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04-30-2011, 09:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | why is this db so inexpensive
are these devilli's any good? HUGE 4/4 FULL SIZE UPRIGHT ACOUSTIC DOUBLE BASS, NEW! | eBay
says maple + spruce body what gives? can't have good, fast, AND cheap.
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04-30-2011, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck norriss  says maple + spruce body what gives? can't have good, fast, AND cheap. | Well, the ad is dishonest, for starters. It's a plywood bass.
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04-30-2011, 09:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Plywood? what the.
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04-30-2011, 09:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Erie, PA | | | It's plywood... They didn't even do a good job of faking it with veneer :P
If you look through upton videos on YouTube there are some horror stories of these types of basses, but fully carved and much more expensive. I can't imagine these being to much better.
Plus, $500 is half way to a nice used plywood bass, best to save I would think.
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05-01-2011, 02:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX | | | It says on the posting "unused, unopened." That means it's never been set up. After shipping and set up, you have a $900 turd. |
05-01-2011, 04:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Boston, MA | | I'll bet that with strings, you reach $1000+.
Well, at least with that shiny finish, its a glazed turd...  
In case we sound like elitist wretches, have you seen this? Snobbery, and why you're probably right
The short version; I wouldn't buy it. IMHO, you might seriously consider a Shen, if you really have $1000 to spend...
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05-01-2011, 06:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: central Florida | | | I don't think they lied, someone had to "select" the plywood lol. Even tho I got my bass on ebay and after I set it up, got another bridge n strings, I'm very happy with it, I'd still recommend playing one before buying. You'll also notice on ebay that the basses with the cheapest prices charge the most shipping. I got the Cecilio, 499.99 with free shipping and love it, but still, not the best way to buy if you have other options, mostly because there's no way to tell how good or bad thier quality control is, and if you're going to do the setup yourself, what do you do if the fingerboard needs planed etc? The only basses that do come set up are the ones from a dealer/manufacturer
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05-01-2011, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by nicechuckh what do you do if the fingerboard needs planed etc? | What do you mean by "if"? |
05-01-2011, 07:33 AM
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05-01-2011, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by chuck norriss Plywood? what the.
thanks. | Plywood, laminate, etc. There are many worthy instruments made of that type of wood. The eBay specials are not among them. Read the newbie links here. They contain a wealth of information. The topic of this thread gets discussed here at least 3,146 times a year.
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05-01-2011, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: central Florida | | | Paul, the fingerboard on mine did not need planed, it's a nice instrument, but I still don't recommend buying that way if you have a choice
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05-01-2011, 01:57 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Hagstrom, Mahalo | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sierra Madre, California | | Well, now, I just watched this video and saw a very affordable American made bass... YouTube - Bogdon Box Bass duel with Double Bass
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05-01-2011, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by spoonido | A nice sounding box... Now just get ahold of a cardboard bow and it's ready for the orchestra! 
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