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03-02-2006, 05:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay Area | |  Bass shops, Engelhardts near SF
Hi, I am a fairly solid jazz saxophonist and pianist, and a hack guitarist as well. I have decided to learn some upright bass (cause I am tired of always looking for a bass player), but there don't seem to be many reputable places around my area (I live in Palo Alto, in Northern CA) that sell basses. In particular, I have not found anyone that carries Engelhardts and I would at least like to try one of these as they come recommended in terms of student basses. I am also looking for a good rent-to-own scenario. Can anyone local point me in the right direction? Thanks so much!
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03-02-2006, 06:15 PM
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Retailer: Shen, Sun, older European | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Burlingame, California | | | Student Basses in San Francisco area
My first choice for a San Francisco area shop that carries and rents really good student basses would be the Acoustic Bass Shop at 528 Magnolia in South San Francisco, CA. His cell # is (650) 303-2333. Alex Friedman studied under Al Droyan for a couple of years and does nice setup and repair work. He's also a good jazz player and has great advice on pickups, amps, and other aspects of jazz gigging. Alex is a no-B.S. guy with a thick Ukrainian accent, a great sense of humor, and a heart of gold.
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03-03-2006, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by rjacobs (I live in Palo Alto, in Northern CA) that sell basses. In particular, I have not found anyone that carries Engelhardts and I would at least like to try one of these as they come recommended in terms of student basses. I am also looking for a good rent-to-own scenario. Can anyone local point me in the right direction? | There is a shop in Oakland called Best Music that sometimes carries Engelhardts (at least as of a couple of years ago, they did). They do rent-to-own (it's where I rented my first bass). It's not a bass house, it's a general instrument store that has band and orchestra instruments, but I believe I recall seeing an Engelhardt or two there. They're in downtown Oakland, at 1716 Broadway. You can probably track them down on the web.
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03-03-2006, 11:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NYC | | | Please send me a GigSpam once your ready to go, I just GOTTA see a tenor player accompanying himself on bass.
OR, alternately,
makes me want to pick up tenor so you can walk behind MY lame ass 76 choruses on a medium blues...
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03-03-2006, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua Please send me a GigSpam once your ready to go, I just GOTTA see a tenor player accompanying himself on bass.
OR, alternately,
makes me want to pick up tenor so you can walk behind MY lame ass 76 choruses on a medium blues... | this makes me laugh, i knew someone was gonna do it. |
03-03-2006, 12:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | I'm doing the same thing; I'm not satisfied with how my kids look, so I'm dabbling in recombinant DNA experiments.  |
03-03-2006, 01:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Helsinki, Finland | | | "Hi, I am a fairly solid jazz saxophonist and pianist, and a hack guitarist as well. I have decided to learn some upright bass (cause I am tired of always looking for a bass player)"
That´s about the best DOA opening line for a bass players´ forum I´ve ever encountered. I think you are most welcome, sir.
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03-03-2006, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson I'm doing the same thing; I'm not satisfied with how my kids look, so I'm dabbling in recombinant DNA experiments. | ROFL, now that's the best euphemism I've ever heard
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03-08-2006, 11:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay Area | | | thanks...
...for the leads, everyone. I'm really looking forward to playing a bunch of quarter notes. (Sometimes on saxophone, one is called upon to play sixteenth or even THIRTY-SECOND notes - it takes years of dedicated practice and rhythmic training.) |
03-09-2006, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by rjacobs - it takes years of dedicated practice and rhythmic training.) | Thatīs why we have chosen to stay on the bass and not taking up saxophone. Playing a bunch of quarter notes is better for lazy bums
like us.
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03-09-2006, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rjacobs Sometimes on saxophone, one is called upon to play sixteenth or even THIRTY-SECOND notes - it takes years of dedicated practice and rhythmic training.) | Isn't that just tenorspeak for "Take another chorus, it's got to be better than the last one"?
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