This is my first time on this forum and I just need some advice. I played an upright bass in high school and on gigs when I was young. It's been forty years since I've even touched another bass. I would like to buy one to just fool around with at home. I looked on e-bay and saw a posting for a new Bachmeier 3/4 upright bass selling for $500 with free shipping. That's about what I'd want to pay but I don't want to spend that amount of money and be real disappointed in its sound or performance. Does anyone know anything about a Bachmeier upright bass? I know it sounds inexpensive but I'm not going to play it anywhere but at home. Any advice? Thanks.
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buying an upright
- Thread starter spikings
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Check the newbie links at the top of the Bass forum. And yes, you will be disappointed with the sound and performance of a mail order $500 DB.
I am sorry, I do not know this brand of bass... but the old adage :you get what you pay for: certainly holds true for basses. If you are not in a huge hurry, it might pay to give all the string shops in your area a call, and all the bass shops (Cincinnati Bass Cellar , or String Emporium in Phoenix, for examples of local stores.) When a dealer in basses knows what your level and interest are, he/she can better advise what would work best for you. An old Kay plywood is often better than a new Chinese bass for some forms of use. $500 used to be an amount that could buy you a decent instrument... not really the case anymore. If you up your limit to a few thousand, you could likely get a bass that would resell well when you outgrow it.
Good Luck!!!
Patrick
