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Started learning classical upright bass in 4th grade, 2 years later I had taken the B and E string off a Japanese electric guitar and started playing electric bass in a my first rock band. I’ve added a few more basses to the arsenal in the past 55 years, but double bass and EBG are the only...

I am looking for recommendations for a production company that can deliver, set-up, run and strike sound and lights (and possibly risers) for a medium size gig (300-500 people) in Central LA. I lead a 6 piece rock band composed of musicians in the lighting industry from across the country and...

Question asked and answered. This thread made me look seriously at the Audi TT and this morning I picked up a 2018 Audi TTS quattro. I can confirm it is gig-worthy for this doubler although it looks like no passenger when I have 2 basses in the car.

Timely posting for me. I am looking for a used car and the criteria are: 2 doors (ideally 3 if you count the hatch.) Manual transmission Fun to Drive Can fit an Upright Bass For years I drove Mini's and they fit the bill. DB, Mark traveler 210, Mesa Walkabout in a bag, Mike stand and cables...

As you started to describe it I remembered exactly what mine looked like. I will have to look this weekend and see if I still have it.

My first hollowbody was my first bass guitar, a Univox coily. I bought it in 1971 for under $100. I knew nothing about setting up a bass and the action was terrible. (I played upright so what did I know.) I couldn’t wait to trade up and after about 2 years and traded it in for a Rick 4001. I...

My audiologist recommended widex HA. They offer “good , better, best” but the difference is the software. I have the highest level which have multiple presets and the ability to store several of own. The are fully integrated with the iPhone. The doctor wanted 6k for both ears but I decided to...

Another in the build your own camp. I bought a Squier CV 60's P used for $180 and added an allparts neck with an unlined ebony board. I never have been comfortable with narrow width necks and this vintage profile neck in tinted laquer feels like home. I went for Gotoh lollipops instead of...

I had been playing electric bass guitar for two years when I bought my first "expensive" bass with my bar mitzvah money when I was 13. In 1973 popular belief in my teen musical circle was that there were only three "real" bass guitars; Fender P, Fender Jazz and Rickenbacker. For me the choice...

You have a lot of good advice here. I bought a SS Gretsch electromatic for my 11 yo daughter when she showed an interest in bass. It is a decent sounding bass, well made and small physically (fits in an electric guitar gig bag). My choice was based on the size of her hands and arms. When I...

There were links for three builders of the crazy 88 design but none of them are active anymore. Is anyone currently building this design? I would love to find one in composite, is the used market is my only recourse?

+1 I started in 1969 on a 1/4 scale upright in the fourth grade. By 1971 I had joined a band and taken the top two strings off a cheap Japanese electric guitar because the Dearmond pickup on my upright wasn’t cutting it. Later that year I convinced my folks to by this univox. A Traynor...

Thank you community for all the generous feedback. There were some subtle changes from the threads of 3 years ago but for my situation I was left with 2 solid options: Add a second cabinet to my AI Contra 2R 2 channel combo with one instrument in each channel or add a 2 channel preamp and use...

That is an option I am looking at. I just missed one on the classifieds.

Thanks Jazzdog this is helpful. My Contra2R has the same preamp section as the Focus 2R (maybe the same amp?) but it is not detachable from the speakers so The extension cabinet is critical for a fuller EB sound and more volume.

Yeah but it is a bear to get through the turnstiles:laugh:

Thanks Kevin. I am worried about volume when playing w/o FOH support. I am 50 miles north of NYC so no subways to deal with but I do like to load-in and out in one trip wherever possible. So far doubling requires 2 trips; EB, accessories and cab on trip 1, UB and combo or head on trip 2.

This looks like a solid AB solution. If I am going into the walkabout I would probably use my preamp or a HPFpre on the UB piezo.

That is a nice piece of kit and would work with any of my amp/bass combinations. I will definitely keep it in mind if we start playing out more but I am not ready to make that kind of investment yet with shows just once a month.

I agree but I don't think I want to buy a second 2 channel AI head only. My AI is a combo and the head is not removable. I love the combo for most of my UB work need to add a direct firing extension cab to it for EB sound full. The Mark 102P at 31lbs and 8 ohms works but something smaller and...

