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Originally Posted by Uncletoad  I'm not so sure it's a worthy transitional choice. It's to easy to transfer EB chops to the longer scale and "upright" fingerboard of the EUB. ie. play with your hands not your arms and shoulders. If you do that, when you finally get yourself a DB you may hurt yourself or at least not be able to get the true DB sound. At that point you'll first need to unlearn bad habits and relearn to play correctly.
I think it's better to learn the DB properly and then transfer that proper technique to the EUB rather than try to go the other way.
Be patient, save all the dough, buy the best real bass you can, and get lessons right away so you start off on the right foot. |
Although I completely agree with you that the optimum would be to start with the DB first and then work your way down, there is a lot more subtle differences in sizes of EUB's and even the difference between a 3/4 and a DB can often be a priority factor depending on the size of the player.
EB's are all 'relatively' close within the same size range where size is not going to be a big factor. There are a few EUB's that are DB-size equivalents as opposed to the neck on a stand types that are a whole 'nother animal compared to the DB perspective.
Also, many bass players don't decide to increase their playing venues to playing UB until after they've been playing EB for a long time. You're right, it isn't just a matter of tranferring over the bassplaying chops one has already developed. There is going to be a new physical adjustment as well.
That's why the type of EUB or even the size of a UB (3/4 vs. DB) is probably a worthwhile aspect to explore first rather than just jumping into the idea of playing UB style without thought to what kind and size.
