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Double Bass Moretti basses

jdepriest

jdepriest

Sep 20, 2005
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#1
Does anyone own or have experience with Moretti basses? I searched the forum but haven’t found them mentioned. I was at the Bass Cellar Tuesday and played several basses but I really liked the Pietro Moretti and the Moretti Amati. I play mostly jazz but enough classical I need something that works well for both.
Thanks
 
#2
Hi there, I may be purchasing a fully carved Moretti bass soon. I play only classical so need something that performs well. I have been told that these basses offer affordable quality. I used to play jazz, and in my experience a classical set up provides a great jazz sound, where as a jazz set up can create a poor or unplayable classical instrument. I would always choose classical strings too rather than hybrids, but this is just my preference and opinion. Hope this is of help.
 
#3
Pietro Moretti Bass
I just picked one up for my daughter about 1 month ago. (She plays in a youth orchestra) The guys at the Bass cellar are great. This is our first carved bass. Currently we have a old Kay bass. The sound quality over the Kay is a major difference. The bass plays well it has a great punchy sound. the hardware is good and the quality of the workmanship is good so far. We will see if we have any issues. We are happy so far. :hyper:
 
#6
I was in Cincy last Saturday while my wife was at a conference, so I paid a visit to the CBC and played the Morettis and a Shen SB 150 (among others that are lovely to look at but impossible to afford). The Morettis are very impressive, and I like the design of the Amati model with the long, extended middle bouts. If you're a German bow player, you'll probably appreciate those.
 
#7
Anyone have any first-hand experience with the Amati model? If so, I'd certainly like to hear about it, especially in an orchestral capacity, strung with either an arco-oriented steel string set (Belcantos, Passiones), or a synthetic-core sets (Dominants, Obligatos, Evah Pirazzis).

Edit: Sorry for the thread necro-- this thread came up in a Google search. It's pretty old, but I hope that someone gained some experience with this instrument in the time since this thread was started.
 
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#8
If I am not wrong, "Moretti" was a name placed on an export bass from a shop in Markneukirchen which also produced "Pfretszchner" basses. The Morettis were the upscale brand, with violin corners. Either of these basses are often excellent. The name may have been lifted and used for other instruments, though, so beware.
 
#9
robobass said:
If I am not wrong, "Moretti" was a name placed on an export bass from a shop in Markneukirchen which also produced "Pfretszchner" basses. The Morettis were the upscale brand, with violin corners. Either of these basses are often excellent. The name may have been lifted and used for other instruments, though, so beware.
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Yeah, the name is currently in use on basses that appear to be built in China (they bear more than a passing resemblance to the Chinese-built "Christopher" basses). The German-built "old' Moretti basses already enjoy a pretty solid reputation.
 

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