From August 3.–10. 2013, double bass legend Gary Karr will be at the beautiful Chesa da Cultura / St. Moritz (Switzerland) for a Masterclass. He will play a concert at Aug., 9. (8:30 p.m.)
Contact:
Stiftung Pro Musica e Cultura
Tel. 0041 (0)61 361 62 44
info(at)cultura-stmoritz.ch
In June, the ISB Convention will take place at Rochester. But how to get there, with your bass? Kristin Korb compares the dairlines and.
www.isbconvention.com/airlines-to-fly-with-your-bass-to-rochester
At the Frankfurt Musikmesse, Franz Moser has launched his new version of his MPM bridge height adjuster screws. Like the old version, a ball bearing joint allows the bridge feet to follow the top’s movement. The new version screws now have a thicker thread diameter (M8), and the bearing is deep inside the bridge feet – the holes’ walls prevent the bridge from tilting too far.
Today, it’s the birthday of two great Jazz double bassists: Charlie Mingus was born on April, 22 in 1922, and Paul Chamber was born the same day in 1935.
So it seems that July (April minus 9 months) is a good season to think about getting father or mother, if you are a bass player …
type: condenser microphone
preamp: incl. phantom power supply
Another new interpretation of the old Ampeg design from the 1940ies. A small microphone is mounted on top of the ULSA tube endpin, so the microphone captures the sound from the inside of the bass. Comes with phantom power supply.
www.liuteriascarlishop.com
On May 18.–19., a Bass Festival will take place at Barcelona/Spain.
Artists: Gary Karr & Harmon Lewis, Josep Mª Anguera, Alberto Bocini, Carré de Basses, Jonathan Camps, Sávio de la Corte, Diana Gannett, Simon Garcia, Kristin Korb, David Murray, Volkan Orhon, Dmitry Smyshlyaev, Hector Tirado and Diego Zecharies.
More info: http://www.barcelonabass.com
Download the magazine: http://www.barcelonabass.com/sites/default/files/BarcelonaBass%20Meeting%2711%20MAGAZINE.pdf
TM Billy Special
Type: piezo
Preamp: optional
A pickup with two sensors: a bridge wing slot mounted one, and one for the fingerboard (slap). The jack is a stereo jack, so you can use the signal of each sensor individually with an optional two channel preamp.
TM Tone Master, Two Tone
Type: piezo
Preamp: optional
With one (Tone Master) or two (Two Tone) bridge wing slot sensors.
Radial PZ DI
Type: DI box, Buffer
Features: Adjustable load for piezo and magnetic pickups, variable low-cut filter to control bass resonance, 48V phantom powered (does not require batteries), 180° polarity reverse switch, Ground lift
The Radial PZ-DI is a direct box that is specifically designed for acoustic and orchestral instruments. Unlike most direct boxes that are limited to a ‘one size fits all’ design, the PZ-DI lets you properly match the input impedance to the source to optimize the frequency response and dynamics.
www.radialeng.com/r2011/pzdi.php
StageBug™ SB-4 Piezo DI
Type: DI Box, Buffer
Features: 10 megOhm Impedance input, High Pass filter, Phase reverse, Phantom powered
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double bass solo: “Atopie” CD – (JHM 213 by Sebastian Gramss)
video by Sebastian Gramss, Daniel Kress and Elmar Fasshauer
music: S. Gramss – double bass, bows
no overdubs + no effects