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Playing a gig at the Atlantis Resort in Bahamas late this year. Its a one off. I'd rather not fly a double bass down there for just one job. I can certainly fly a Fender Bass but I was hoping to lease one. Is that even possible?

Reading a bunch of threads here and I still can't sort this out. The typical 10" driver for quite some time has been an Eminence made 86-032-01 32ohm 10". Eminence makes the Legend B810 as well. It appears that the drivers in the Heritage SVT are something yet again different. Does anyone have...

I love my EA VL 208 cabs. I've used for long enough to burn up many 8" drivers. I bought the remaining stock of drivers from EA and there are no more. Over the years I've now gone through them all. Eminence doesn't make anything like it anymore. They don't have recone kits. Neither company had...

Somehow I don't have one in my string pile. Anybody have one they want to get rid of? Trade? Cash? ...anyone I've given strings to in the past have one laying about?

Playing French exclusively with all French teachers. Lately it seems like the German hold and bow might be more sympathetic to my body and playing. I haven't had the opportunity to hook up with a German teacher but it's on my list. I borrowed one for a bit to try it out and it was heavy and...

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] I just got one of the heads to use as a backup in case my AI head took a dive. It's the perfect size for that job, 2lbs, the size of a small book. $250 new. It's supposed to live in my bag of back up stuff, extra cables, extension cords etc. Funny thing is...

For the first time in more than 20 years I've got no gigs on the books. The gig I've been doing most regularly recently went through some changes that left me unhappy. In addition I got to the point where it became clear to me I was short changing my family on time, especially Vincent who is...

For sale on the DB side. click here to go there.

Up for sale is my Walter Woods Ultra Blue Light amp. In great shape, no issues. Spent most of it's time sitting in a case in my house. Bought new from Walter in 2005. Would consider trades for higher end high power tube amps. PRICE CHANGE now $2000 plus shipping, no paypal, this is as low...

This is a huge point. The falacy is that somehow if you use the same tools as your idols you'll sound like them. This is the great music equipment business lie. The truth is that no matter what Ray Brown is playing be it a Kay with Eurosonics or a 150 year old Italian with Spirocores he...

Lots of things swirling in my head about this. My recent experiments with Evah Weichs on my ply bass have shook me from my steadfast committment to higher tension strings. It's clear to me that bass has great tone with those lighter strings, both acoustic and amplified. I didn't have quite...

From the Spirocore from Birth to Death thread. I did just that. Tried all kinds of stuff. I'm surprised at how different the bass responds then it did before. It's still got it's idiosyncrasies, especially on the G string but they are much more in check. Different strings make much more...

I wrote this essay for BassGear Mag but they won't run it until next year. Thought if there was interest we'd discuss it now. ................ I spent most of this summer without my main instrument the “Alsatian Queen”. It is a 150 year old Double Bass made in Germany or...

Progris Riport: When the existing Spirocores on my Alsatian Queen stopped staying in tune on the gig I knew I had to give up their broken in goodness. They had just passed that point where they wouldn't buzz or Mwaah at all no matter what you did. They took off like a Flexocore under the bow...

I've got a fresh set of Flexocor 92 Orchestra or Medium Gage. Only the D/G have been on a bass and only for a day, the E/A are still new. I've also got two pairs of Belcanto D and G strings with very short time on either, maybe a week. I've also got a few extra Spirocore Mittel E's laying...

It is done. I bought an old German Bass. I just got home from a 1000 mile trek so I'm toast. Pics and explanations coming soon....

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Mark Morton Principal took a teaching gig in Texas knowing this was inevitable. It's sad. It's pathetic. I'm not proud of my hometown today.

I'm going to buy a carved bass in the $20K to $25K range in the next 12 months or so. I've already begun looking at things and I've discovered an issue I'm looking for opinions about. All things being equal I prefer the sound of a well made older bass. They appear to be warm and rich in a way...

As suggested by Jake I will now begin to document my "Steel Period". Progris Riport: I got tired of Gut D's and not having clear notes up the neck on just the D string. So I bagged the guts for awhile and put on a set of Spirocores for several weeks. Great clear sound. Hated breaking in a...

Between Xmas and New Years I traveled with my wife and Baby V to Closter NJ where my wife’s brother's family lives. It's a 15 minute drive over the GW to NYC. We go there once a year or so but this time I decided to try to visit some people from TB I knew from that area. What a great...

My Grandmother, Rosalie D'Allasandro, lived in Brooklyn or Manhattan from 1905 to 1982. She sang on the radio for her daily bread for a big chunk of that time. She used to gush about hearing his voice in the Met. She introduced me to opera as a little boy and I'll always adore her for that...

