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  1. Alain Martin

    Double Bass Charlie Haden’s Gear

    Hi y’all! Everyone knows that Charlie Haden had one of the biggest and warmest tones ever and yet I’m keep getting surprised to see him using a small Gallien Krueger combo which in my experience is one of the less warm amps I’ve tried so far and yes I know he had gut strings which I also have...
  2. Alain Martin

    Double Bass Larry Grenadier’s Gear

    Hi everyone! We’ve all seen Larry using a monitor speaker behind him at the height of his head instead of an amp and I also know he’s using a Schoeps mic. But what I can’t figure out is what preamp is he using to connect the mic to the speaker. I can see him using one behind him on a music...
  3. Alain Martin

    Double Bass Bass bibs

    Hi everyone! Can anyone please explain me for I have yet failed to understand what are bass bibs really for. Is it not to damage the wood on your bass with your belt buckle? Is it to spare your shirt from the rubbing on your belt buckle in case you wear your shirt outside your pants? Is it to...
  4. Alain Martin

    Double Bass Who dat man???

    Hi Everyone! I just recently heard Nancy Wilson’s record “Hollywood my way” and OMG!!! Who is that bass player? I can’t find it anywhere. He’s got the greatest sound ever! Could it be Paul? Ray? Sam? Percy? Anybody please! I gots to know! Specially on the track “you’d be so nice to come home...
  5. Alain Martin

    Double Bass Old Style Wooden endpins

    Hi everyone! I see a lot of talking about wooden endpins lately and I'm getting more and more interested but most of the ones that I see are set for a modern setup and I was wondering if anybody had some information about the old style of wooden endpins like the ones back in the days of...
  6. Alain Martin

    Double Bass Soundclip Realist

    Greatings Everyone! I'm wondering, does anybody know why the SoundClip Realist is so much more expensive than the rest of the Realists like the Wood and the LifeLine? I can't understand the differences to make it so much more expensive and I'm looking for a good pick up easily removable. Thanks...