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Double Bass Dean Pace EUB megathread
- Thread starter DaBassman
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Funkize you said:
but it is... Gregory Bruce Campbell he's a smoking player. Yeah it could be zebrawood... I'm getting an american cherry 6 in natural later in the year!
Rosewood and Zebrawood are classed as hardwood arent they?, ive never seen a bass made out of or have a top of rosewood, but ive seen plenty of zebrawoods..but the few basses that ive played with a zebrawood top sounded rather nice, id like to hear what a rosewood one would sound like...rather warm and thick id presume
Looks like we got two EUB threads on Ergo basses going on at the same time. Anyhoo....
Er... from the Ergoinstrument's website, it says that he does everything in American Cherry. From the site:
"After extensive experimentation over many years, I've found that American Cherry is most ideal for construction of these instruments as it's quite stable, offers a great sound, and shows much more consistency(in terms of wood defects,and uniform color) than either Walnut, or Maple, and is readily available in quantity, and doesn't show any signs of scarcity in the future. The instruments are offered in two colors: Natural, and Classic (a 'violiny' red/brown). "
I just placed my order for my 4 stringer with a beveled FB in classic. Total was $760 (including shipping). I can't wait!
SPUDLING said:
Er... from the Ergoinstrument's website, it says that he does everything in American Cherry. From the site:
"After extensive experimentation over many years, I've found that American Cherry is most ideal for construction of these instruments as it's quite stable, offers a great sound, and shows much more consistency(in terms of wood defects,and uniform color) than either Walnut, or Maple, and is readily available in quantity, and doesn't show any signs of scarcity in the future. The instruments are offered in two colors: Natural, and Classic (a 'violiny' red/brown). "
I just placed my order for my 4 stringer with a beveled FB in classic. Total was $760 (including shipping). I can't wait!
hdiddy said:Looks like we got two EUB threads on Ergo basses going on at the same time. Anyhoo....
Er... from the Ergoinstrument's website, it says that he does everything in American Cherry. From the site:
"After extensive experimentation over many years, I've found that American Cherry is most ideal for construction of these instruments as it's quite stable, offers a great sound, and shows much more consistency(in terms of wood defects,and uniform color) than either Walnut, or Maple, and is readily available in quantity, and doesn't show any signs of scarcity in the future. The instruments are offered in two colors: Natural, and Classic (a 'violiny' red/brown). "
I'm assuming GBC's Ergo is that dark color but it also could be custom. I just placed my order for my 4 stringer with a beveled FB in classic. Total was $760 (including shipping). I can't wait!
Congrats!!! I can't wait till I can order mine (it hurt that Jesse had one exactly as I want (natural 6 cherry) ready to ship at the time I was emailing him and I couldn't swing it).
Jesse did say he makes a limited number in Mahogany as well... I think Donz has / is getting a mahogany one.
hey DONZIE, how long does Jesse take to turn his stuff around? He sent me an e-mail that he'd get back to me, but I don't feel like bugging him. I'll bug you instead. 
BTW: There is a clip of GBC playing his ergo (along with many other EUB samples). I sounds fretlessish but I presume that it's because of the amp and other sounds he's trying to get out of it.
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BTW: There is a clip of GBC playing his ergo (along with many other EUB samples). I sounds fretlessish but I presume that it's because of the amp and other sounds he's trying to get out of it.
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hdiddy said:hey DONZIE, how long does Jesse take to turn his stuff around? He sent me an e-mail that he'd get back to me, but I don't feel like bugging him. I'll bug you instead.
BTW: There is a clip of GBC playing his ergo (along with many other EUB samples). I sounds fretlessish but I presume that it's because of the amp and other sounds he's trying to get out of it.
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I just received my 4 string Ergo yesterday. It took 3 weeks for him to make it, but I had to wait an extra week because the stand was backordered. I really like it. I played it until I got sore last night...
If you want an EUB that is inexpensive, but plays like a DB and can be bowed try an Ergo. I bought one and it is an ecellent bass. 42" scale, curved fingerboard, feels like a DB and sounds very good. I bought one for $700, and I'm very happy with it.
http://www.ergoinstruments.com/
http://www.ergoinstruments.com/
You probably didn't miss DonZ with his from today's post. Here it is again.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1514456#post1514456
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1514456#post1514456
hi all and thanks for looking.
i am interested in buying my own upright bass. i have been playing electric bass for a little over 3 years. i know how to play, because i took it in school, however i am still a beginer at it but i do know the basics. so i feel there is no need to go out and spend two grand on an upright, as of yet.
i noticed the dean pace bass. it is $599 on music123.com, which is as far as im concerned a steal. anybody have any thoughts (keeping in mind i am an absolute beginer, and will most likely not be performing for a while with the upright). also, do electric upright basses still have that same acoustic sound as the acoustic uprights do?? and also, are they compatable with bows??
thanks in advance, sincerely,
Jon Stemmler
i am interested in buying my own upright bass. i have been playing electric bass for a little over 3 years. i know how to play, because i took it in school, however i am still a beginer at it but i do know the basics. so i feel there is no need to go out and spend two grand on an upright, as of yet.
i noticed the dean pace bass. it is $599 on music123.com, which is as far as im concerned a steal. anybody have any thoughts (keeping in mind i am an absolute beginer, and will most likely not be performing for a while with the upright). also, do electric upright basses still have that same acoustic sound as the acoustic uprights do?? and also, are they compatable with bows??
thanks in advance, sincerely,
Jon Stemmler
i just did a search, and found a thread, but it was before the Pace Bass was released, and i did not find the information i needed, although it brought up a couple questions...
-what is the size????
-how is the fingerboard radius??
-do you need special strings for an EUB??
thanks.
-what is the size????
-how is the fingerboard radius??
-do you need special strings for an EUB??
thanks.
Just look at a picture of it, all the thing is is a vertically played fretless bass guitar. as for spec's I'd e-mail / call / torment dean.
i already saw that thread, thats the one that i said could not help me, seeing as nobody there had played one yet.
I think the consensus was that it's not a DB nor a decent EUB. If it were me, I wouldn't bother wasting our money on it. It's just a fretless BG that looks like an EUB.
And there really is no "in-betweener" instrument that helps you step up from BG to DB. If you want to play DB someday, just save your pennies and buy an Englehardt.
And there really is no "in-betweener" instrument that helps you step up from BG to DB. If you want to play DB someday, just save your pennies and buy an Englehardt.
I think hotdaddy got it right. Most on this forum think it is a toy being promoted as an electric upright bass. It cannot be bowed, it does not have the correct scale, it is not a double bass of any sort. If you want a fretless EB then get one. If you want a double bass, then get one; but the dean is not a double bass.
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