Double Bass $200 double bass from china?

[Tim Hugo]

Hey people, I have recently seen that you can buy a one piece double basses from Alibaba for like $160-$200. Now obviously I wouldn't say that those are really quality, but I mean hey! That's pretty cheap for something you'd regularly pay thousands for, maybe like for a project or just something to have fun with.
What are your views?

 

[DirtDog]

That's a lot to pay for 30 pounds of firewood.

 

[Carl Hillman]

...just something to have fun with.

You'd be better off with Log.

It's big. It's heavy. It's wood, too.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

I pay my guy $250 for 1,500 pounds of high quality firewood that burns longer and hotter than that bass will.

 

[unbrokenchain]

I just go cut standing dead trees. Mostly locust, cherry, dogwood burns nice and long.

 

[james condino]

Correction: It is a $200 bass shaped object.

 

[jsf729]

I wouldn't even burn it in my fireplace- gorilla glue is toxic when it burns. We've beat up on OP enough. In all seriousness- you're going to pay someone $500-$600 to get it to even play. Do yourself a favor- there are plenty of used playable uprights out there for $1200. Save a few extra bucks (BSO bass plus setup about $800) and get something that you can enjoy and always resell for what you paid.

 

[Febs]

My strings cost more than that.

 

[lurk]

Don't get ripped off. If it's too good to be true it is. Wait till you get around $1400 together and you'll be able to get something that will give you years of pleasure and retain it's value.

 

[ctrlzjones]

After you get the money for the bass together you may want to think about purchasing a private jet.
There's talk that on some remote islands in the south pacific they build those things ... really really cheap ...

 

[El Thumpo]

I'm going to go against the pack and say: buy it. After all, you've been sufficiently warned. Perhaps you can report back to us.

After all, it's extremely hard to make a dozen small pieces of wood sound good. Just ask any violin maker. It's harder still to make bigger pieces of wood sing. I know, it's hard to get one's head around that in this day and age of instant and cheap gratification, but physics are physics.

Yes, bargains are possible. But reality has a way of reasserting itself. Good luck on your journey.

 

[misterbadger]

And, please, do check back in to let us know how it works out for you.