I'm currently in the market for an EUB. I've been searching all over the forums, but haven't quite seen my exact needs addressed.
In the next month or so I'm going to be buying my first upright. A real double bass, not an EUB. However, I'm also being asked by two touring acts that I play with, if I could have an upright for the road.
I'm not really interested in bringing a $3-4000+ fragile instrument like a DB on the road. So I figured I could try to find a good sounding EUB for around $1000 or less. I've read about the Palatino's, but it seems I'd need to do a lot of work to make it sound reasonable. I've also read about the Z Basses, but those are very difficult to find.
Any other ideas? Remember, it has to be able to take the abuse of the road. These are bus tours, so it's not like I'll be shoving it into a van, but I still don't want to take any chances.
Any help would be wonderful. Thanks in advance.
In the next month or so I'm going to be buying my first upright. A real double bass, not an EUB. However, I'm also being asked by two touring acts that I play with, if I could have an upright for the road.
I'm not really interested in bringing a $3-4000+ fragile instrument like a DB on the road. So I figured I could try to find a good sounding EUB for around $1000 or less. I've read about the Palatino's, but it seems I'd need to do a lot of work to make it sound reasonable. I've also read about the Z Basses, but those are very difficult to find.
Any other ideas? Remember, it has to be able to take the abuse of the road. These are bus tours, so it's not like I'll be shoving it into a van, but I still don't want to take any chances.
Any help would be wonderful. Thanks in advance.
