Double Bass NBD: my new Michael Bornhak double bass

[bassist14]

Nice looking bass. I like the sound samples, congratulation!

 

[Fran Diaz]

Two weeks at home and I'm still in love with this bass.

I just finished some arco study and if the arco tone with the Spiros keeps getting better (as it is happening one day after another) I might retire my other bass.

One question for Spiro guys: Are the weich easier to bow than the mittels? I might give them a try just to hear how the bass responds to those (nothing wrong with the mittels, I'm just curious).

 

[Eric Hochberg]

One question for Spiro guys: Are the weich easier to bow than the mittels?

I think so.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

Weichs are definitely easier to bow - the lower mass makes for easier starting.

 

[Fran Diaz]

Quick Update: It's been exactly one month since I got it and I'm still loving it...even though its sweet smell of varnish and oils is vanishing.

I raised the string height a tad and I love the tone even more than before...more meat and less string buzz (a sound that I also like, closer to a fretless electric bass, but that I don't want at the moment).