Help! - i want to buy my first double bass

oxygenbass · #1 06-27-2007, 04:51 PM

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

Kevin Hsieh · #2 06-27-2007, 05:04 PM

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

drurb · #3 06-27-2007, 05:06 PM

See the newbie links. They are a great resource.

oxygenbass · #4 06-27-2007, 05:09 PM

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

bassist14 · #5 06-27-2007, 05:16 PM

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

tom1984 · #6 06-29-2007, 03:23 AM

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

derrenleepoole · #7 06-29-2007, 02:28 PM

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?

drurb · #8 06-29-2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derrenleepoole

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.