Dave Holland double Bass?

Jimmyrm · #1 10-18-2010, 12:49 PM

Hi all I just saw Dave Holland playing an upright bass, but realized it's not a full bass, it looks like it's missing the bottom section. I thought of no better place to ask than here, what is this, some sort of a hybrid of a double Bass? Or something else? He's playing it on a 2009 gig that's on YOUTUBE called 5tet, there's about 8 sections or parts.
It almost looks like a cello's size, or soemthing like that. He has a great Jazz band!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CONg...eature=related

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Jim Montesano

mikezimmerman · #2 10-18-2010, 01:53 PM

That would be a Czech-Ease (http://www.czech-ease.com/).

okcrum · #3 10-18-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mikezimmerman

That would be a Czech-Ease (http://www.czech-ease.com/).

Yep.

Tampabass · #4 10-18-2010, 02:30 PM

You have to hunt around for the price of these, but Gollihur has them starting at $3,750 - not exactly an inexpensive alternative to the real thing. Then again, their selling point is superb sound combined with super-portability, not affordability. I'd love to try one.

http://www.gollihurmusic.com/product...fm?ProdID=2026

**Mark Wilson** · #5 10-18-2010, 02:45 PM

Moved to DB forum