i am considering buying a double bass in the near future, i started playing one when i was 12 but i had to quit due to financial issues.

I now play electric bass guitar but i really want to go back to my roots!

Please any advice will be great, types, models, tips, etc....

thanks

hey man. how much money do you have to work with? and what kind of music do you play?
we should start there.
funny i was asking the same question a couple months ago.

glad to help,
kev

See the newbie links. They are a great resource.

Hey

i mainly play Rock/punk/nu wave stuff but i also play folk and jazz regularly.

However this will be mainly for the folk and jazz

i just love the double bass!

so beautiful!

Maximum - £500 - Great british pounds

i remember a thread called "Inexpensive Basses in U.K?"
maybe you could find it with the forum search function

Hi, im in a very similar position to yourself, only DB around 500 quid that i've found is the sentor student. About £520 from 'newcastle music' or about £475 from a shop (afraid the name escapes me) that there's a link to in the 'inexpensive basses in the uk' thread. If you spot anything else be sure and let us know!

Tommy

I've just found an upright for £295 from Thomann.de website!!!!!

http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_111.htm

Heaven only knows what the quality will be like?

I've just found an upright for £295 from Thomann.de website!!!!!

http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_111.htm

Heaven only knows what the quality will be like?

I don't think we need to appeal to heaven to be reasonably certain about the quality. Being from a megastore, whatever the quality, it is also likely to be delivered with a poor setup. My advice: stay away from it.