Double Bass Engelhardt m-3 vs kay m-3

[ChristopherL]

I have the chance to pick up a 1965 Kay M-3 with a neck repair that is flawless. It would be $400, seem good, bad?
I currently have a Engelhardt M-3 so I am used to the 1/4 scale. I would love a decent 3/4 but am not in the $$ for one. I would be selling my Englehardt for the Kay. Any opinion would be greatly appreciated. I am new to the URB so i appreciate all of your input.

Thank you

 

[dbotkin]

borrow the money if necessary, buy the kay berore they change thier minds. with the right strings & setup, the kay will have about twice the boom as the m-3 .

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Some years ago I sat in on a jam on an M3, which was a school bass with dead strings. The upright piano I was accompanying totally drowned me out. Unless you're three feet tall I don't see the point of owning either of those.

 

[ChristopherL]

I own these because I live in an apartment,have a two door car and not a lot of money. Thank you for the input about the Kay, like I said maybe in the future when I have more money and Am A better upright player a more expensive will be in my picture.

 

[bass_snake]

Sell your Engle and buy the Kay! Good luck!

Fred

 

[ChristopherL]

Thank you!! I'll let you know how things go!
Any input is still appreciated!!

 

[ChristopherL]

Which also leads me to ask, any good recommendations for some good bluegrass/country strings? It's a 1/4 size remember?

 

[dbotkin]

spiracores, light guage, play great, big sound and seem to last forever. they are available for 1/4 size. a good super-tuning set-up will get a lotof sound from a 1/4---but as much as a 3/4.

 

[ChristopherL]

I got the bass, it's pretty cool, sounds almost identical to the engl. Now I'm stuck with shod I keep the engl and resell the Kay or sell the engl and keep the Kay? Also anyone have any ideas of a fairly affordable string for these basses? I spent 250 on one and $320 on the other so it's hard to spend another $400 on strings.

 

[ChristopherL]

Here she is, I kept the Kay and got rid of the engelhardt.