Double Bass Electric Upright Recs for a Rusty Upright Player?

[Yenno]

Hey, I have been searching through the forums, but figured I would ask as well.

I played upright for a while, but stopped once I graduated college. My bass is on the other side of the country and i don't really have the space for, nor will I for the foreseeable future. I kind of miss playing my UB with a bow, and have been thinking about snagging a EUB. My electric bass just doesn't cut it these days. Every time I pick that thing up, I wish I had an upright.

I think I would like to start out slow(its been 8 years since I've played last), to see if I like the EUB feel, and maybe upgrade parts of the bass before I jump into something like the Yamaha Silent Bass.

I liked to play a little classical, I still have a lot of solos memorized, but I also enjoyed playing along to music like Radiohead and Baird.

Any recommendations?
I already have 2 bows, and those are easy to transport, I have been seeing people recommending carbon bows though? Is that a necessary change I need to make?

I also live in Seattle, so any shops you can recommend where I can go and try things out would be amazing.

 

[Alexis Duntov]

If you like classical music and playing with the bow, I would try to find a way to get a real double bass rather than an EUB. An EUB is its own thing, not a very good approximation of a double bass or an electric bass.

 

[Martin Spure]

Unless you opt for either the Yamaha SLB or MK Studio/Jazz EUB’s. The MK’s proportions and dimensions are 1:1 with my 3/4 DB (104cm). It even has a normal, standard DB bridge. Playing feel is exactly like my double bass. I believe the Silent basses are similar, though not sure if their bridges are adapted or standard DB size..

 

[Francois Blais]

Budget?

 

[BobDeRosa]

I also live in Seattle, so any shops you can recommend where I can go and try things out would be amazing.

Somewhere around here is a sticky list of bass shops that @Chris Fitzgerald and I collaborated on, and I know it includes Seattle. Chris can probably help you find it.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Somewhere around here is a sticky list of bass shops that @Chris Fitzgerald and I collaborated on, and I know it includes Seattle. Chris can probably help you find it.

Took me a minute, but here it is!: Bass Store Directory