Double Bass NBD - So I got a free bass yesterday...

[Biggbass]

Yesterday I was gifted an NS Design WAV 4 electric upright bass. It's about 6 yrs old and has spent it's entire life in the gig bag in a closet. The owner said he played it 3 or 4 times after he bought it and then put it away.

So today I ran it thru my Fishman preamp, into Pro Tools, into a session from our last album that would work well with an upright, and tried the bass part on the NS Upright.

I'm pleasantly surprised at how good it sounds. Can't wait to run it thru the '61 B15, then my GK200/MB2x10 rig.

All in all, it's been a good day!

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Congrats !! But you know how it is.....pics or it didn't happen.

 

[fourstringbliss]

That's amazing! Congrats!

Pics or the bass doesn't exist, you know.

 

[rickdog]

"Free" and "bass" are two words I like, especially together!

You owe someone big time....

 

[JimmyM]

So you know the absolute greatest person on earth, huh? Wow! That is some gift!

 

[Leigh Semmens]

Free and Bass are the ONLY 4 letter words that cannot be constituted as swearing. So? Where's the piccies?

 

[Pdaddy1978]

Thats a heck of a nice gift... you must have a pretty good buddy there.
I have a Yamaha RB250 that an old friend rescued from a dumpster and gave to me. I put new strings on it and set it up. Its a cheap bass, but it's a pretty nice bass considering it cost zero.
Hey,..... A free bass is a beautiful thing.

 

[joelns]

That's just awesome! I so want an electric upright.

 

[DWBass]

Pics or it never happened....

 

[MynameisMe]

OP immediately went on hiatus....

 

[MattZilla]

Pretty sure he just plugged it into his B15 after posting and will be annoying the neighbors for another 22 minutes.

 

[NOVAX]

Whassa?

 

[NOVAX]

 

[sonojono]

 

[Killing Floor]

You sure that's what you got? Looks more like a Tele with a Bigsby to me.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Pictures... or it's a First Act washtub bass.

 

[dkelley]

Yesterday I was gifted an NS Design WAV 4 electric upright bass. It's about 6 yrs old and has spent it's entire life in the gig bag in a closet. The owner said he played it 3 or 4 times after he bought it and then put it away.

So today I ran it thru my Fishman preamp, into Pro Tools, into a session from our last album that would work well with an upright, and tried the bass part on the NS Upright.

I'm pleasantly surprised at how good it sounds. Can't wait to run it thru the '61 B15, then my GK200/MB2x10 rig.

All in all, it's been a good day!

You were gifted a bass worth that much money?? Holy crap dude. I own an NS design 5 string violin and it's pricey and amazing... like in demand by pro players kinda amazing.

That's an incredible instrument you have there! Enjoy! If it's real...

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Yesterday I was gifted an NS Design WAV 4 electric upright bass. It's about 6 yrs old and has spent it's entire life in the gig bag in a closet. The owner said he played it 3 or 4 times after he bought it and then put it away.

So today I ran it thru my Fishman preamp, into Pro Tools, into a session from our last album that would work well with an upright, and tried the bass part on the NS Upright.

I'm pleasantly surprised at how good it sounds. Can't wait to run it thru the '61 B15, then my GK200/MB2x10 rig.

All in all, it's been a good day!

Wow, that's a really light bass! Almost like it's not even there!.

 

[Londo Molari]

Is this?

 

[Mr Cheese]

But you know how it is.....pics or it didn't happen.

Pics or the bass doesn't exist, you know.

So? Where's the piccies?

Pics or it never happened....

Pictures... or it's a First Act washtub bass.

Wow, that's a really light bass! Almost like it's not even there!.

You guys are brutal.