I have to get this off my chest. I'm playing a gig tonight with this guitar player and a drummer. The guy is a gun slinger. A million chops with a handful of ideas. He calls Girl from Impetigo and kicks it off at 150mph. What is the point of that? It's all about how big his tallywhacker...

My Focus took a dump on last nights gig. No problem I think, I'll just use my Walter Woods until the folks at AI send it back repaired. BUT NO....My Woods is dead too. It's been sitting for months, I plug it in today to check it out and poof it's a mess too. Totally unusable. ...And before...

I've been really tired the last couple weeks as I've got a murderous schedule between the 4 nights of gigs, all day at the shop and a cranky infant at home. So Thursday night I parked my butt on a tall barstool with a back on it to play my two sets. It worked so well I did it last night too...

Uncletoad's string drawer is emptying out! Prices include regular mail to US only. If you live elsewhere or want other shipping arrangements that would be on your dime. Paypal, checks (ship when clear), or Money Orders only. Here's what's left. Pirastro Regular Original Flexocore SET $50...

Its Ella Fitzgerald (Chris' Mother) with the Frank DeVol Orchestra Recorded July 15,16 and August 5 1960 in NYC. He's doing this super sick walking on Let it Snow up in Thumb position. Sounds amazing and grooves like mad...yikes.

Tom Bowlus paid me a visit today on a break from a conference so thoughtfully arranged right down the road from my shop. He brought the M Line Wizzy which I immediately stole and took to tonight's gig. He was smart enough to come take it back after we finished playing or I may have kept it for...

You all are going to now know that I'm completely nuts. I ran out of gas with the Belcantos for the moment. To much work pizz. Just after I bought the Belcantos I also bought a used Gamut Gut D and G from a friendly TB. I put them on for a gigless weekend and they sounded terrible. I realized I...

I started this over in BG. Anyone game? http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3208149#post3208149

Awhile back a poster started a thread on Walter's amps. We created an interesting discussion of their history and his product development over the years. Specifically people were posting photos and doing comparisons that I found very interesting. The original poster selfishly deleted the entire...

http://cgi.ebay.com/2003-Walter-Woods-Ultra-High-Power-Amplifer_W0QQitemZ300010989798QQihZ020QQcategoryZ121159QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Item # 300010989798 I can't believe it. $3250.00 That's insane. I just talked to Walter the other day. He's not even close to dead.

I recently traded out my EA iAmp 800 for an Acoustic Image Focus 2R III. I’ve been wanting to do a comparison thread on these two amps since the belchfest earlier this year. I wasn’t really using the iAmp at all anymore preferring the Woods to it for all my different basses. I was curious about...

I've got an iAmp 800 I'm not using that I'm looking to trade into an Acoustic Image Focus 2R III. I'd work a trade deal or sell it outright and go buy a new Focus. Its the newer model with the fx loops rather than the tuner. Its been giged with for about a year always in a Protec rack and then...

Damn. Billy Preston dies Legendary organ player Billy Preston has died after a long battle with kidney failure. He was 59. Preston, who had been in a coma since November, passed away in Arizona. "He had been hospitalized for the past several months due to a respiratory arrest and his...

I realized the other day that I don't have a keyboard that is useful in my studio anymore. Farfisa isn't cutting it, I sold the Piano, the Rhodes and the Dx7. Haven't bought any keyboards in a long time. I'd like recommendations for something under $500, used preferably, that has a decent...

Is it just me or does everyone else notice a sharp decrease in bookings this year? I looked at my calendar which is usually pretty full already in the year and saw a ton of empty holes. I started freaking out. I'm thinking that either I suck more than I thought or perhaps clubs and parties and...

Just picked up a Cleveland from the fabulous Nnick LLoyd in the land of chili coneys. Outstanding bass. I played it while hanging out over a baseball game and some work he was doing for me. Immediate GAS. Had to sell a bunch of stuff to get it. She'll take her maiden voyage on tomorrow nights...

Nick Lloyd and Uncletoad (Phil Maneri) playing hooky from luthing at the Reds/Giants game Thursday afternoon in Cincinnati. Nothing quite like a hotdog and some summer sunshine at the ballpark. Notice no basses or tools of any kind anywhere nearby.

I almost hijacked another thread but thought I'd just start a new one-- Especially with all the Walter Woods conversation lately. Phase switches and Walter Woods. New amp doesn't have one. I use a full circle and a Wilson through a Raven Blender. I'll eventually use a Woods and shelve the...

I always play my DB amplified on gigs. I generally play quite loud. I get a fabulous sound on the E A and D strings. Tone is big and fat with lots of sustain, girth and punch. The G-string is mostly unusable in that context. It’s thin and has no bottom end. Its gets swallowed up in the...