So, what are your top tips to make your bass more playable? 🤔For me, getting the nut height correct is huge and often overlooked.
@honeybee43165 ай бұрын
Finally a useful bass set up video. Thank you for this!
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much :-)
@jamesrichardson33222 ай бұрын
@@DiscoverDoubleBass I will take my bass to a professional to fix my double bass , I don't have the confidence I could fix the issues. To set up and put new strings on!! I had my bass fixed this year the finger board came off and I had a peg put on and etc.
@DiscoverDoubleBass2 ай бұрын
@@jamesrichardson3322 Yes, I would always recommend a luthier does the setup work for you. It can be expensive, but it's a necessary investment for 99% of bassists.
@jamesrichardson33222 ай бұрын
@@DiscoverDoubleBass I agree 👍💯% with you, I recommend you store your bass in a basement or somewhere cool. Humidity will cause damage to your body and fingerboard. Learn a valuable lesson that I had to learn, an expensive one 💰.
@MrVarisauzins8 күн бұрын
Very useful information! In such a short video - so many golden tips for setup to start with! Thank you!
@DiscoverDoubleBass6 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching :-)
@dreamingpanthers18475 ай бұрын
Wonderful, clear walkthrough Neal and Geoff. Saved to my Trello so I can refer to it often. I tweak my own setup all the time, and look for all the information I can find. The detail about where the neck scoop should level out at the standoff is something I've not found anywhere else. The sound post positioning section is the clearest single reference explanation I've found anywhere. By this instruction, I'm spot on with my placement. As always, inspiring and informative. Cheers! ~~ Wade
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful Wade! Thank you so much for your kind words. :-)
5 ай бұрын
cool tips thanks! The only thing missing was to talk about the tailpiece but that's ok. Thanks!
@scoopmcg5 ай бұрын
What a helpful and informative video - Many thanks to Neal & Jeff !
@andrewbrowne55575 ай бұрын
Thank you both!! GREAT video!!
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! :-)
@jimslominski80065 ай бұрын
Excellent video! That was interesting to find out about how the f-notches line up with the string crossover rather than the centre of the feet. I've always used the foot centre. I'll have to check when I get home to see if I need a little readjustment on that. It was also interesting to find out how to check for the sound post location in relation to the top of the bass. I'll have to check that as well. Very informative. I personally check my setup once a month with a quick 3-point visual just to make sure nothing has gone out of alignment with tunings or especially going in and out of vehicles and the gig bag, where things can get knocked about. I'm going to add some of these tips to my routine. Thanks again!
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-)
@tomd18265 ай бұрын
Fascinating! I looked at my bass while watching this and noticed the bridge lined up to the outer notch rather than the inner. I changed it to Neal's suggestion, and it seems to have resulted in a slightly drier but more characterful arco tone! I suppose because of the slight change in relative length of the string?
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Thanks and I'm glad it worked out. I guess it will also change the distance between the soundpost and bridge foot, so that may be part of it. Good news it's sounding well.
@pabloarruda5 ай бұрын
That was an amazing explanation! Thanks a lot to both of you!
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! :-)
@luke_bass915 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot. Great video!
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
You are welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)
@keithrawlings77415 ай бұрын
Wonderful information here!
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Thanks :-)
@SimonWojcik15 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank You.
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Thanks Simon :-)
5 ай бұрын
Truly enlightening! Thank you very much.
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much.
@ASMRHongKong5 ай бұрын
Thanks The Excellent Teaching Video 👍👍👍
@mikelawct5 ай бұрын
Great vid you need to know these basics for sure. Also you should know the proper way to replace strings. I use an L square to make sure bridge is perpendicular to the top
@chriswelsh6170Ай бұрын
Thank you. String height for Arco makes sense. How much difference for a slap technique using Thomastik super flexible strings?
@johnljspiro3 ай бұрын
Very informative video, thanks guys. Is that .4 mm at the nut the same on every string?
@drjazzproject5 ай бұрын
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! from Ukraine.
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
You are welcome! :-)
@DavidSantos-sv3pm3 ай бұрын
And what about the tunning of the "small strings" between the bridge and the tail piece? I feel that when they are in tune the bass resonates more but how to get that in tune? All the best
@DiscoverDoubleBass3 ай бұрын
I've never looked into that, but I think you can tune the after length of the string with special bridges.
@michaelanderson0015 ай бұрын
I wish he would have described how to adjust a soundpost, especially if it became dislodged at a performance.
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
That's a great topic. I'm sure we will get to it in a future video.
@kennedyparadabrasil47342 ай бұрын
Brasil otimo
@Benjybass5 ай бұрын
Their soundpost explanation isn't complete: no mention of how to position it with a soundpost setter which can actually be very complicated for a beginner. If you don't know how to do it, then leave it to someone who does.
@DiscoverDoubleBass5 ай бұрын
Yes, we deliberately don't cover any of the actual setup work in this video and strongly recommend that it be done by an experienced luthier.