Price drop: asking $20,000 (heading to the Bass Cellar next week, I'll pull the ad once I put it on consignment there)
Large 7/8 German "Hornsteiner" bass, ca.1880, huge sound, dark tone
42.5" string length
C-extension
I purchased this bass in 2014 from Nashville bassist Glenn Worf, who used it extensively in his session work (including with Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris). It is in excellent condition, with modern restoration updates prior to my purchase (new neck/scroll graft and fingerboard, endpin, bridge), and it is bulletproof (withstands weather/humidity changes very well, is consistent throughout the year). This is a bass that can sit in a section wearing Spirocores (they bow like a dream on this one), or drive a big band wearing Flexocores. I've done both, and it's just a great bass that works well with any string, pickup, amp, etc. It's a wonderful instrument that serves well in all professional settings (with the exception of acrobatic solo work, I suppose).
Available for trial in Bloomington, IN, and I will meet buyers halfway within, say, a 4-hour drive radius.
Partial trades considered; I may be interested in decent workhorse double basses worth <$10K, and I'm always interested in vintage Fender bass guitars.
Video/audio:
Tricotism (voice/bass duo)
Studio trio recording "Where Do We Go From Here"
Arco snippet (studio recording)
Duet with John Clayton (On Green Dolphin Street)
Full concert in the 20-21 season, "Jeremy Allen and Friends," if you scroll through the link here:
IUMusicLive!
Large 7/8 German "Hornsteiner" bass, ca.1880, huge sound, dark tone
42.5" string length
C-extension
I purchased this bass in 2014 from Nashville bassist Glenn Worf, who used it extensively in his session work (including with Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris). It is in excellent condition, with modern restoration updates prior to my purchase (new neck/scroll graft and fingerboard, endpin, bridge), and it is bulletproof (withstands weather/humidity changes very well, is consistent throughout the year). This is a bass that can sit in a section wearing Spirocores (they bow like a dream on this one), or drive a big band wearing Flexocores. I've done both, and it's just a great bass that works well with any string, pickup, amp, etc. It's a wonderful instrument that serves well in all professional settings (with the exception of acrobatic solo work, I suppose).
Available for trial in Bloomington, IN, and I will meet buyers halfway within, say, a 4-hour drive radius.
Partial trades considered; I may be interested in decent workhorse double basses worth <$10K, and I'm always interested in vintage Fender bass guitars.
Video/audio:
Tricotism (voice/bass duo)
Studio trio recording "Where Do We Go From Here"
Arco snippet (studio recording)
Duet with John Clayton (On Green Dolphin Street)
Full concert in the 20-21 season, "Jeremy Allen and Friends," if you scroll through the link here:
IUMusicLive!
