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Double Bass Stagg EUB megathread

#361
Paul Barsic said:
These fingerboards are a resin coated wood, so a re-planing may not work very well. Try adjusting the truss rod. Go slowly, a quarter turn at a time. Tune up and check for the buzzing after each quarter turn. I had to fiddle with mine when I first got it. It takes a while, but you only have to do it once.

I also had to change the strings. The stock strings are terrible. I use Evah Pirazzi E and A and weedwhacker D and G. I play a full set of guts on my double bass, and I think set-up gives me a feel and sound that is close to gut, but it's cheaper and does not require maintenance.
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After I got my Stagg back from my guitar-tech, I have lowered the bridge, with it being slightly higher on the E side. I also adjusted the truss-rod several times, and have the action down as low as I can get it, without too much buzz in the first-fret area. I'm still working on it, and in talking to my tech, he had noticed a slight hump in the 3rd-4th fret area, and have been meaning to have him look at, and try to straighten the neck so I can get a lower action. I'll let him know about the resin coating, and see how much work, and dollars, it would take to make it more true.

But at this point, it plays well enough as a learning instrument, so if it's a couple hundred $$ to make it better, I'll do it. If it's a lot more, then I'll just start saving up to buy a better built instrument. With that in mind, the Eminence bass I saw on Bob Goliher's website looks promising, and is offered in a left hand model. In case you're interested it's here - [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] - although it ain't cheap! (@ $3200)

My problem is finding ANY basses built for let handers.... But the Stagg will be just fine for now....
 
#362
OK, I I've read through the megathread, and can't find any info on this. The only photos of this Stagg EUB that I've seen show the gig bag as being significantly shorter than the bass itself (even with the end pin all the way retracted). Does the bass fold up somehow, or become detached from the neck for travel? Looking at the photos on the Stagg web site, it looks like the bass definitely will not fit into its gig bag.

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I am thinking of buying one, and mainly want to know if this bass can fit onto a plane as a carry on item since I fly quite a bit.
Thanks
 
#363
richhansen said:
OK, I I've read through the megathread, and can't find any info on this. The only photos of this Stagg EUB that I've seen show the gig bag as being significantly shorter than the bass itself (even with the end pin all the way retracted). Does the bass fold up somehow, or become detached from the neck for travel? Looking at the photos on the Stagg web site, it looks like the bass definitely will not fit into its gig bag.

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I am thinking of buying one, and mainly want to know if this bass can fit onto a plane as a carry on item since I fly quite a bit.
Thanks
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I looked at the pictures on the Stagg website, and can see why you think the bag won't fit the bass. But, the pictures are not to scale, and the bass Will fit inside the bag. Here is a picture of mine in the bag, from my post (#359 in this thread).
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This bass is 5' (five-feet) tall, so I doubt you'll be able to carry this bass onboard a plane, unless you know the plane has a galley closet tall enough, and most likely you'd have to call the airline and find out if they would allow you to carry it on.

I've kept the cardboard shipping box mine originally came in, in case I ever need to travel with it.
 
#364
Thanks for the information sixway. Can you tell me what the length of the neck is if it were to be unbolted, and how difficult removing the neck looks to be?

Don't laugh, but I'm thinking if I unbolted the neck I could get this thing in a suitcase.
 
#365
richhansen said:
Thanks for the information sixway. Can you tell me what the length of the neck is if it were to be unbolted, and how difficult removing the neck looks to be?

Don't laugh, but I'm thinking if I unbolted the neck I could get this thing in a suitcase.
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The neck is 40-1/2" inches long, and the body is 40" inches long, which includes the telescoping floor peg. Overall length is 63" inches (5' 3"). Here's the five screws/pattern in the back of the bass....

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Even at 40", don't know if the airlines will allow it on the plane, although I think it would fit in most overheads...
 
