Recent content by Stan Smith

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I live in Nice (south of France). I actually (now) know teachers in my area BUT because I'm a dad (2girls) it's hard for me to have a regular schedule. But I just logged in to "artistworks" where John Patitucci provides the lessons. You can actually record yourself playing and upload the video...

DI test done! passed with honors

Thanks, I've plaid and practiced a lot since I started this thread. I think, like someone said above, I got more strength and a better position since. However, I changed the strings and put the Velvet Blue on the bass. The feeling of the strings is a bit strange at first but they sound good...

Hmm...

Hey there! Got my flightcase bg-300 3 weeks ago and it's amazing! It sounds really natural. I had a EA doubler that wasn't too bad but sold it. This makes a real difference. Oh yeah! I plug an upright in it which has a David Gage realistic on board. I took my amp the other day for an electric...

Why laying it down on the G side as opposed to the E side?

A few days have passed winced I had the adjusters (!), and I have to admit that it's much better today. Maybe I got used to it. The luthier told me we could modify the shape of the neck. But it is a work and i'm not sure I want to spend that much money on a 600EUR bass (which is amazing for the...

Now I know!

Hello everyone! I took my bass to the luthier and got screws on my bridge plus he worked on the shape of the bridge too, my G and E strings were too low compared to the A and D strings. It's a bit better. The feel of the bass has changed a lot, but i'm still not satisfied. I'm now thinking of...

It's true I haven't so far. But I have the Rufus Reid book and DVD and has corrected me a bit already. I know it will never be as good as a good teacher, but it seems that my position is quite good (my friend's words who's an advanced player). As long as I don't hurt myself, there are so many...

Thanks for taking the time to answer. Like I said I see the luthier this week and i'll take a decision wether I keep my bass and make adjustments or try to change for an easier bass. I for sure keep your tips about the strings in the back of my head. I came to acoustic bass because there is...

I was right to come here and ask! I saw a lot of players mix strings, and maybe in close future I'll try G and D gut strings it seems (on the paper) to be a good compromise. But guess you need to try several combinations of strings for A and E. That maybe could be a way to play different...

Thanks you all for your answers

Ok that's what I was thinking. Today I had the chance to put my hands on another bass and... The tension of the strings are not as strong as I thought. It appeared it's the neck of my bass that's wide and make the bass hard to play. My technic seems to be changed in order to play as loud with...