Double Bass Eminence stand query

[Marcus Willett]

OK so I'm looking into getting an eminence EUB. I'm looking to upgrade from a Palatino (which actually can yield a decent tone with a few mods and good strings) but there is an issue.

Currently I have the Pally mounted to an Ingalls stand in playing position so I can swing my electric back, walk over to it, play whatever is needed and step back to electric in seconds. This setup works great, and is really the only way I can incorporate both instruments in the shows I'm doing, since segues between songs are often seconds.

So, in order for an Eminence to work for me, I'd need to find a setup where I could have it on a stand ready to playin a manner similar to what I have now. I've seen stands for the Eminence but none of them seem to be the type I am looking for, just something to keep it off the floor.

Any ideas?

 

[Mark Gollihur]

The Eminence will fit into your Ingles stand (see the far right of this photo). Don't know if it will work as well as a playing stand, but it will be a good bit sturdier than the modified Hamilton that is sold as the Eminence stand.

 

[Marcus Willett]

Thanks Mark, FWIW you guys are great to deal with!

Yeah, I've got the Ingalls at the moment. It's a great stand but you can't play the bass in the stand as is, the neck cradle gets in the way. I actually had mine modified and had a plate welded where the cradle was and I can use the bolt that holds the aluminum bout in place to actually mount the bass.

I've heard that the only way to do something like this with the Eminence is to mount a block of wood to the back...?

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Seems like a lot of trouble. The modified Hamilton stand holds the bass pretty securely, it's just a bit wobbly. And it doesn't interfere with the neck, and is totally height-adjustable. It might be worth experimenting with to see if it will work well enough for you, before you take out the hacksaw and drill... ;-)

 

[Marcus Willett]

Seems like a lot of trouble.

It wasn't too bad, just cutoff the cradle and paid a friend $20 to do some welding. It's super secure now, doesn't move and I can keep it almost any position I want, ready to play. It might be worth it to check out the Hamilton tho, as you suggested...just wanted to see if there were any options similar to what I currently have.