lksmks792

Could be worse (or is it): Italia Imola 4

+1 for the Hercules

I'm not sure what you mean. They currently have more than 1000 basses listed as in stock. Admittedly they have a lot more listed as currently out of stock, but it's just a matter of scale I think.

An update if someone is interested: Lessons are once a week for about 20 minutes. I worked through a first year's beginner book in about a month, which was great for learning the basics (posture, first and half position, ...) and relearning the bass clef. I've been working on how high the moon for the last week or so (melody, arpeggios in different inversions etc). I'm well aware I'm just scratching the surface, but so far I'm very pleased. There's something about the physicality of playing an actual acoustic instrument. So far so good!

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/501258-nhbbd/

Rock with Ewe - Michael Jackson

I'd say sales numbers might be so high it would be impossible to keep up for any retailer. Thomann has been making and selling HB for years (maybe even decades?) now. Quality has risen significantly over the last few years and so has popularity I guess. The Thomann branded bass ukes have been on the website since 2016. Thomann use this brand name for their traditional and ethnic/folk instruments as well. No need to fear the end of HB i'd say ...

Einsturzende Neubauten in a couple of minutes, in Antwerp.

I played the HB one at Thomann (the store itself in Bavaria). It had bronze wound strings on it instead of the rubbery ones, which was great. Can't seem to find that as an option on the website though. Should have bought it there and then. I also played the Ibanez AVNB1FE some years ago when it was in production. I've been lusting after one of those ever since, great little bass it was. They were gone almost as soon as they'd arrived though and not a lot of them have come up second hand. Let's hope Ibanez Will will do another run sooner or later.

Thank you everyone for the helpful advice, I'll keep it in my mind. To be honest I hadn't really thought about learning to use a bow but I'll definitely give it some thought. Cheers

The course is called JPR (jazz-pop-rock) as opposed to classical (orchestral) DB. It's very introductory technique-wise as well as touching on different genres featuring the instrument. I guess a lot of it also comes down to personal interest. I'll probably be leaning more toward the jazz side of things.

Yesterday I contacted the local music school and enrolled for lessons in upright starting from September. I've been playing electric bass among other instruments for years, but I don't think I've ever been this excited about getting into a new instrument. Beginner's tips etc very much appreciated!