Decluttering is liberating. I’m down to my main bass, travel bass, Coda bow, and compact amp; and I am as content in life with what basses and accessories that I have, as I have ever been in my life. I’ve come full circle. Like most bassists, I love trying “better” (i.e. more expensive) basses and products. [...]
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In my last post, I mentioned that I was a looking for a lightweight tailpiece and tried a composite one, which snapped and broke. Jonas over at the Double Bass Guide mentioned the cheap maple ones that come on lower end basses. That though had crossed my mind, but Jonas’ bringing it up reaffirmed that [...]
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I was standing in the same room as my basses when I heard something give and then there was a loud bang. When quickly glanced at each bass, I discovered that it was the Old German Bass with the composite tailpiece that I just installed a few days ago, which I was going to write [...]
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Seems that there are a lot of newbies that know to ask for Spirocores, but don’t know why. I still love Spirocores, even though I’ve moved away from them in recent year. I’ve been a long time Thomastik Spirocore user when it came to strings for most jazz work. These are considered THE STANDARD, for [...]
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Remember back when I said that the Acoustic Image Coda+ was a godsend and that I have all that I needed in amplification? Remember how I said that it was everything that an upright bass amplifier should be and that there was no need to do anything else. I was wrong. This past weekend, I [...]
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After the custom NS Design CR4T was damaged in shipping, I was in the market again for another Electric Upright Bass, since I strongly detest dot markers and it would take months for NS Design to make me another CR4T. I decided to go with the David Gage Czech Ease, even though it is significantly [...]
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I’ve been asked and have run across the same question several times over the last few years. Effects pedal manufacturers have a product out called an Acoustic Simulator or Emulator. They were created so that solid body electric guitar players can have the sound of an acoustic steel string guitar by merely using this pedal. [...]
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NS Design has announced the specification for the upcoming NXT Electric Upright Bass. This bass fills the large gap between the entry level WAV basses and the high end CR series. The most notable difference between the WAV and the new NXT EUB is the difference in country of origin. The WAV bass is made [...]
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Some of the frequently commonly asked questions of visitors are for advice on which Electric Upright Bass (EUB) they should choose. Everyone who plays one has their preference, so if you ask ten different people you’re going to get fifteen different answers. There is no clearly superior electric upright bass among the different good quality [...]
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After stating that I prefer the AKG c 416 and its revision the AKG C 516, some people have emailed me and asked if I have tried the Applied Microphone Technology s25b on the upright bass. I have tried it for a few weeks, but there were a few things about it that didn’t work [...]
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