Recent content by dipo

It’s interesting you mention chaos: I think what I want from the DB, and what I imagine I might miss from the EUB, is the harmonic complexity of an acoustic instrument that will be different from all other instances in its type. You just never know what weird idiosyncrasies an instrument will...

Ha ha ha! Thanks for the tip on the Van DBer, craigie. Will look him up, and chat up some luthiers in town. I am currently thinking of tracking down a Shen SB 150 bass to give that a test. Am still laughing at the image of the DB go cart. Could be a badass-looking rig—would need an 8-ball...

Thanks for the welcome note, MA. It’s true: I have only played an actual standup bass once and it was like trying to wrestle a tree. But the sound people can draw with a bow on these instruments makes me want to get in the ring. It’ll be a long time before it’s just a breeze to play, I’m...

Hi, TB! Found this forum searching first for EUBs and now DBs. I’ve been playing EB for about 25 years (‘76 P-bass and ‘76 Travis Bean TB-2000) and am wanting to finally get into a DB (I can’t remember *not* wanting one of these beautiful instruments). I’ve spent a good deal of time looking at...