Hello Double Bass Enthusiasts and Professionals:
I have 18 years experience on Electric Bass Guitar in Rock, Blues and Singer-Songwriter settings.
Currently, I am 15 months into Double Bass/(refreshing/expanding)Jazz Harmony studies. I am flying to Phoenix, AZ this Friday to check out Steve Koscica's basses for sale
http://www.stringemporium.com/ so I may return my crappy rental and begin to seriously establish myself with SF Bay Area jazz/bluegrass/gypsy jazz/pop/latin performance & recording opportunities on a real instrument.
I have a few questions to throw out there- hopefully this is an appropriate place to present them:
1) I have currently been using Underwood pickups. The bass I have at the moment isn't very good, but I am not particularly thrilled with the sound of the pickups.
I am looking at the Rev Solo II & The Realist once I complete purchase of new instrument - Pros & Cons?
2) I am using my SWR Baby (Electric) Blue Studio Reference Amplifier (1st Generation) for amplification. I currently have a 2x8 SWR Baby Blue Monitor (speaker enclosure), which was originally marketed for studio and Double Bass use (however, I don't believe the DB community took to it). Since I can't afford to start over yet with a whole new amplification system, I am thinking of getting a smaller speaker enclosure for use with the Electric Blue.
I have seen several posts debating the likes and dislikes of AI and EA speakers. If EA introduces a 10" speaker cabinet, I may look at it, but has anybody had experience with Flite speakers??
http://www.flitesound.com/index.html
3) Does anybody have any experience with the basses that are up on String Emporium's site? I am looking for a fully carved vintage instrument within the $5-9K range, constructed within at least 30-50 years. I'm looking forward to trying them out, but looking for some feedback from Jazz players.
Cheers,
drew
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