Recent content by Filip Sever

Damn, sounds like a hefty ensemble. Maybe it was simply a situation where more than one bass instrument was needed. After all, if an upright wasn't enough for the job... I haven't had the chance to hear your basses, but, IMO an acoustic bass is hardly a "failure" just because it can't...

I prefer the sound of a nice spruce top, but a guitarron body with a full scale neck would be close to what I need, yes.

Regarding body depth - why are deep-bodied acoustic basses virtually inexistent on the market? I have a pretty standard-sized acoustic bass. If the body was twice as deep, I could still play it comfortably (I actually experimented with simulating a deeper body by putting objects of various...

Great instrument. I prefer the long neck and the lower range of the bass guitar, but the guitarron has the kind of body depth that a true acoustic bass guitar should have.

Yes, uprights are awesome, but, sadly, they don't quite fit the kind of music I do (mostly because they are not optimal for chordal playing and have low sustain, if not bowed), or the practical realities of my life (I can't haul an upright through dense vegetation for hours every day). It will...

It's a really nice bass, but it is, in many respects, quite the opposite of what I'm looking for. The main idea of the Tinozza is to emulate the sound of an upright bass (including things like the very low sustain, for example). Acoustic power was far from being a priority here, as far as I can...

Also, it's really nice to see there are musicians who "get it" and who are making it work. I've enjoyed reading your posts on other threads.

Thank you, some great new information here.

Yes, I did do a good bit of lurking before posting the thread. I have postponed getting an acoustic bass, as so many people kept saying they don't really work. When I finally went ahead and bought one, I was more than pleasantly surprised. It's not a high-end bass by any means. I've seen bigger...

That is one beautiful instrument. I don't know if I'm able to correctly gauge it's size from the picture, but I had something much bigger (and, especially, deeper) in mind. I know many bassists believe that the double bass is the only real acoustic option, but I respectfully disagree. I studied...

This is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. Thanks a heap!

Hello all! I am in need of a true acoustic bass guitar and I wanted to get some advice before contacting a luthier. The idea is a very large body, so as to allow for some real acoustic power (I'm pretty tall, so I'd like to use that to my advantage) and a tone that is not too bass-biased, so as...