BobVbass

what are you aiming to do with it btw? don't discount ply basses especially 1960's - 80s ones - they tend to be well made and extremely robust - perfect for regular gigging and you can get a great one for under £1000 It's better to get a good ply than an average carved - they come up regularly on ebay

[quote]Anyone who knows my thoughts on this will know that I am not that bothered by the set up - I knew that, whatever I had, I would have to adapt my technique. What I needed was to make sure my instrument was credible and that it wasn't a total piece of junk. After that, I woudl find my way over time. I had a bass before on loan for six months so knew what to expect but to suggest that I would have an informed opinion on set up woudl be disingenuous. I am in no position to decide what my ideal set up woudl be so go with the flow. As I develop and learn, I can form an opinion and get any modifications I need made as and when it makes sense to do so.[/quote] As usual excellent advice from Mr B - exactly the approach I've taken - when I know what I'm talking about then that's the time to form an opinion on what needs to be adjusted. I took the approach of getting a well maintained bass from a professional player and I'll adjust my playing technique to play it - it's working brilliantly at the mo!

my db is actually miles easier to play than my old EUB - Better positioning with the body, thinner neck- and it's sings to you as well - played a 3 1/2 hour gig with it last saturday ; I'd have never managed that with my EUB

sounds like rubbish to me - thomann do some great carved basses new for £850 ish (33 model) To be honest you'll probably be better of with a 60's - 80s ply bass anyway if you're going gigging as they're far more stable and robust. Bilbo got an excellent fully carved bass that looks the mutts nuts for just over £1000 from gedo-musik as well so unless a) you know the repairs are superbly and professionally done b ) you really fancy a Gewa, I'd avoid it - I'd certainly want to play it for a long while to make sure I liked it Just my sunday "I'm feeling brutal tonight" opinion! Bob

how much is it up for? There's lots of decent basses new and secondhand for around £6-800 that are in brilliant condition

brilliant - that looks perfect - thanks chaps!

Hi I've got a double bass and an electric and I was wondering if there is such a thing as a footswitch that can take two inputs and switch which one goes to the amp? If it was a pre amp with different settings for each input channel that would be superb - can't find anything though - any ideas? thanks Bob

I reckon it'll probably top out around £7-800 quid on a good day - bung it on ebay and give it a whirl - or check out the completed listings tick box on ebay to see what they've been selling for

Hi I've been thinking along the same lines ... any pics of yours at all?

no worries - I'll give you a ring later today thanks Bob

Hi All, well finally got my double bass tonight (nice blonde 60's one but more of that later!) but it came with a canvas hardcase that's way to big and tough for what I need - it's a top quality case though miles better than the antoni rubbish ones - wheels on the bottom loads of pockets & lined with red velvet. A few of the straps are broken but could probably be sewn back on - it's really lightweight tho - just huge! If anyone would like it give me a shout - for basschatters I reckon £30 is fair but make me an offer. Pickup only! thanks Bob

- yes good idea - thanks for your help

Hmmm doesn't look like it from their site

yes of course - spoken to Beaver a few times (or rather been spoken at!! ) I'll give him a try

Hi I'm off to florida on holiday in a couple of weeks and I was wondering if anyone knows of any DB shops in the orlando area - I was thinking of getting a fishman platinum pro and maybe a pickup - any ideas? thanks Bob

Do a search on ebay for one with "completed listings" tiscked on the left hand side - will show you all that have sold in the last 2 months or so