Recent content by EnVico379

I ended up putting on a spare nickel roundwound B string in place of the la Bella and it sounds great! No buzz at all! if the look really bothers me I could always get a black coated roundwound (Dr Black Beauty) in the future but for now I’m happy with what I got. Functionality beats appearance...

Thanks @tellheryousawme for the club spot! @rbbrnck I guess these basses are built around the D'Addario flats. I wonder if since in my case the B is the only problem string I could leave just the flatwound B string on or even throw on a spare nickel roundwound B I have lying around and leave...

Hi fellow portamento owners! I recently got one of the new 6-string models and put on la Bella black nylons as soon as I could but no matter what I do the anything between the first and seventh "fret" on the B string is more buzz than note. I tried to set it up myself and have had no...

Thanks to everyone who replied for the insight! The general consensus seems to be start now with a four string, develop the appropriate skill set as a student, and then if I still wish to have a fifth string after years of mastering the other four then experiment. I'm very confident now that's...

Hi! I'm in the market for an upright bass, and have been considering a 5 string tuned with a high c. I'm a senior in high school who's going to college to study jazz, and music education as a bassist. For most of my life I've been an electric bassist, but for the last 3-4 years I decided to...