I don't use the preamp with the Coda. I used the preamp with a bass max pick-up but not with the RS. I pulled it out to see how it sounded with the RS through the walkabout active input. It seems OK but the I'm having a difficult time finding a starting point on the EQ that works for both.

I tried this. UB into preamp into active input on walkabout, Pbass into passive input. When I adjust the parametric EQ so the EB sounds good the UB is too Boomy. Cut the bass on the K&K preamp but still haven't found a great compromise. I am wondering if the Fdeck series 3 would be better...

The CodaR has many of the same features as the Focus 2 R but I cannot remove the amp from the combo cabinet as this earlier generation was not designed to work that way. If you were going to bring just one cab to a gig in a mid size venue without FOH support which of the above cabs would it be?

Is this rig sufficient for the Bass in a small to mid size venue without FOH support? If so I am look at adding a doubleshot as an extension cab to my 2 channel AI combo.

Thanks everyone for your input. The AI Coda R is a 2 channel amp with a high impedance input that ticks all the boxes. The model I have is the combo with a downfiring 10 and the amp is not designed to be removable. I don't like it for performance with EB because there is not enough bottom. I...

I have played EGB and UB for many years but most shows called for one or the other. I am now in a band where I need to play both so I am looking for recommendations on what gear I should be looking at that can effectively support both. I have read through the threads on the subject but since...

I am working on my 5th decade. I started classical training on upright in ‘69 and I got my first electric bass two years later. After college other things took priority and I stopped playing for about 15 years. I picked it up again to join a mommy daddy band that played for our kids grade...

I bought my surf green mustang PJ 4 year ago when they were on sale from adorama for $325. The first thing I did was make a new pick guard. This stock photo shows the before. And here is the after. I’m in shock at the price on sweetwater. Twice what I paid.

Ok 8 years later but I have an answer. I had to replace a few of mine because I stripped the heads. I found a #4 round head Philips head wood screw with nickel finish is almost identical. I used 1/2” long which was a hair longer but did not break through the headstock...

Tort isn’t always the answer. You gotta respect the stripe.

Here is a story that shows both sides of lending equipment. Damage to an amp or a bass guitar is distressing but the costs go up dramatically when you play upright. Our rockabilly trio had a gig on a small stage at a club in NYC. I usually put the bass in heavily padded it's gig bag right...

When I picked up this Squier CV 60's P bass 3 weeks ago, it had round wounds and frets, but I had other plans for it. Now it's sporting an Allparts Ebony neck with Gotoh lollipops and TI Jazz flats. OK I paid more for the neck than I did for the bass, but I really wanted a project and now...

I also have 2 P

I started training classically on the upright in 1970 at age 10. I had a pickup on my school owned instrument and was playing walking bass lines about 18 months later. By 1972 I was in my first band playing a univox coily though a Traynor YBA1 and 2-15 cabinet.

Thanks, I have a few more than pictured and the Squier continues my streak of sub $500 basses. The Rick was the most expensive at $375 with the OHSC. Of course that was when it was new in 1973.

I was glancing through Craigslist last week when I happened upon a Squier CV P bass in the next town for what I considered pre-pandemic pricing. I have never owned a Squier and my P needs have been satisfied by the two Fenders in my stable; a CIJ 51 reissue and a Mustang PJ. But with all the...

Here are my musical mugs. Most were gifts from relatives that knew I played "guitar". At least there is a P bass on the insulated mug. My R&R HoF mug was schwag. I worked on the project and had the good fortune to attend the opening festivities. Hard to believe that was over 26 years ago...

High on the wall leaves room for the amps below. I have access to the back of that wall and put blocking between the studs so I could mount the hangers on whatever spacing I desired. Cases are stored behind the amps which is fine when I don’t play out often but will need to be rethought when...

Ditto on Andrew at Bell Audio. Brought him my 73 B25B 6 months ago. I had bought it 10 years ago and it was all original. It had always broke up at 11:00 and I thought that wasn’t right but I really didn’t have anything to compare it to. Now it is wonderful giving me that smooth Jamerson tone...