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Double Bass Yamaha EUB's

I started official bass lessons last week. My teach stated that if I'm interested in learning to play an EUB', I should buy a Yamaha EUB. . However, I looking at the Yamaha site and they sell 3 different EUB's. Any recommendations.
thanks Rich
 
The 100 is the original model that was upgraded to the SLB 200 which is now the SVB200.Several years ago they started to make the SLB200 LTD(now SVB200LTD) as step up from the SLB 200 and it has some very nice features but a very hefty price.
I have a SLB 200 and love it, it is the most common Yamaha EUB but is still sometimes hard to find in a store and usually has to be ordered.
As with all basses, and especially EUB's, some people love a certain model while it just won't work for others.I play in a couple of small jazz groups and use my Yamaha or my double bass depending on the gig and the venue.
The Yamaha can be put into an amp or directly into a PA and because it has a built in preamp you can dial in your sound and volume easily with no need for a separate preamp.
You may get other opinions about this but it works great for me.
 
I picked up a used SLB200 on ebay for about $800, but it didn't come with the body rest/frame unit, and I didn't know it had some other issues like a replacement nut that was done terribly, as well as a replacement endpin and fitting (It looks like an Engelhardt endpin and fitting was added.) that was just terrible. So, I crafted my own body rest to stop the spinning when playing arco, crafted a new endpin out of 1/2" round bar. It is now with a local luthier that is going to readjust the nut for me for just $20, and I'm having a new set of Zyex lights put on too. So with the new strings and other mods I'm not far from an additional $200 in. Although I haven't played it very much yet, especially amplified, what I like about it for an EUB is that it is chambered (the body is mahogany and completely hollow), so to me, there is an acoustical feel to it, especially compared to other EUBs that have a slab of solid wood for a body like a Stagg EUB, which I also own. And, the Yamaha preamp is pretty good sounding too, to my surprise (I hate the preamp in the Stagg).

If you can find a used Yamaha on the cheap I think they are pretty nice. But even used they can be pretty pricey. Once I get mine back we will see if it replaces my Stagg as my weekend beach bass. You don't mention why you want an EUB, but I'll off an opinion if it were me; I wouldn't buy any EUB as your regular bass for learning how to play upright. For the price of a new Yamaha EUB you can get a nice laminate or even hybrid upright. The only reason I have an EUB is so I have an instrument to practice on that is not the size of a full upright to travel with on weekends to the beach. A true upright (laminate, hybrid or carved) has a feel and sound unlike all EUBs. The only thing that sounds and feels like an upright bass is an upright bass. You'll be missing out on the true nature of what it is to play upright by learning solely on an EUB, in my opinion.

Good luck...
 
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Do it! If you're like me(see above) you will love it.I switched from EB to a Stagg EUB which was OK but the Yamaha is in a different league, and a different price range too.:)
If you don't like it you will be able to sell it easily.
 

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Do it! If you're like me(see above) you will love it.I switched from EB to a Stagg EUB which was OK but the Yamaha is in a different league, and a different price range too.:)
If you don't like it you will be able to sell it easily.
Thanks pyou're not only reinforcing my ideas but helping me to deal with my wife dot-dot. She thinks I'm a shopaholic in music. ( I also have a Stagg)
 
There's a new one, the SLB300. I've listened to the Yamaha EUB before & was surprised that it sounded very much like an Acoustic Upright Bass, it takes Standard Upright Bass Strings & has the reference points like the Upper Bout. These Yamaha EUBs are formulated to sound close enough to their Acoustic Counterparts because of their resonating chamber.
 
There's a new one, the SLB300. I've listened to the Yamaha EUB before & was surprised that it sounded very much like an Acoustic Upright Bass, it takes Standard Upright Bass Strings & has the reference points like the Upper Bout. These Yamaha EUBs are formulated to sound close enough to their Acoustic Counterparts because of their resonating chamber.
Yamaha SLB300 New model ;)
everything is said, but not yet from everyone...:P:cool:
 
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