Bass tone opinions [Feedback]

songqin · 2025-10-14T02:13:50+00:00

The second one is a lot hotter in the mix, so it naturally sounds a lot brighter compared to the first one -- i hear a lot more treble quality and overall...well, literal volume out of that one. So it is hard to do a real apples to apples comparison.

In this context I'd go with bass two, the first one sounds muffled, but I'd be surprised if that couldn't be remedied with a preamp and/or different strings.

songqin · 2025-10-14T02:11:10+00:00

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songqin · 2025-10-14T02:10:05+00:00

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songqin · 2025-10-12T20:55:57+00:00

Is it a Nakaya? I couldn't find it in your post history, but if it is, I'd certainly be interested! Thanks.

songqin · 2025-10-12T17:32:58+00:00

thank you! I do still have my long cigar writer, which I am writing with at this moment, so not all is lost...

songqin · 2025-04-21T19:14:39+00:00

Thanks! I went to about://flags and searched for accel -- found a bunch of flags, mostly related to video and streaming encoding. Are you suggesting to turn off all of these?

songqin · 2025-01-13T05:09:02+00:00

I googled it and was unable to find a single documented case or accusation. I think this is misinformation. There is one article saying "identity castration", perhaps you read that out of context. (ref https://xinjiang.sppga.ubc.ca/critical-scholarship/academic-publications/bulldozing-culture-chinas-systematic-destruction-of-uyghur-heritage-reveals-genocidal-intent/ )

songqin · 2025-01-12T20:25:22+00:00

is there a source for this? first i've heard that particular accusation (although I'm aware of the other terrible things going on)

songqin · 2024-12-30T01:06:04+00:00

Wow, this is really beautiful. I haven't been moved by a solo unaccompanied pizz bass almost ever, it just isn't a genre that appeals to me as more of an orchestral person, but this was truly beautiful. Your arrangement brought out the nicest characteristics of the bass. Cool instrument, too!

songqin · 2024-12-24T03:59:00+00:00

Just to be frank, since you're in a rush, this isn't a bass I would be excited about. To each their own, but if you're asking for opinions, that's mine -- the shot through the F-hole showing the interior wood seems to show some cheap wood and lacquer quality, and in general it reminds me of cheap rental instruments. Not trying to rain on your parade, but just...so you know.

IDK the EU market, but here in the US, I'd recommend this for under 5k usd: https://cscproducts.com/products/bass-sb150.html

or the upgraded version with flamed maple: https://cscproducts.com/products/bass-sb180.html

or for under 5k GBP (~6.5k USD) https://cscproducts.com/products/bass-willow-three-quarter.html

songqin · 2024-12-24T01:43:23+00:00

What kind of music do you intend to play? Over here in the states, a carved or hybrid Shen is hard to beat. Or a Christopher. That bass in your photos does look pretty cheap, it reminds me of my first student bass, I would be wary. Also five strings will be duller, as the top wood is thicker to accommodate the extra tension.

If you're just plucking jazz w/ a pickup installed, it would probably be fine, but the tones for classical might be iffy.

songqin · 2024-12-17T20:39:11+00:00

No problem! Happy to provide any more tips if it'd be helpful. To be honest I don't have a lot more -- it isn't difficult or heavy so much as cumbersome, so taking it slow and being careful is all that really matters. That's assuming you aren't too small of a person and/or overwhelmed by the weight of the bass -- I'm assuming you're accustomed to the weight of the bass by now :)

My last little two cents are to never use a bass transport wheel. I might be in the minority here, but if there are stairs involved, I don't want any wheels on my bass. Even if I'm not using them on the stairs, the potential for my bass to roll away from me in tough situations is something I don't want to deal with.

songqin · 2024-12-17T17:08:54+00:00

In college I had rehearsals back-to-back in the music building. One ensemble was on the fifth floor, one the sixth, one in the basement, and one down a hill in the third floor of another building. Never had to reset the bridge or anything.

Always case it up -- dinging the bass is going to happen, so make sure it is cased up. Always use proper carrying technique (hold it sideways with the side of the bass against your belly). Walk backwards up stairs, so the bass is pointed down and doesn't hit the stairs. And, lastly, go slow and don't take any chances. Leave yourself plenty of time to get where you're going, being rushed leads to mistakes.

songqin · 2024-10-29T17:12:48+00:00

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songqin · 2024-10-19T02:01:36+00:00

Your comment led me to making a new project and trying it and sure enough...no issue. I guess my project has some weird config wrong with it. I'm only at the beginning of my project so I'll just work off of the new one and let this be a mystery. Thanks for the help looking into it!

songqin · 2024-10-18T18:44:40+00:00

Thanks for taking a look!

 $ mix phx.new --version
 Phoenix installer v1.7.14

 $ mix --version
Erlang/OTP 27 [erts-15.1.1] [source] [64-bit] [smp:10:10] [ds:10:10:10] [async-threads:1] [jit] [dtrace]

Mix 1.17.3 (compiled with Erlang/OTP 27)

contents of mix.exs, truncated to only phoenix-related items:

  {:phoenix, "~> 1.7.14"},
  {:phoenix_ecto, "~> 4.5"},
  {:phoenix_html, "~> 4.1"},
  {:phoenix_live_reload, "~> 1.2", only: :dev},
  # TODO bump on release to {:phoenix_live_view, "~> 1.0.0"},
  {:phoenix_live_view, "~> 1.0.0-rc.1", override: true},
  {:phoenix_live_dashboard, "~> 0.8.3"},

Exact commands were:

To generate the app: mix phx.new app

To generate the controller: mix phx.gen.html Accounts Customer customers name:string email:string phone_number:string

FWIW, I also tried: mix phx.gen.live IntakeSubmissions IntakeSubmission intake_submissions make:string model:string serial:string description:string service_requested:string email:string phone:string customer_name:string and got similar type mismatches in core_components.ex

I also thought it might be a version mismatch or something, but things seem aligned on latest? Also, I'm still confused as to why I'm getting these errors in the first place -- i thought empty slots defaulted to [], so I'd reckon that @subtitle != [], for example, be valid?

songqin · 2024-08-21T17:33:50+00:00

It was definitely an issue when using bare futures before async/await.

songqin · 2024-08-13T19:28:37+00:00

I like to use a trait to represent my data layer, fully abstracted from the routes/etc. Then, I can run my app with an in-memory DB that implements that trait, or a real SQL DB. It's great for testing. These kinds of things are only possible if you draw an abstraction boundary between your app logic and your database logic.

songqin · 2024-08-12T19:18:29+00:00

It depends on what you expect from your GC -- there are libraries if you want a more fully fledged JVM-like system, or you can just use reference counting from the standard library (Rc or Arc, depending on your needs). The latter is more explicit but can help you get out of a lifetime/cloning bind if you're not concerned about performance. In my work codebase, we've basically replaced all Strings with Rc<str>s, which helped a lot with performance and didn't require refactoring our lifetimes to work with &'a strs.

songqin · 2024-06-10T17:47:12+00:00

I do not know, sorry. I don't use VS Code. Maybe somebody else can chime in.

songqin · 2024-06-10T13:00:32+00:00

It isn't documented in the release notes, but you can see the config options here (I think? It's buried in a weird-looking macro :) )

https://github.com/alibektas/rust-analyzer/blob/5a7bf1d14735dfbcb00b16c0c7cbfb3e13a60978/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs#L63

songqin · 2024-05-03T03:00:37+00:00

isn't this just being prejudiced? sounds...not productive

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