BEGINNING UPRIGHT PLAYER ALERT!!!!

[smokey713]

im not a player yet but i am looking to get my first one soon. does anyone have any suggestions as to a somewhat cheap upright i can get, i dont want no ugly as electric one either lol i want the doghouse lol.

[Bass Barrister]

Seeing as we just went through this with another "newbie", please read this:

Newbie Help I'm clueless, Violamaster Prima?

All the advice given there applies here as well. Assuming you know nothing about basses, you will have to:

1. find someone who will teach you how to play one ("teacher").
2. obtain expert advice about buying a bass from the aforementioned "teacher" and/or from a person who is in the profession of selling basses ("luthier").
3. figure out what you want to accomplish by playing bass. Do you want to play classical? jazz? bluegrass? some combination thereof? Only you can answer this and the answer will help dictate what kind of bass you need.

Finally, "cheap" and "double bass" are mutually exlcusive terms. Expect to pay a minimum of $1.5k for a decent beginner bass.

[smokey713]

oh i know how to play electric bass already ive been playin for almost 3 years, ive always loved stand up bass but yesterday was the first time that i had ever gotten to play one because i live in a **** hole town lol. as soon as it fell into my hhands i knew i wanted one and i already have someone that can teach about double bass. i was just wonderin if there was any such thing as a cheap one lol which apparently there isnt.

[Jet Nero]

Originally Posted by smokey713

i was just wonderin if there was any such thing as a cheap one lol which apparently there isnt.

Oh sure, there are plenty of cheap basses at around $500. I think a more fitting term would be "expensive firewood".

Take Bass Barrister's advice. When you get expert help, you're more likely to end up with a very playable decent bass you can afford.