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  1. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    wow, didn't expect that. Thanks for your advice, I'll check the Krivo pickup out when my eminence arrive.
  2. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Thanks, I did not see it this way before. Here's the update: they agree to sell it to me directly from China and they are negotiating a price for me now. It seems that there will be a discount because they don't have the cost of shipping back to America. Maybe not a very big discount but I'm...
  3. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Yeah that makes sense. They have told me the main reason why Gary didn't what to sell it in Chinese market though: the risk of being copied by other Chinese company. And I totally understand that. Not sure if it's appropriate to say it here, if it's not, please tell me and I'll delete it.
  4. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Yeah I've checked them out too they sound great. I'll think about it.
  5. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    I'm a EB player and I'm trying to make a transition to upright bass. My band is basically focus on psych/prog genre with a little bit of jazzy flavor in it, it's kinda heavy and loud so I think EUB is probably easier to avoid the feedback problem with high volumes. Also acustic upright bass...
  6. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Thanks a lot Dylan! I've gotten in touch with them and they are trying to find out if it is possible to sell it directly in China.
  7. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Thank you all for your helpful information! I've called Gary several times before 5 pm (CT) and he didn't pick up. And it is midnight in Frankfurt where Christopher is based so I didn't try to call them. I think I'll just wait! BTW I found it bit weird that nobody is talking about eminence...
  8. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Thanks! Actually i did sent an email to gelbass.com about this exact question and they haven't wrote me back yet, so I think I'll try my luck here. And yes I also notice that they have a Japanese retailer, if I run out of option I'll go and contact them. Thanks for the help!
  9. Lin Chow

    Double Bass Chinese eminence upright bass buyer

    Hi, I'm interested in buying an eminence EUB and I live in China. It seems impossible to find any sellers in China and I'm not sure about the idea of buying one from USA due to the shipping problems. I heard that this kind of EUB was produced in China right? So Im wondering is it still being...