Double Bass What is the Forum's Opinion of Ray Ramirez EUB's

[fretster]

I recently bought a BSX Allegro, and I find that if I raise the action it plays/sounds more like an upright, and if I lower the action it sounds more like a fretless BG. Fantastic tone both ways.

Wouldn't it be neat if you could have a device attached to the bridge that raised or lowered it with the flick of a lever? Like the Drop-D Tuners, but for string height. For EB or EUB. I guess you would have to re-tune each time you changed heights.

 

[maverick5.0]

After being in search of a good EUB that could make two jobs (Salsa & Jazz) without the need of having to bring my big double bass and the electric bass to a gig I decided to start a search for that instrument. Last year I went to Miami, FL and saw Eddie Guagua Rivera playing with Giovanni Hidaldo(Conga virtuoso) to my surprise Eddie was playing a Beautiful Cedar Baby Bass made by Ray Ramirez. After having listened to that sound and try out Eddie's bass I definetly change my mind. I called Ray and ask a lot of questions and beleive me this guy is not joking. Ray really knows about bass making business.
I placed my order and he told me 3 months and complete the bass in 2 months.
The sound of my Ramirez Bass is what I have been looking for years. I recommend this bass to anyone that wants a Custom made instrument very well made and finally a well sounding bass.

great bass !!!! man... I love the sound of the traditional ampeg... but the Caribbean Elite BB is way better in so many ways... have not tried the Azola BB yet...looking foward to-mel-

 

[abaguer]

If you like deep low sound and brighter top end the Knutson DLX Messenger might right up your alley. I've owned one since about 93 and it can do both jobs. There's one currently on sale in the talkbass classifieds. That bass gets pretty great low end and sustain.

 

[caribconsult]

In case you guys haven't seen Ray's site lately, he offers, as an option on all his models, a dual pickup setup which incorporates the diaphragm style pickup that gives it the 'baby bass' thump that Latin players like, as well as a piezo pickup which gives good sustain and a more jazz-like sound, along with preamp that offers a continuously variable mixing control, volume, and high, mid and bass tone controls. I'd say with this setup you could probably make his basses sound like anything you wanted. I'm looking at one of his compact models.