#369
another question from this stagg eub newbie:

do you think i will damage my pc/multimedia speakers if they are connected by the headphone jack?
does the headphone jack have a different output frequency (or other technical thingo) than the "normal" jack?
i only use it for little jams at home with other acoustic instruments- at low volumes the sound seems fine with no distortion but am i unknowingly causing damage to the speakers with my shenanigans?

many thanks
 
#371
Hi,
I am really considering getting one of these, as I moved to an apartment, and want to keep practicing with the bow as much as possible. I was wondering if someone could give me an idea of how loud of an acoustic sound these put out when played with a bow? I will only use this bass with headphones, and am really curious what others in my apartment will hear when I'm playing. I reread the thread a few times, and didn't find an answer to this, nor could I find a video of this bass that demonstrated the arco sound produced when the bass is unplugged or played with headphones. Any help would be very appreciated!
Thanks,
B.
 
#373
srkendal said:
The acoustic sound of a Stagg being played arco is very slight. Quite the same difference as when a solid body electric guitar is played without the amp. If there is a tv on in the apartment, you won't disturb the watchers, they might not even notice it.
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Thanks for the response; that is what I hoped would be the case!
B.
 
#374
My Stagg developed a buzz in a few places over the 3 years I've owned it. I stopped playing it for about 6-7 months, got it back out and everythings good. No buzz! Anyone else experience this? I thought I was going to have to shell out some big$$ to have the board leveled!

Tom
 
#375
am loving this instrument!
but today a quite worrying problem appeared with the headphone output.
more and more often, the "airy" humming sound loudens suddenly and very rapidly, and in an instant there is no more sound. when i replug it recovers as normal and does it again.

it doesn't seem like a dodgy contact , more as if something is saturated with too much sounse and it cuts out.

havent tried changing the battery yet- but the warning light is not flashing; and ive only had it a month and a half.

anyone else have this problem?

also having lots of buzzing problems especially in the lower notes on the fingerboard. lowering the action makes it worse, and it can't really go any higher.
will i have to go at the trussrod?
is that the sort of thing any idiot like me could attempt?

many thanks
 
#376
bullyspud said:
am loving this instrument!
but today a quite worrying problem appeared with the headphone output.
more and more often, the "airy" humming sound loudens suddenly and very rapidly, and in an instant there is no more sound. when i replug it recovers as normal and does it again.

it doesn't seem like a dodgy contact , more as if something is saturated with too much sounse and it cuts out.

havent tried changing the battery yet- but the warning light is not flashing; and ive only had it a month and a half.

anyone else have this problem?

also having lots of buzzing problems especially in the lower notes on the fingerboard. lowering the action makes it worse, and it can't really go any higher.
will i have to go at the trussrod?
is that the sort of thing any idiot like me could attempt?

many thanks
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Can't help you with the headphone issue, but you might need to loosen up the trussrod to put a bit of bow in the neck. I did it when I first got mine back from my luthier after having it configured to lefthanded... he also mentioned that I had a very slight hump in the fingerboard around the second-third fret area. With that in mind, I loosened the trussrod slightly, and lowered the bridge to compensate. You'll have to experiment with the two to get it as low as you can. Otherwise, you might want to take it to someone who works on upright basses.
 
#377
bullyspud said:
am loving this instrument!
but today a quite worrying problem appeared with the headphone output.
more and more often, the "airy" humming sound loudens suddenly and very rapidly, and in an instant there is no more sound. when i replug it recovers as normal and does it again.

it doesn't seem like a dodgy contact , more as if something is saturated with too much sounse and it cuts out.

havent tried changing the battery yet- but the warning light is not flashing; and ive only had it a month and a half.
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ah it was the battery- what a relief. now i know when i start to hear "woosh" and then nothing, thats what it is.
i think i got around 25 hours of playing time with a new battery- doesnt seem like much.

and now i know the light doesnt flash it just dims when the batt is low

now to fix the buzzing....
 
#379
PBruce said:
Do you still have the factory strings on? I had a problem with buzzing too, but as soon as I changed to a set of good strings (Helicore hybrid medium), the problem was gone. And the sound got so much better, and it became so much more fun to play!:hyper:
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ah interesting- i would not have thought that the strings could be the cause of buzzing.
just wish that bass strings werent so expensive...:hmm:
 
#380
So I finally ordered a fixer upper stagg 3/4 and noticed the eminence eub bridge as a popular replacement on here. But what's the difference between a eminence bridge and a 1/2 size bass bridge blank other than price. Bob G, feel free to chime in. I noticed the sizes are similar on the gollihur website.
 

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