Double Bass Useful gear for $100 or less? (DB)

[jefkritz]

Help me spend my birthday money! I have a birthday coming up, and was asked what I wanted, in the $60-100 range.

I have a decent enough upright that I'm happy with, with nice strings and a decent pickup. I've been playing bass guitar for 15+ years, started getting fairly serious about DB 2 years ago. Playing with some folks, with sporadic gigs, but nothing too much on that front right now.

I have a loud stack that I use for bass guitar that works for bigger gigs. I'd love to get a nice, light, portable combo that would get me by for smaller / mid-size gigs. I've been looking at a 100W rumble, or something like that. I do have a nice, light 1x10 extension cab, and could get a small, light head for a portable rig as well. I feel like I'm not going to get anything useful here on either option for less than $200. I'd be happy to be surprised though

I recently got an fdeck hpf/pre, which is awesome, and helps hook up to any old PA or amp without worrying about impedance, when I'm doing random coffee shop gigs. Been GASsing for a sushi box of some sort, which I totally want but don't need (i'm a definite pedal nerd on the bass guitar side lol). Which is also well over the $100 mark, but would love to be surprised by affordable nice options there too.

Have a snark, which is great. Have a crappy bow to practice my intonation.

What am I missing? What would you get?

 

[neddyrow]

Broughton always on HPF - $65

 

[rickwolff]

At $39 you can get 2.

 

[Swizzledoop]

Snark's are just ok for DB. Recommend grabbing one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Peterson-StroboClip-Ukulele-Woodwind-Orchestral/dp/B06ZZX99G8/ref=sr_1_2

 

[John Chambliss]

You can often find one of these around that price
Hipshot BT11 FreeRange Xtender Upright Double Bass/Cello Lever Extender/Detuner

 

[turf3]

Folding two-wheeler, and several bungee cords. I can make a one-trip schlep most of the time - bass on back (yes, upright), amp on dolly, gig bag on top of amp.

 

[Fretless55]

I’m thinking you’ve got all you need.

But I understand the desire for something even better…
Maybe a fool’s errand.

But for a hundred bucks there’s gotta be something that’ll scratch your itch, perhaps not bass related.

 

[bherman]

I'd go for the whiskey. Not much that $100 will get you in the DB world.

 

[fdeck]

One string.

 

[Don Hergert]

Pop for 9 or 10 Pops? You might never need it again!

 

[Wasnex]

I have to agree, not a lot of useful items for under $100.

The first thing I thought of was a string winder.

Depending on the bass, some sort of wolf eliminator might be useful.

Another idea if amplification is used, put the $100 towards a good utility EQ like an Empress ParaEQ MKII Deluxe.

 

[Don Hergert]

Oh, wireless dongles, so you can leave your cables at home.

There's nothing like the freedom of a cable-less double bass!

 

[DoubleMIDI]

A bit more than $100, but something like a bass buggie or inflated wheel for transport might be nice.

Don’t buy rosin for a shelf life, they dry out and become hard and unusable.

Maybe a bow rehair by a professional. The hair on cheap bows is often not good. Also every (few) years a bow rehair is needed as the hair ages too.
Doesn’t make the bow stick better, but you get the best out of it.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

A backup fDECK and a box of good batteries.

 

[Ryan in PDX]

A lot of professionals will give a lesson in that price range.

 

[jefkritz]

Thanks all for the input. Lots to think about!

 

[TroyK]

Broughton always on HPF - $65

He JUST said that he had an fdeck hpf.

I was going to suggest a lesson or two or a method book. Or tickets to hear a great bassist on tour.

 

[Dr. Love]

Since you have a good pickup and great preamp. I would say knowledge is going to benefit more than gear. I just finished a semester of a continuing education strings program through the local university and it was a huge benefit to me, so I would recommend any type of professional instruction you can find as a good investment for extra cash.

 

[magicmerv]

bow quiver, bass bib/apron like this
Bass Bibs by Bass Clef Bibs - available in various designs — Terra Nova Violins - The Largest Violin Shop in Texas

 

[james condino]

A broken in set of Spirocore reds off the classifieds.