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▲ 12 r/nobuy

Should I stop my no buy?

I’ve always struggled to walk past any shop without popping in to buy something small. Eventually, the clutter, the cost, and most importantly the environmental guilt caused me to set myself the goal of a no buy year.

I’m feeling really insecure about my style at the moment, and I’m outgrowing lots of my clothes. I’m considering doing a huge clearout and buying a whole new secondhand wardrobe. I feel like I’ve learnt a lot from this no buy, and maybe 5 ish months is enough?

Any thoughts appreciated

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u/glittering_gabriel99 — 3 days ago
▲ 35 r/doublebass

Hi. I’ve been playing double bass for about two years. I take lessons in school weekly. In school, I play a 3/4 size bass of unknown brand, and multiple teachers have told me I’m really improving, and I think I sound pretty good (sometimes..)

About a year and a half ago I bought my own double bass. It is a westbury, purchased in the year 2000, but barely played by its previous owner. It is full size. I immediately noticed that its action was much higher than I was used to, but thought I would overcome it. I haven’t. Everything I play sounds dull, or not at all like the right note. I can never press down hard enough. Bowing sounds screechy and horrid. I know that the strings are different from the school bases (they are completely smooth, and have no grooves.)

Can anyone think of any glaring issues?? Do I just need to have the action lowered? I’m aware this post will be FULL of improper language- I know little about double bass anatomy. Any advice is welcome 😞

u/glittering_gabriel99 — 19 days ago