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Oliv G string for sale: $55 shipped. Bought second hand, put it on my bass for a couple weeks and found it to not be my flavor. There are a few places where the winding separates. Pic attached. This is a good string to get an idea of a gut G at less than half the cost of a new one. Paypal...

I'm a classical and jazz player with two nice, carved basses - a beautiful old Tyrol bass and a Shen "Strelau" - and I'm sick of my carved basses getting bumped and dinged at jazz gigs. I want a bass that plays and amplifies well (maybe is loud enough to not amplify in some groups), but I won't...

Putting out a feeler for a bass. Looking to BUY a cheap bass for jazz gigs. A solid, worry-free bass that I don't have to stress over at a bar. Less than $3,000. Local sale only - CT, MA, RI, Eastern NY (NYC) Used Shen SB-150 for around $1,500 would be perfect. Ideal factors: 3/4 size (small...

I have a friend who told me he rubs down the ebony fingerboard on his Carlo Giuseppe Testore bass with olive oil. I expressed a concern that it might go rancid, but he said it doesn't. Thoughts?

I did a search and it didn't come up with much on this topic. I've been shopping for a Fender P lately (as a substitute for/in addition to my SX Ursa 1). I've played over a dozen P (plus some jazz) basses lately - Fender standard, MIM, Squire, Squire Affinity, MIA Fender, MIA Fender Deluxe...

Your advice is really appreciated on this: I love my Mexican Fender Jazz bass (c. 2004) for some things - jazz mostly, but despite my best efforts via articulation, I can't get the punchy funk/soul/R&B sound out of it. I've got a nicely balanced Naked string set on it (.45, .60, .80, 105)...

*see attachments* I recently bought two pieces of equipment, listed below (pictures attached). Benz Genz Shuttle 6.2 Eden EX110 Problem: the Shuttle 6.2 has a speakon out, but the Eden has a 1/4" input (at 8 ohms). I searched online for a speakon-to-1/4" cable, but found all were too...

WTB: Used 1x10 (or 1x8) Micro Cabinet Looking for the last piece of my super portable jazz rig (for upright). Ideally 1x10 or 1x8 speaker, maybe tweeter, ideally under 20 lbs, around 200-250W handling, 4 or 8 ohms. Size, weight and price are considerations. Specific cabs I'm looking for...

I have a chance to get the Genz Benz shuttle 6.2 on the cheap (new). I'm looking to pair it with a 10T or EA Wizzy 10. Is this amp too much power for that cab? Will I need to worry about that? This will be for UB, mostly jazz and stage shows - no rock or super loud gigs. Thanks for your...

Married Bassists: I'm getting married soon and think that wearing a ring on my left hand will be cumbersome for playing and LH technique. Do you agree with this? If so, what solution have you found? I have decided to wear my wedding band on my right hand to get around this, and possibly...

So we all have ways we describe our favorite sounds coming out of the double bass: that a bass "moves air", "sounds chocolatey", "makes my teeth rattle", or sounds "buttery" are some of my favorites, and they are all attached to other sensations - taste, feel, etc. - but the most elusive...

I'm curious about an economical option for experimenting with Baroque bass bows. I know a few violinists who have had decent experiences with eBay Baroque bows, and I've seen some talk on this topic in other threads. Does anyone have any experience with these bows? Good or bad? Any reviews...

So, I've played for a long time using a few different pickups (Realist, Bass Max, Fishman BP-100, never live-mic though) and I see a lot of talk on here about preamps. I've never used one except when I went straight into the board at a musical gig, and I borrowed a Fishman preamp for that. I...

Has anyone encountered Auburn or redish-brown bow hair? Don Reinfeld keeps this in stock and whenever I'm in Rochester I take my bow to him to put it on. It's got grab like S&P but wears more evenly over time. Does anyone know where this stuff comes from? Where I could buy some? Don seems to...

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but since I think it has to do with the sound and the strings primarily (as well as with the rosin, bow and hair... and everything else), this is the best place I could come up with. Have you ever noticed your bass developing a "chewy"...

I'm hoping to get a C extension put on my bass in July and I've been in touch with most of the makers to get a sense for pricing. WOW has it gone up since the last time I was considering one... Anyway, I'm down to three choices and I'm looking for suggestions: 1) Upton Bass - They make an...

Hi everyone - I thought I'd share my recent experience with a custom-made wooden end pin. The design is by Rick Williams (of the bass-buggie, http://www.dblbassbuggie.com/), and I purchased mine through KC strings, though he does sell them individually. To help you know where I'm coming from...

Looking to Trade strings, and lots of them. I'm willing to split them however you need if you've got the right trade. All strings were subjected to daily classical practice (2-6 hours/day), ensemble rehearsals, gigs, and some jazz, thought not a lot. All were cleaned regularly during their...

Wanted: -Pirastro Obligato D and G strings, orchestral tuning OR WRAPPED GUT strings - Olive/Eudoxa. I already have an older, used D/G, so I'm looking for new or like-new condition strings. UPDATE FROM ORIGINAL POSTING: I'm not only looking to trade for GUT strings.

Let me know if you'd be willing to part with one. Preferred in-box, but will consider others. Must be in good, clean, working condition. Thanks! Alex