Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-18-2008, 06:39 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-18-2008, 11:55 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
09-15-2007, 06:14 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
09-15-2007, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 17
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A0-B0 Mode Matching in Doublebasses
As much as I dislike getting involved with this again, I find it necessary to correct certain inaccuracies about the A0-B0 matching process that have been posted here.
When we talk about A0-B0...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-14-2007, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 46
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If you do a Google search of "Carleen Hutchins...
If you do a Google search of "Carleen Hutchins A0-B0", you'll get several references including some of the discussion that occurred on TalkBass.
David - Please note that her name is Carleen M....
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-13-2007, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 46
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Thanks for the offer on A0-B0 Ken, but I got my...
Thanks for the offer on A0-B0 Ken, but I got my fill of discussing it over on the TalkBass Forum. It was unfortunate that none of the luthiers over there were unwilling to seriously look into it and...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-12-2007, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 46
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No Theory Here
What theory? That a Radio Shack volume meter will allow you to determine the relative amount of sound coming from the back, front, ribs or any other part of your bass? The only thing I said was the I...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-12-2007, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 46
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Actually, I was thinking of the muting effect...
Actually, I was thinking of the muting effect from the mass of the mic & foam rather than the amount of sound radiated by the instrument. However, measuring the relative amount of sound radiated from...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-11-2007, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 46
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That's true to a certain extent, but it is the...
That's true to a certain extent, but it is the Top that generates most of sound. I don't touch the top when I'm playing - do you? I don't know if you are deaden it more today than you did 30 years...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-11-2007, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 77,765
I agree with some of this and have a different...
I agree with some of this and have a different slant on the rest. I have the same AI Coda combo amp that David has. I think at least part of the reason that we get more mic volume before feedback is...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-10-2007, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 46
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I've never tried running mine that way since I...
I've never tried running mine that way since I get plenty of volume with my S25B by leaving the master at "12 O'clock" and I frequently have the input level up around 11. Of course knob positions...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
09-08-2007, 12:11 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-27-2007, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 10
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Nice job
Hi Matt - It looks like you did a nice job with it. I would have expected you having more trouble getting the graphite bar out with that thin neck.
Maybe the next cheap bass you get will have a...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-24-2007, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-24-2007, 11:16 AM
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Actually, many laminated double basses (i.e....
Actually, many laminated double basses (i.e. Kays) and even some carved back basses do have a disk or platform like you describe. It is there to prevent the pressure of the soundpost from deforming...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-20-2007, 10:40 AM
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
08-16-2007, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 46
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That would be a little hard to answer since I...
That would be a little hard to answer since I have not used that particular microphone. Years ago, I used the AKG's and other mics wrapped in foam stuffed in the bridge. At the time, I thought they...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
08-16-2007, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 46
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Ken - most of us who are using mics with bass...
Ken - most of us who are using mics with bass amps (as opposed to using the house PA) use the mic mixed with a pickup. I've used an AMT S25B mic and a Fishman Full Circle for about 2 years now. I've...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
08-15-2007, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 77,765
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-14-2007, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 54,280
Back around the 1960s, before they were taken...
Back around the 1960s, before they were taken over by a conglomerate, Scherl & Roth made basses with a separate knob that the tail gut attached to in addition to the standard adjustable endpin. I've...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-10-2007, 12:05 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-01-2007, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 108
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I also like the E latch type that can be opened...
I also like the E latch type that can be opened with the thumb without taking the left hand away from the neck. I've been using one of this type that was installed on my personal bass about about 30...
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
07-26-2007, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 46
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AMT S25b
I've been using an AMT S25B with a tailpiece mount for a couple of years now and have no complaints with this setup. I currently mix it with a Fishman Full Circle and usually have a mix of roughly...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-28-2007, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 108
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Many years ago (long before I started making...
Many years ago (long before I started making extensions in my own shop), I took my personal bass to a well known bass shop 700 miles from my home so that I could have one fitted by what was reputed...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-18-2007, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 58,756
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