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Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-08-2011, 12:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,934
Posted By Dave Martin
Mr. Smith, I'm not shopping for repairs and I...

Mr. Smith, I'm not shopping for repairs and I didn't even imply that I was asking about a 'full top restoration'. In my original post, (which, in your words, "I posted on deaf ears") I believe that I...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-06-2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,934
Posted By Dave Martin
Top repair on a budget

I'm not sure this is the place for a question like this, but here goes...

I was just shown a mid-sixties Roth bass with a carved top and plywood back and sides that has seen better days; it...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 02-03-2011, 02:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 26,698
Posted By Dave Martin
I agree that adding a DI would make it bigger and...

I agree that adding a DI would make it bigger and more expensive, though I'm not opposed to paying well for the perfect tool for a given task (the reason I have those old Neumann and RCA microphones...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 02-02-2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 26,698
Posted By Dave Martin
No, it didn't fall on deaf ears, Ken - and it...

No, it didn't fall on deaf ears, Ken - and it looks quite interesting. But when I looked at your link, the PAPA seems to be an EQ and pre, but not a DI - that is, it seems to lack an XLR output. This...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 02-02-2011, 10:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 26,698
Posted By Dave Martin
I know the ART stuff, Thomas - I seem to remember...

I know the ART stuff, Thomas - I seem to remember reviewing it for Recording Magazine a few years ago.

I'll most likely end up buying another Fishman, though since mine passed away, I've just...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 01-21-2011, 02:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,757
Posted By Dave Martin
Thanks for the replies so far - this is one of...

Thanks for the replies so far - this is one of those things that I've never thought about until all of a sudden I'm thinking about it...

But the way I stand and hold the bass changes all the...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 01-20-2011, 07:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,757
Posted By Dave Martin
Holding your bass

I realize that this is below the elementary level for you guys, but the Niels Orstead Pederson videos (and the other jazz and classical bass videos I watched for the next couple of hours) lead me to...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 01-20-2011, 07:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,945
Posted By Dave Martin
I've listened to his recordings for years, but...

I've listened to his recordings for years, but never watched a video. As someone whose lack of technique is essentially derived from the Simandl book, I found that way he plays to be enormously odd,...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 01-19-2011, 11:56 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 26,945
Posted By Dave Martin
That was so good it hurt my feelings... Time to...

That was so good it hurt my feelings... Time to spend a few hours watching some more of that sort of thing...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 01-14-2011, 02:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 26,698
Posted By Dave Martin
Well, here's the thing - For my current...

Well, here's the thing - For my current theatrical run (and with my swing band), I'm playing the bass through a Fender Bassman TV12, and when I lost the Fishman preamp between acts of the play, I...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 01-08-2011, 12:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 26,698
Posted By Dave Martin
Double Bass Preamp

Hey, folks,
My Fishman Platinum Pro died last night between the acts of the play I'm doing (Apparently it doesn't like having coffee with cream poured into it). So I'm soliciting opinions about...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-07-2011, 02:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 21,390
Posted By Dave Martin
It is. And on behalf of all the readers of Ken's...

It is. And on behalf of all the readers of Ken's forum, thank you for resisting...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-18-2010, 02:19 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 57,923
Posted By Dave Martin
Though to most folks, 'Footy' is Australian Rules...

Though to most folks, 'Footy' is Australian Rules Football at our house we always refer to these...
Forum: Modern Handmade Basses 11-10-2010, 12:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,075
Posted By Dave Martin
I would agree that a town name or region where...

I would agree that a town name or region where the shop is located would likely be a good thing, but I understand why he wouldn't necessarily put a street address on his website; my studio doesn't...
Forum: Jazz Corner 11-04-2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,085
Posted By Dave Martin
Use the metronome in whatever fashion helps your...

Use the metronome in whatever fashion helps your playing. Personally, I've never heard of anyone practicing with the click on 2 and 4, but whatever works...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 10-09-2010, 12:10 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 103,529
Posted By Dave Martin
Well, Ken, Ernie Newton WAS playing a cornerless...

Well, Ken, Ernie Newton WAS playing a cornerless bass in the video. Nevertheless, I'll remove the reference. It's your forum, after all.
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 10-09-2010, 10:23 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 103,529
Posted By Dave Martin
That's Ernie Newton playing bass. I haven't yet...

That's Ernie Newton playing bass. I haven't yet found out more about his bass.
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 10-08-2010, 11:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 103,529
Posted By Dave Martin
I've posted a link to the video to a group of the...

I've posted a link to the video to a group of the old Nashville recording industry folks, but I haven't had a response yet. One session drummer suggested that the clip might have been from a show...
Forum: Amps, etc. [BG] 09-18-2010, 07:09 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 317,779
Posted By Dave Martin
Since my last reply, I've been using a Fender...

Since my last reply, I've been using a Fender Bassman TV 12. It's smaller and lighter than the SWR, it's retro look fits perfectly with the gigs I'm playing, and (with a Fishman Platinum Pro preamp),...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-19-2010, 02:14 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 28,483
Posted By Dave Martin
I understand that there never was a Juzek shop;...

I understand that there never was a Juzek shop; when I bought it in the mid/late 1980's, the guys at the Bass Viol Shop offered a manufacturing date of probably the 1960's as an admittedly rough...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-18-2010, 02:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 28,483
Posted By Dave Martin
Those name changes were what I remembered reading...

Those name changes were what I remembered reading about; thank you for the clarification. Like you, I don't understand how a bass could grow a new label, though as a point of reference, my early 60's...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-18-2010, 12:21 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 28,483
Posted By Dave Martin
Ken, I gather from reading your posts on the...

Ken, I gather from reading your posts on the subject of provenance that there is a certain amount of guesswork involved even among experts; I seem to remember that you've bought basses thinking they...
Forum: New Forum Member Introductions 08-10-2010, 01:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,780
Posted By Dave Martin
Welcome - and congratulations on the new bass!

Welcome - and congratulations on the new bass!
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 08-05-2010, 01:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 18,394
Posted By Dave Martin
I'd suggest that you give Charlie a shout - he...

I'd suggest that you give Charlie a shout - he should know of any up in your part of the country, or he might be able to hook you up with one of the guys who tours with one and will be passing...
Forum: Amps, etc. [BG] 07-13-2010, 11:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,144
Posted By Dave Martin
Anton pretty well summed it up; spending a lot of...

Anton pretty well summed it up; spending a lot of money for the last two metres of AC cable can't make up for the wiring in the wall (and going back to the pole)....
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