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Oh while I am here, here is a conclusion for this thread. My grand-father's upright bass, I decided to buy a stand instead of putting it in the corner. I kept the instrument out of it's bag also, when I walk close to it, I play notes every day, very easily. So yea, having the instrument easily...

Thanks for all your answers on this tread, I read them all today (3 weeks later) I am building my mindset right now, my goals, I don't have any right now, the instruments just appeared in my basements and fortunately I listen to a lot of jazz and other music. The ecosystem is right. Playing...

@Wasnex I don't know what is going to happen with bass yet. I thought I would give up drumming then something happened, I took it out again and practiced every day to the point where I can now just sit and play along jazz pieces of music. Now that it's possible to do that, it's really really...

@Docduval I am happy to read this. :) @tubedude Ok, If I understand correctly, it's ok to practice the scales even if the bass is tuned 1/2 octave lower?. If there is not enough room for some of the lower scales, I skip those and play one similar 1 octave higher.

Well I am back after some time, and you know, to summarize my situation, I inherited a bass guitar and a double bass so I am learning how to learn how to play them. Natively I play drums as a hobby but I love bass as well, I can easily memorize basslines, I like to sing a basslines...

LOL are you kidding me?. I've got a pair of Bolero sticks right here, i hate these sticks!! they would make a good end pin. 🤣

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That's cool, feel free to publish a picture of that wooden end pin, if you have time! I'd like to see it.

This thread never really took off 😅 but I arrived to some conclusion here. I thought that i could modify the bass to reach a sound close to the music but in fact using some distortion or something. I just dig the sound of the Precision Bass. If I get good at the bass I'll buy one someday...

Thanks again, I haven't taken any action yet for the end pin. I'll investigate it myself for sure and decide after if I fix it myself, I'll post pictures of the condition. I don't know when i'll dig into that project! but it's all set to do eventually. The bass has been in this condition for...

Thanks for all the opinions, I'll comeback eventually with news of my improvements, what worked what didn't work for me. 👍

I will play more with the settings on the AC 15 first and see after. She uses a lot of various devices. Thanks here!

Hello, I am captivated with that specific bass sound they used a lot in the 90 (and later), like on the album Celebrity Skin. On songs Celebrity Skin or Awful, it's basically the same bass sound. First I don't have a PB or a JB, I've got a dimension bass with 2 knobs only. The tone knob is not...

learning the 7 first frets, I like that for a first objective. I have to admit, I could learn with such a technique requiring a lower amount of processing but working with memory instead. Less logic initially and more memorization, I find this kind of a comfortable idea.

🤣 Sorry about that but no time of yours is lost. I have to give me small objectives at first. At worst, if I manage to play for only 30 seconds per day, it's already a win for me. I inherited the BG and DB while I was already practicing the drums, it's a lot of hobby, mixed with astronomy...

Thanks for all the interesting data, I'll start with @KenSmithFan suggestion first, working a bit harder, investing more time per day in this, then some ideas from this thread should apply naturally. :)

Hello again, I wish to discuss this shortly. I am learning the electric bass and the double bass at the same time.. and I have these 3 tools, tools as simple as it can be. (well..) #1. A neck chart with all the notes for the 21 frets. #2. A scale book with 120 scales on 6 pages: Minor...

(The say bémol for flat and dièse for sharp.)

@DoubleMIDI @eh_train Thanks for your help here, I am on the right track with this, now it's just a matter of taking actions for it. To be continued. Poor fitting, that was my first impression too, poor craftsmanship...

@JamesGrant If you use letters but someone asks if the piece/song can be played down a tone the you need to rewrite the music (or concentrate really really hard!) If you use numbers then you just need to know what the ‘1’ key is and you’re good to go. Ok thanks for this interesting...

I am scared a bit to do it. But I like the Sand paper idea to fill in the gap.

