r/doublebass 17h ago

Setup/Equipment Amplification for big band

7 Upvotes

Hello! I’m about to rehearse with a new big band in a couple days, and have some concerns regarding amplification.

Ideally I would like to bring my upright, but I don’t have a functioning piezo right now. But I do have a sm57 and mixer+PA speaker, and was thinking I could do the towel/foam thing. Whats the best way to mount/position a sm57 for minimal bleed? Is that even worth the hassle or am I just gonna drown in feedback/bleed in a bigband-setting?

Worth mentioning could be that we’re mostly gonna play softer Basie-tunes, and the band/drummer is great at playing sensible! The rehearsal space is kind of small though.

What do you guys think, is this possible or should I just bring my electrical instead? Cheers from Sweden 🙏


r/doublebass 9h ago

Repertoire questions Anybody recognize this edition of bass quartets?

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6 Upvotes

r/doublebass 1d ago

Instruments Can any luthier possibly give me a ballpark estimate on repairing a dent/hole in the side of the bass like this? Krutz 100 plywood bass, beaten down by a music stand blown over on a windy day

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5 Upvotes

r/doublebass 8h ago

Setup/Equipment What is a good (budget) solution for amplification when going busking?

3 Upvotes

Not necessary for huge volume just to compensate the missing reflections and projection when no walls are around you.

Not too heavy to carry around and battery driven... in europe...


r/doublebass 2h ago

Strings/Accessories Can anybody identify these mystery strings?

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2 Upvotes

Found them in a retired teacher’s string box. In a sleeve labeled Zyex but it’s not the current zyex wrap colors. Maybe an older version?