Clarky Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) About time we had a porn thread for everyone's double basses. So to get the ball rolling, here is my 1880's German flatback, complete with Full Circle pickup, Ben Bastin wooden endpin and Velvet Garbo gut string set (normal Garbo E/A, Garbo light D, Lenzner gut G) [attachment=168191:DSCF0749.JPG][attachment=168192:DSCF0750.JPG] Edited August 2, 2014 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) That's a lot better preserved than my German flatback of similar vintage. There's a patch on the back of mine where the dark brown varnish has flaked off that suggests it was once a similar colour to yours. It's a good sounding bass though, better than anything else that was within my budget. It's had a new fingerboard and bridge since this photo was taken. It's wearing Spiro Weichs now, which seem to suit it better than the Mittels. Edited August 2, 2014 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) Just to keep the De Gamba (?) style going then here is mine, it is a 2013 Gedo Musik 3/4, half carved with solid spruce top, ebony fingerboard, tirolean tuners, I had an adjustable bridge and Spiro weichs fitted by the factory in Germany, the actual bass is Romanian I think? ply ones being Chinese, half being Romanian and the full carved being Czech?. After a lot of research this make model and final spec upgrades were a good comprimise between price and having a bass I could grow into as a noobie. It has a K&K bassmax fitted at the moment, badly by me I must add but I think I am going to have a full set up with nut filing, bridge feet shaped, general tinker and ask for the K&K to be fitted as well as it can and in the best position in their opinion [url="http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140802_160655_zps9vxbcpli.jpg.html"][/url] Edited August 2, 2014 by stingrayPete1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Slightly amazed this thread didn't already exist! Here's my new workhorse - all laminate, imported by Leslie Sheppard in the 60's (probably Czech?), pretty much 4/4 size with a fishman full circle and some velvet blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I like the dog basket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1406996776' post='2516556'] I like the dog basket! [/quote] Not my dog, but he loves sleeping in guitar cases of any type - or on my lap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewk_ie Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Here's my Kay, the blonde on the left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Matilda. Bought as the result of a slightly cheeky bid on an online auction. 5-stringer with a low B. It was made in 1995 by a Steve Eggleton — the back and ribs are Canadian fiddle-back maple, the front is sitka spruce, the neck is quarter-sawn English sycamore and the fingerboard is rosewood. The strings are Thomastic Spirocore for the B and E, with the A, D and G being Evah Pirazzi Weich. Long way to go before I'll play it publicly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Heres a dark photo of when i still had two DB's. Nigella and Ruth. (taken on my ancient Pentax ME with fuji 200) [url=https://flic.kr/p/nhN888][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/nhN888]Double bass[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people//]samhomfray[/url], on Flickr Ill get better pics of Ella sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBass Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Here's my Duke 2-Tone (strung with gut-a-likes and the copper-wound E) and Strunal 50/4 with "Blond Special" front, strung with Jargar Dolces. And a Fender slab looking distinctly less cool by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 [attachment=168336:West Berkshire-20140605-00984.jpg] I don't have such an impressive bass as some of you guys but my Czech made plywood bass does me & I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 [quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1407100961' post='2517406'] [attachment=168336:West Berkshire-20140605-00984.jpg] I don't have such an impressive bass as some of you guys but my Czech made plywood bass does me & I like it. [/quote] I've said before, and undoubtably will say again, but we should have a 'like' button on this site. They have one on Talkbass . Only I'd have used it here, I like everything about that photo . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1407101485' post='2517414'] I've said before, and undoubtably will say again, but we should have a 'like' button on this site. They have one on Talkbass . Only I'd have used it here, I like everything about that photo . [/quote] I'm assuming you didn't spot the Mr. Tumble DVD? ....or did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 they take turns at being on top [URL=http://imgur.com/ZuMlJ3X][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZuMlJ3X.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Bass mountain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Here's my cheapo hybrid that does the job nicely. The colour is horrid and I don't like the upper bout shape but it's all I have I'm saving for a Duke Peacemaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) [attachment=168385:SBS130515-GEOFFCHALMERS-056.jpg][attachment=168386:SBS130515-GEOFFCHALMERS-059.jpg] Here's some pics of my bass. It's not a great looking pedigree bass as it's had a lot of work over the years and has a new front and neck, but it plays well and sounds good so I'm happy. Edited August 4, 2014 by geoffbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Ooh, I do like hatpegs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedua511 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 This is my battered upright. It's from Hungary, made in the 40's, part of a largish stock of instruments destined to schools in Norway. Absolutely everything that can be broken on an upright bass has been broken at some point, neck included (2 places!). Still, it sounds great, very punchy. The only part that is intact is the Troll microphone (It's a microphone that lives under the bridge, hence a Troll... he he he) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Everyone of these basses are awesome to look at just in different ways, electric basses are boring now to me in comparison, double basses are like works of art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1407178527' post='2518119'] Ooh, I do like hatpegs! [/quote] More hatpegs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Ooh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) My newly acquired "Miss Nikolova"... Bulgarian master built, circa 15 years old... Edited August 5, 2014 by bassmayhem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 [quote name='bassmayhem' timestamp='1407265256' post='2519017'] My newly acquired "Miss Nikolova"... Bulgarian master built, circa 15 years old... [/quote] Sweet bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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