Electric Bass transplant needing help!

joshmickelson · #1 03-01-2010, 10:06 AM

Hi guys, this is my first venture into this side of the forums. I have been reading as much as I can and wanted to thank ya for the wealth of info.

I am looking to learn the DB. I have been playing electric for 11 years now and have a decent grasp on theory. I will be playing mainly bluegrass and folk with the DB. Eventually I will learn the bow, but for now I am mainly interested in using my fingers.

I used to play guitar and had a telecaster that was made by Dave Bunker of the Ibanez fame. I posted this ad on craigslist for a possible trade on my tele for an upright bass. It looks like a deal is going to go through, and I was wondering if you guys could help me make sure the value lines up. I will be trading my tele (worth about $600), an Ibanez AD9 (worth about $100) and an overdrive pedal (worth about $30). So I am wondering if this bass is worth about $750 bucks.

(from my email exchange with the seller):

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It's a 3/4 Cremona SB-3 - plywood with a "Pick Up The World" pick up and very upgraded tuners. I have a friend who plays blue grass bass. He loves this bass and wishes he had the money to buy it.

Marcus Johnson · #2 03-01-2010, 10:25 AM

Cremonas have been discussed extensively in these forums. Try a search on the name. I've said my piece on them already.... and I guess I won't do it again, because someone always gets pissed off when I do.

Snarf · #3 03-01-2010, 10:27 AM

Price-wise it seems like that will work out. Cremona though . . . you will hate playing that instrument.

drurb · #4 03-01-2010, 10:51 AM

Bass · #5 03-01-2010, 10:59 AM

I wonder why the tuners needed very upgrading?

joshmickelson · #6 03-01-2010, 11:01 AM

I just did about an hour of reading on this brand specifically. Needless to say, I am a little turned off by the deal now. Back to the drawing board!

drurb · #7 03-01-2010, 11:04 AM

Wise!

jdombrow · #8 03-01-2010, 11:11 AM

Since you are in Denver, I'd suggest contacting Bob Ross. He may have some leads on decent budget basses. You may have to save some money, but it will be worth waiting.

http://www.rossdoublebass.com/

Jim D

joshmickelson · #9 03-01-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jdombrow

Since you are in Denver, I'd suggest contacting Bob Ross. He may have some leads on decent budget basses. You may have to save some money, but it will be worth waiting.

http://www.rossdoublebass.com/

Jim D

thanks! I will definitely contact him.

joshmickelson · #10 03-17-2010, 09:36 AM

sorry to bump an old thread, I just got contacted again via craigslist about a trade. This time it's a knilling 1300t. I did some searching on here for that brand and couldn't come up with a whole lot on this model:

3/4 Knilling Summit (Model 1300T) w/ gigbag

Is this on the same level as cremonas and other cheap basses?

jallenbass · #11 03-17-2010, 10:08 AM

I can't find much either. Do you know a knowledgeable DB player that can go with you to look at it?

joshmickelson · #12 03-17-2010, 10:49 AM

I do actually, my friend plays for both jazz and classical full time around denver. I will see if he's available.

joshmickelson · #13 03-17-2010, 10:58 AM

The seller sent me some pictures. It's a bit nicked up, which doesn't really bother me as long as it plays decent:

wdnewman · #14 03-23-2010, 12:35 PM

Well, it shouldn't play decently with the bridge at least two inches too close to the fingerboard. Also the black ebony-like paint seems to be wearing off the cheap what-kind-of-wood-is-that fingerboard. The action looks high enough to run a hog underneath it. $5 says that the seams have opened up. How do I guess all this? I own one of the d**n things. I payed $300 for mine. Put about $700 into it to make it playable. It is now worth about $300. Draw your own conclusions, but I will sell you mine which is a least playable for $500 as soon as I take delivery of the decent bass
I have on order.