Chris Wood bass...

bassisten · #1 05-25-2008, 12:27 PM

Hi there people!

I saw Medesky, Martin & Wood last friday and Chris Wood played this weird looking double bass. It looked like a 3/4, but the lower bout was smaller and "funny looking".

Anybody knows how makes these basses?

P.S.: There was a guy last night on the Eurovision Song Contest who played one as well... "Unplugged" of course, ha ha.

Poor Tom · #2 05-25-2008, 12:47 PM

Sorry I can't comment on the double bass, but I LOVE MMW!

I saw them a couple of years ago in nyc(long island i think) doing a special all acoustic double show. I saw both shows =D

drurb · #3 05-25-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bassisten

Hi there people!

I saw Medesky, Martin & Wood last friday and Chris Wood played this weird looking double bass. It looked like a 3/4, but the lower bout was smaller and "funny looking".

Anybody knows how makes these basses?

P.S.: There was a guy last night on the Eurovision Song Contest who played one as well... "Unplugged" of course, ha ha.

Was it a Czech-Ease?

bassist14 · #4 05-25-2008, 01:02 PM

http://www.czech-ease.com/ ???

edit: ok, drurb, 1 minute faster...

Nami · #5 05-25-2008, 01:07 PM

i also saw MMW live with the czech-ease. looked like somthing i have to try.

mattfong · #6 05-25-2008, 01:37 PM

On the website Chris Wood's bio says he plays a 1920 German bass, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has used a Czech-Ease before, and from your description thats what it sounds like it was.

bassist14 · #7 05-25-2008, 01:48 PM

http://www.czech-ease.com/artists.php?artist_id=2

czechease website says he plays a CE ;-)

bassisten · #8 05-25-2008, 01:57 PM

Hi guys!

Thanks for quick answers, nice to find out about that bass quick.

I'm thinking about selling my NS-Design CR5m to obtain one of those basses, they sound fantastic and take up much less space than 3/4 sized basses.

A shame that I don't live in the US, they're cheap in your country.