Recent content by c0l0rx3

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    Double Bass G String Vibration and other strange sounds

    Will do. Hopefully it settles down but right now, it's a handful.
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    Double Bass G String Vibration and other strange sounds

    I took my bass (ShenSB80) in to a luthier mainly to get the bridge adjusted and the fingerboard redressed. I asked him to check quite a few small issues. I had been having problems adjusting the bridge height to compensate for the environment and I had heard some weird buzzing more recently up...
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    2005 Shen SB80 in Cleveland

    $1200 or best offer
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    2005 Shen SB80 in Cleveland

    2005 3/4 Shen SB80. Local pickup only. No case. Pirastro EP weichs. Adjustable bridge. Great condition. Good sound. More info on request. Cleveland.
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    Double Bass Shen Owner's Club

    I keep a microfiber cloth (typically used for dusting) in basket right by my bass. I wipe it down before and after every practice. I try to be gentle but still get all of the dust off. I have had a few spots where the rosin had built up from the previous owner. I was able to very gently urge...
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    Double Bass Shen Owner's Club

    Absolutely beautiful. Well done!
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    Double Bass Shen Owner's Club

    :D ROTFL Good one!
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    Double Bass Shen Owner's Club

    My darling would be called Ruby.
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    Double Bass Shen Owner's Club

    Thank you! I agree. I was scared when I went to see it the first time that it might have that "school instrument" look to it. It is much darker. I really love it.
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    Double Bass Shen Owner's Club

    My first upright is a 2005 Shen SB80. I am the third owner. It was very well cared for, yet played like crazy. It has a great sound. I was really lucky when I found this! I really love it. It's the buckeye colored one on the left. The one on the right is my new project. It's a 1940 Kay S-9.