Double Bass Just picked up my first upright.

[dmeador11]

I just found this bass on Craigslist and had to drive 2 hours to go get it.
She is a '56-'57 American Standard. The guy I bought it from acquired it in a package deal with a bunch of vintage guitars and he really didn't know much about it. He is only into guitars so I Picked it up for $800.

 

[jallenbass]

It's been refinished but you still got a great deal on it.

 

[kochkoch]

Wow, congrats! Great deal! I just my 1957 American Standard through a trade plus cash.

 

[dmeador11]

It really Thumps but I am going to get some new strings and a bridge adjustment tomorrow.
I cant wait to play some Bluegrass with my nephews which have been learning Fiddle (8 years old) and Banjo (10 years old) .
The 10 year has a new Cello that I would like to teach him to play like an upright bass.
We could do a dueling basses kind of thing.

 

[mtb777]

Hahaha. I just picked the brother(#2644) to yours last Tuesday for $700. I was told it had a replacement neck which didn't seem right, as the varnish and patina matched.

I googled the name on the bridge, never heard of it before and found out through Upton's Directory it was a local retired classical/jazz player/luthier. Thursday after work I met him and he trimmed down the bridge and set everything up really nicely for $45 and looked at the neck. Told me that whoever repaired a very slight crack along the G side (couldn't even tell) did a REALLY NICE job (wink) and that the upgraded ebony fingerboard was equally as nice (wink wink). SCORE!!

 

[lnichols]

You guys both got great deals. I have a nice (but refinished) '51 American Standard. It cost more but it's great for bluegrass.

 

[geoffbassist]

Congratulations, they both look like great instruments! It's good to know theres still a few bargains out there

 

[mtb777]

Now I'm going to make you guys SICK.


I walked in to Sam Ash today looking for a pickup for the 1956 American Standard upright I just bought ( LAST TUESDAY) and couldn't find one, while the guy was checking inventory and availability, I see this.....

.... This one is a....1956 Kay M-1 in absolutely MINT CONDITION with a pristine fingerboard and neck and scroll. The bridge is missing and it has a really old set of gut strings with the G string missing. It's like this thing was sitting somewhere for a long time untouched. No chips nothing but a little rough edge. OMG. I put a $150 deposit on it as it wasn't even in the the system because of the mandatory 30 day police hold. $999. God is good. SO GOOD!