totally helps. I saw the one on here while doing research. Glad that you’re happy with it. Looked like a significant deal vs. the “retail” price. Good find!
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Double Bass Experience with string emporium?
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totally helps. I saw the one on here while doing research. Glad that you’re happy with it. Looked like a significant deal vs. the “retail” price. Good find!
Hmmm. I'm bookmarking. Modern basses by contemporary master luthiers leveled the playing field against those armed with Daddy's money and fine old Italian basses. But now those modern instruments are costing an arm and a leg, too. A real audition bass seems too good to be true at $8,500, but I remember trying out some cheap carbon fiber bows from String Emporium, and they were something I could take into an audition for a pro part time job. So perhaps, these are on the same level.
I have the Busan model, bought in 2018, just put an extension on it from the late Jon Peterson/ finished by Lisa Gass. Speaking from the perspective of a classical performance major currently in University, just about all working bassists that have heard the bass have said it sounds way over its price range. I think it sound great and it plays like a dream.
You don’t happen to have any recordings do you?
I'll see what I can find...
I also bought a Busan model about 4 years ago. I had played the same carved Czech shop bass for 45 years and figured that if I didn’t upgrade then I would soon not remember which end went up. I was able to set a budget of $10,000 and set out to play some basses. I spent most of a day at Lemur, hit a couple of Phoenix shops, and considered (but ultimately abandoned) a trip to Robertson’s. I played a lot of basses both below and above my budget range. I seemed to be drawn to the Wilfers but there were other instruments that spoke to me in different ways. I arranged a trip to String Emporium and spent a pleasant morning with Steve playing basses. I again was drawn to several Wilfers but Steve suggested that I try his Busan model. It seemed to do all the right things for me at a price point considerably less than the Wilfer that I had been considering. I played some more basses and listened to Steve playing the same ones and decided to head home and mull over what I had learned. That evening I sent a text to Steve asking him to hold the Busan for me.
I also had the late Jon Peterson build an extension for me. Until the onset of the plague year I played in a local amateur orchestra, a big band, a fakey Irish band, and a couple of small jazz ensembles. The Busan has proven to be a very lively instrument with a big voice. In an orchestral setting it provides a huge cushion of sound anchoring the ensemble. The low C is amazing. The guys in my jazz quintet have all commented on how great it sounds. In short, I am very pleased with it.
I also had the late Jon Peterson build an extension for me. Until the onset of the plague year I played in a local amateur orchestra, a big band, a fakey Irish band, and a couple of small jazz ensembles. The Busan has proven to be a very lively instrument with a big voice. In an orchestral setting it provides a huge cushion of sound anchoring the ensemble. The low C is amazing. The guys in my jazz quintet have all commented on how great it sounds. In short, I am very pleased with it.
