Recent content by mikestro

I’m a mediocre bass player that has played in my church all my life. I have owned several 5 strings and over the years my affordability scale went way down. When I was single and lived at home and had no children to feed, I once paid $1800 for a five string custom made bass made by...

I've never tried them but DR makes a set especially made for low tuning. There called DDT strings. You should be able to find them on any music etail site. Mikestro

Link Removed [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] The first link is to the JZ music website. The second link is a music store in the Philly (Springfiled PA) area that is a JZ music dealer. JZ makes other orchestral instruments also. Of course this dealer spoke highly of them as a good...

Does anyone have any experience with JZ basses, particularly the bas II double bass. Im considering one as a starter instrument for my son. Iv'e heard mixed reviews about them, nothing on Talk bass. I guess that's a bad sign. Waste of money or worth it as a starter bass. I had some offers...

I have 3 kids playing stringed intruments, one is playing double bass for the first time this year. I am on a very tight budget and Id rather purchase than rent. I am starting to regret encourgaing my son to take up DB at his school. He plays electric guitar and that was not offered at his...