Looking for my first Upright bass

[BassJunkie13]

I have no knowledge about uprights at all. I was wondering what would be a good starter. I need something really cheap, but not so cheap that Im getting crap. I am a big guy and I was wondering if it would effect me in playing upright bass. Im a really big guy, 330 pounds.Any help would be much apreciated.

[Bass]

Buy an Englehardt from Fretwell. Don't worry about being big, plenty of big men play bass.

http://www.fretwellbass.com/engelhardt.htm

[drurb]

Check out the newbie links here. They have a wealth of information. Then c'mon back with questions. IMO, you can do far better than an Engel for the same money and that goes well beyond the "skinny neck" issue.

[SteveFreides]

I've bought 3 basses from www.bassesonline.com and been very happy with them all. My starter was a fully carved Roma for $800, and I'm now playing a fully carved Eberle that was about $1800. The Eberle, for the money, is fantastic - the thing sounds like a cello often, with a beautiful, singing tone. I couldn't be happier.

-S-