Recent content by UpWrongBass

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    Double Bass Introduction, New to TalkBass, and new to Bass...

    Thanks for the suggestions. I have been watching a lot of Jazz and Bluegrass performances lately, trying to watch how each bassist plays. I did replace the string with the NS Traditional strings. I could tell a pretty big difference. A lot larger string diameter, and a lot more tension...
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    Double Bass Introduction, New to TalkBass, and new to Bass...

    I attached photos of my new EUB. It now has the NS Traditional strings. I'm really liking it so far. This is my first venture into fretless. My intonation is better than I expected. I have a boss tuner in line with the signal output, so I can check my intonation as I practice...
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    Double Bass NS EUB megathread

    I just got my NXT 4 and a set of NS Traditional strings yesterday, so you may want to take my opinion with a grain of salt. When ordering the NXT 4, I decided I would start off with the NS Traditionals and keep the original strings as backup. The original strings had that “new string” sound...
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    Double Bass Introduction, New to TalkBass, and new to Bass...

    Hi All, I’m a newbie to TalkBass, and a newbie to Bass in general (sorta). I decided to pick up the NS Designs NXT 4 to start out on. Something that I can practice on in the apartment after hours, and/or carry along with me in the car. I knew if I couldn’t do either of those things, it...