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Double Bass Blast cult
- Thread starter Slap bass Lucas
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Remember the dude with the King Double Bass tattoo? lol.
I just read this the whole way through; all I can say that in this situation and the KDB situation, there is one common denominator.
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Guess he didn't specify a month. I'd be at the dudes front door by now.
Yeah, lol.
Looks like you can buy just about anything except a bass!
Looks like you can buy just about anything except a bass!
Guys first I'm not in any way defending BC but I think I can help everyone understand why we're devoted to Jason's concepts.
I'm a slap player with several working rock and popular music bands and I play a KDB which I got second hand, so no waiting for me. After spending a lot of time and money repairing and modifying traditional made basses to withstand the rigors of a guy who plays a lot of real world shows (bar fights, drunken brides, on flatbeds, under EZ ups in the rain ect.) The King has really held up for me as a practical gigging instrument. It has ridden in the open bed of a pick up for 45 minutes at 5 degrees then into a heated venue. I have played outside on 90+ days in direct sunlight, high humidity. No issues all all -over 8 years it's just like the day I got it. The King is put together with non reversible gorilla glue and reinforced internally which means the acoustic tone is crap. BUT players in my situation don't need refined acoustic tone we need an instrument that when amplified is capable of punching through a full volume rock band and the seams won't open up due to weather. Because most uprights are built around acoustic tone for Jazz or Classical players they are "fragile" by comparison.
The wait time is ridiculous for a new BC and it's a shame because Jason's basses fill a need for this type of upright instrument better than any of the others currently available. I hope someone with some skill and business sense would start producing a competing line of rugged made instruments, there is a market for a KDB style bass out there.
I'm a slap player with several working rock and popular music bands and I play a KDB which I got second hand, so no waiting for me. After spending a lot of time and money repairing and modifying traditional made basses to withstand the rigors of a guy who plays a lot of real world shows (bar fights, drunken brides, on flatbeds, under EZ ups in the rain ect.) The King has really held up for me as a practical gigging instrument. It has ridden in the open bed of a pick up for 45 minutes at 5 degrees then into a heated venue. I have played outside on 90+ days in direct sunlight, high humidity. No issues all all -over 8 years it's just like the day I got it. The King is put together with non reversible gorilla glue and reinforced internally which means the acoustic tone is crap. BUT players in my situation don't need refined acoustic tone we need an instrument that when amplified is capable of punching through a full volume rock band and the seams won't open up due to weather. Because most uprights are built around acoustic tone for Jazz or Classical players they are "fragile" by comparison.
The wait time is ridiculous for a new BC and it's a shame because Jason's basses fill a need for this type of upright instrument better than any of the others currently available. I hope someone with some skill and business sense would start producing a competing line of rugged made instruments, there is a market for a KDB style bass out there.
Totally agree.
Just wish BC had turned out different. It seemed like such a great restart after KDB, and they had a little buzz and momentum.
But alas, where one goes, there they are.
In the time he has been waiting, 200 basses could have been built.
Who cares how great they are for whatever niche market, he is being ripped off and there is no excuse for that.
Who cares how great they are for whatever niche market, he is being ripped off and there is no excuse for that.
There is a big difference between long lead times, and stealing peoples money to fund a skateboard business. You just don't take that much coin from someone then leave them in the dust unless you have a seriously broken moral compass. The fact that he flaunts it online with his new, non-bass related products tells you all you need to know about the guy.
You are absolutely correct- I had the 6K ready to go for a new BC at one point and this thread is why I now have really nice fly fishing gear, new TV and a leather recliner.
The caring part, for me happened at a high end wedding I was hired to play. 300 guest and yet again something let go inside my Shen creating a terrible buzz everywhere near G. I had to fumble my way through on a P bass to avoid what would have been a very angry bride and inevitable lawsuit.
After that It's been all KDB, steel strings, magnetic pickup and no problems-
I think the manufactures might be surprised at how many players out there are playing rock (not just rockabilly) on the upright. It's sad there's not really an option for us. I know the electric uprights work but nothing grabs attention like a wood double bass does. Everything else seems to be aimed at the Jazz/Classical players. A jazz bass is still a jazz bass even if you paint it and add a flame job-
