Recent content by BajoConTumbao

Beautiful! I'm interested -- where are you located? I'd love to check it out -- I'm in the Bay Area but travel to SoCal every few months to see parents... Thanks!

Hi David, Jordan here. I would love to take a look. It would be my very first acoustic bass purchase -- I currently have an EUB (see the thread, "Does Anybody Know Who Made This EUB?"). I'm up in Berkeley and a little swamped right now, but will have time during the week Xmas to New Years...

Thanks for the link! That was pretty interesting -- almost all are round-wound underneath. Those GHS "Half-rounds" are a trip? Any experience using them? Thanks

Thanks! Probably can't tell from that picture but it has a sweet red sunburst finish with beautiful wood grain. I got someone to strip off the shallack from the neck and found lovely wood there too. Ebony fingerboard, possibly rosewood body? All solid wood, very woody sound. And check out...

Hi folks, I bought this from the second owner, who knew precious little about it. We think it is from the 80s, possibly from Europe? It is heavy (over 20lbs), and not well-balanced (can't really play it standing up, it tips too much). There are absolutely no markings anywhere, except on the...

Hi Everybody, I have been using La Bella 760N Black Nylon Tape strings on my 80s Guild Pilot (EMG pickups). I found they gave a nice round tone, but also there was plenty of snap left for playing slap, funk, dance tunes. Then one broke and it looks like the core was actually round wound...