Double Bass I Fall To Pieces

[Don Hergert]

(don't ask)

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Just cause I like taking pictures of my bass and new crib....

 

[Sam Sherry]

Still in NYC?

 

[Don Hergert]

Just cause I like taking pictures of my bass and new crib....

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Hmmm, reminds me of my days in elementary school. I had a pointed hat on though.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Still in NYC?

Nope, Augusta GA...

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Hmmm, reminds me of my days in elementary school. I had a pointed hat on though.

I've actually apologized a couple of times, since it's got a face I feel bad standing it in the corner...

 

[Sam Sherry]

Nope, Augusta GA...

Sheeeeez.

Do you know players or just showin' up?

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Sheeeeez.

Do you know players or just showin' up?

Yeah, both here and in Columbia SC (about an hour away). There's a guitarist who I've played with for over 40 years, who got me into this music, and a few others here. Columbia has a pretty vibrant music scene, I've got a gig up there next Saturday with this guitarist Amos Hofmann, who moved down form NYC a few years ago. There's a nice trumpet/flugelhorn guy, Tim Leahey, just retired to Columbia from the Air Force band Airmen of Note, plays great. Plus the cats I've done those two concerts with , Jonathan Lovett and Jay Ware are around and available. Both USC Columbia and Augusta University are bringing in national and international level cats ( Jimmy Owens Quintet, Houston Person Quartet, Peter Bernstein Quartet, Sullivan Forntner, Chris Potter {who's from Columbia}, Kenny Barron, Veronica Swift, etc.), Wycliffe Gordon heads up the jazz program at Augusta University.I mean, it ain't NYC, but what is?

Kate and I moved to NYC from Augusta, I've been gone long enough that any paths I walk will be my paths (NYC was all about our paths) and I've maintained enough currency on the local music scene to still be meaningful/

 

[Sam Sherry]

Yeah, both here and in Columbia SC (about an hour away). . . I mean, it ain't NYC, but what is?

Man. You make it sound pretty hoppin'. My field of vision is affected by Maine. People do come to visit, but we acknowledge that they trekked to get here.

I've maintained enough currency on the local music scene to still be meaningful/

Ed, I think that you bring so much that your work will be meaningful no matter where. But it's great to hear that you're well-landed . . . "Fired up and ready to work!"

 

[msw]

And...... you’ve got the right bass for the job!

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Just if anybody's oot and aboot in Columbia tonight...

 

[LaFaro01]

Just noticed this question

A bold step! Do you hear any sonic difference?

Do you know the statement of Arild Andersen about transferring to a detachable, made by Jean Auray?
It might not to be an "general answer", but at least it gives "interesting indications"..

 

[Paul New]

We are mutual friends with Clare Daly on Facebook, Ed. Did you go to her show on Savannah? Sit in?

 

[Ed Fuqua]

We are mutual friends with Clare Daly on Facebook, Ed. Did you go to her show on Savannah? Sit in?

Yes on both counts...

 

[Paul New]

Great picture! That isn’t your bass, of course. Looks very shen-like.

I like Clare very much, and her playing too. She endorses Jody Jazz mouthpieces, and he’s based in Savannah, but she would sound good on anything.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Great picture! That isn’t your bass, of course. Looks very shen-like.

I like Clare very much, and her playing too. She endorses Jody Jazz mouthpieces, and he’s based in Savannah, but she would sound good on anything.

Yeah, Brett Belanger was bassist on the gig. Clare, me, and my friend Matt had a nice hang before the show, she's Good People! And a wonderful player.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

In the “Vot’s Nu” department, the neck case fits in the overhead bins of even small regional commuter jets and the body in the case is only 46 pounds and 94 cumulative inch volume , so no baggage charges!

 

[damonsmith]

Looks like some good books on that shelf! It would be great to have room for a bow case in those neck cases. It has been a long road to civilized travel with a double bass. That instrument seems really amazing.

View attachment 4113880 In the “Vot’s Nu” department, the neck case fits in the overhead bins of even small regional commuter jets and the body in the case is only 46 pounds and 94 cumulative inch volume , so no baggage charges!

Breaking it down and rebuilding my Chadwick is nicer than worrying about what the borrowed bass will be and if it will make it in time! If that is true for me, then I am sure it goes double for those with the high end options like this. Still less time than a drummer takes to set up.

Here's the only fly in the ointment I see. Suppose you live on the East Coast and plan to fly to the West Coast for a tour. You disassemble your bass and pack it up. Then, when you get to the first gig you put the bass back together. Presumably you would want to leave the bass assembled for the remainder of the tour. What's the plan?

Depending on how you will be traveling and transporting the bass on tour, perhaps a soft case could be used. With some bands my bass traveled in the buss where it was relatively safe in a soft case, and with some bands it traveled in a cargo truck, where a hard case was required.

 

[Wasnex]

Breaking it down and rebuilding my Chadwick is nicer than worrying about what the borrowed bass will be and if it will make it in time! If that is true for me, then I am sure it goes double for those with the high end options like this. Still less time than a drummer takes to set up.

I am not arguing against any of these points. I think it would be a huge advantage for some players to be able to able to break a bass down, fly cross country, and then put the bass back together and tour with it.

But personally I would not want to break down and reassemble a bass for each and every gig. That's why I brought up the possible concern with how the bass will be packed and transported on the actual tour. If you don't mind breaking the bass down after every gig, this is not a factor AFAIK. The provided hard case should be fine on a bus or even on an equipment truck as long as it's not used to brace the load.

Ed mentioned it takes about 15-minutes to put the bass together. I have seen comments on similar basses that suggest it takes significantly longer before the bass stabilizes and is really ready to play. Perhaps that does not apply to this Kriegel bass.

 

[damonsmith]

I am not arguing against any of these points. I think it would be a huge advantage for some players to be able to able to break a bass down, fly cross country, and then put the bass back together and tour with it.

Yeah, it is certainly a concern. I have flown to Dallas with my Chadwick and then put it without a case in a laid back passenger seat for gigs around Texas. Not all that recommendable for the Chad, unthinkable with a fine instrument like this. You could always ship a bag ahead of time. Big shots can put a bass bag and case storage on their tour rider! The Messina bag sounds like a strong option.