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Double Bass I hate both my basses. (DB forum thread)

Champagne

Champagne

Jan 22, 2012
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West Chester, PA
www.woodcreststudio.com
#1
Today I practiced for about 3 hours and played both my basses. Here is the oddity...

I play my baby, the Frankenstein the 1920 shop bass and enjoy the sound, doing the exercises yadda yadda yadda..

I pick up my other bass, Elizabeth, pizz the first note. In my head: "Man this bass sounds horrible..POS!" It was an inexpensive bass so there ya go, right, but wait. I practice on this bass for about 45 minutes and at the end, I am loving the sound, I was cranking on it.

I go back to Frankenstein. Start playing and I Hate the sound! I was like *** is going on here. How could I hate Frankenstein?

Both basses play a different and have their own preference of playing. I got that. I think what may have happened was my playing unconsciously adjusted to the bass and when I switched to another one, the bass' preference to playing was not there at first. Unbelievable, I hate both basses.:eyebrow:

Does this happen to anyone else or an I a head job? Man, that actually scared me when I didn't like playing Frankenstein.
 
#5
I hear ya one day I'll pick up a certain bass hate it to the point I want to sell it then I'll grab it the next day and it's love again I think it's just the typical bass relationship unless you have a model(Fodera) to live with. :)
 
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#17
Champagne said:
Today I practiced for about 3 hours and played both my basses. Here is the oddity...

I play my baby, the Frankenstein the 1920 shop bass and enjoy the sound, doing the exercises yadda yadda yadda..

I pick up my other bass, Elizabeth, pizz the first note. In my head: "Man this bass sounds horrible..POS!" It was an inexpensive bass so there ya go, right, but wait. I practice on this bass for about 45 minutes and at the end, I am loving the sound, I was cranking on it.

I go back to Frankenstein. Start playing and I Hate the sound! I was like *** is going on here. How could I hate Frankenstein?

Both basses play a different and have their own preference of playing. I got that. I think what may have happened was my playing unconsciously adjusted to the bass and when I switched to another one, the bass' preference to playing was not there at first. Unbelievable, I hate both basses.:eyebrow:

Does this happen to anyone else or an I a head job? Man, that actually scared me when I didn't like playing Frankenstein.
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ever tried getting a new set of strings? just a fresh set, not a new brand or anything. Another idea is to practice in a different room (preferably a bigger one). I'd eliminate all the elements before going for a new bass.

That being said, it may be that time. Sometimes your bass just isn't doing what you want and need it to anymore. I had that happen to me with a nice german shop bass, and traded up. I do stress that you can't let GAS get the better of you!

good luck on your quest. stay thirsty, my friend.
 
#18
Sounds to me like you actually like both basses, but for different reasons. Why not just practice on the one you are going to play the most? I have two basses myself, one at the office and one at home. The office bass is a laminated "copy" of the home bass by the same maker, and with the same dimensions and setup. I can get used to either bass as long as I don't expect either to sound like the other.
 

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