posted here). Micing the washtub with a kickmic worked best for me. I also tried piezo-pickup, but that sounded really tinny. Micing the washtub in a live...

Sorry for the broken link, this one should work: Thanks for the quick reply. Can you recall where they cut the hole? We use a plastic (PVC) tub, cutting a hole would probably change the osundcharacter and strength/construction pretty dramaticly... RIkke

I am looking for a way to amplify a washtub-beast (it gives enough volume for a gig of 200 quite silent people though, it is veryvery loud) Is there anyone with any experience in this? I noticed it is quite difficult to properly mic this instrument, as there is no directionality of the sound...

Hey all, I've been around on this forum for a while, without registering, but now it became time to introduce myself. My name is Rikke, I live in Rotterdam (Holland) and play in the 2-headed band "HALF WAY STATION". We play loads of instruments, some of them are selfmade. E.g. our stompboxes...