The cracks around the end pin these were all glued in the past, they are stable, nothing moves.. But obviously the socket of the end pin is smaller then the hole in the body, as if something was missing. But I don't know how these are made. I made a drawing of what I believe is missing, just...

Hello this morning I examined my grand-father's double bass, the end pin, and I notice that it's not parallel to the instrument it has an angle. Clearly the wood was repaired previously as you can see in the picture, using strong glue. There is a reinforcement plate inside, looks stock, it looks...

Thanks for all the comments, i'll stick with the alphabet (cdefgab) as it's the most commonly used system, from what I see here in this thread. My uncles, all musicians, are working in letters too. Tthe theory uses mainly the alphabet and not the solfège. So, case closed for that. Thanks...

I am just practicing scales from a electric bass book on the double bass. And from the beginning, I have used the American letter notation which I find less intuitive then the fixed-do system. Today I started singing while playing in "fixed do" instead and it feels much more natural. (The same...

That's wise, to stop sweating the small stuff, I really like that, thanks for the reminder here.

Hey thanks for all the replies so this is the summary: Virtuoso polish Meguier's #34 Final inspection Music Nomad "the guitar one." Music Nomad One D'Addario spray cleaner F One products Meguiar's Spray Detailer on my poly-finished Gerlitz #1 Wax. High grade Carnauba Virtuoso Premium Polish is...

Ok what product do you use?

Hello it's a quick question, we have this Martin product that is vintage, this bottle must be more then 40 years old and it's cleaning guitars and bass beautifully.. The bottle is almost empty and need to buy a new cleaner polisher bottle. The new Martin cleaner is quite expensive, it will...

@oren @ProbablyTooLoud thanks for the book suggestions.

@Sam Evans Oki different tone, I'd keep an ear on that. @oren Glad to know about the flexibility, it's fun to experiment! @fdeck, @oren is there a simple guide for Simandl, you would recommend? Mohini Day, I don't know her, i'll listen to her music soon. @mambo4 Sting, great bassist and...

Ok it's good to know, flexibility exists with the right hand, the fingers and the thumb, I find this comforting to know. Right now I practice the C major scale using an old book called "Bass guitar complete" by jay Friedman and it's using 4 fingers technique at least in the first 2 pages. Right...

@mambo4 On my question 2, I was talking about my right hand. My thumb rests on the E string to mute it or it's anchored over, on the pick plate. But the thing is, often, when it's time to play on the E string, I pick it with my thumb instead of the index or finger. I am using thumb to pluck E...

Hey I am looking for a professor close to me, to learn the fretted electric bass and the double bass. By the time I find one, I'll try to pick up as much freebies as possible. QUESTION #1: Right hand position Naturally when my thumb is not on the E string to mute it, I have the tendency to rest...

@agedhorse Yep! more troubleshooting then jumping to conclusions next time. Thanks for the observation regarding the power of that speaker, looks 150w RMS I agree!

Ok problem solved.. the flapping was totally the insulation blocking the port hole.. I used a couple of tacks and a screw + a large washer to screw it down, not it can't move no more, it's not touching the port anymore and I get zero flapping, only a pure bass sound. I think this combo sounds...

I just tried the speaker free air and can't hear a thing wrong with it. However I found something critical. The insulation is blocking the porthole and it's literally free, it can move up and down.. I think this is it. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Some pictures of the investigation, it's a very simple device so far.. For those interested to see inside, see the second link with all the images. I think this is not impressive, the insulation around the amplifier is not well installed IMO. I'll test the speaker free air and if it's ok, i'll...

Ok i've got many things to try, Investigation time for the next hour. Update: The faulty sound is the same with another bass, it's the same in a different room. According to another person, the vibration comes from the combo directly like if something is vibrating inside of the enclosure. I...

No, I won't drive the unit at maximum power with bass boost, i've used other speakers before. The flapping is at fairly low volume already, what I meant is, I am going to boost it up a bit and see. Don't look like a big deal, that speaker can be replaced. @agedhorse I found the discontinued...