Double Bass Search

[philw]

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My search for a good "previously enjoyed" entry level double bass (say £1200 max) is proving frustratingly fruitless so I'm staring to wonder about buying new.

Seems to me, new at this kind of price means either one of these (along with a new set of strings and a set-up from a local luthier):

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_33_02.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_33_02.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-Strings/Archer-3-4-size-professional-Double-Bass/8UV"]http://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-S...Double-Bass/8UV[/url]

So, who has any thoughts on either of these instruments, or alternative suggestions?

Phil

[Bilbo]

Read this and follow the links. Just a few extra options you may not have thought of. Shipping to the UK is very cheap (£20 IIRC) and the packaging is top drawer. You have to fit the bridge yourself on receipt but its idiot proof (otherwise I couldn't have done it ).

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=93958&hl=gedo+musik"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=gedo+musik[/url]

[PTB]

Have you tried Peter Tyler? I bought my first Db from him a few years back for that sort of money. He's in Maidenhead so not too far from you and is very knowledgeable & good to deal with.

WWW.Tylerbasses.co.uk

[27 frets]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1174811' date='Mar 24 2011, 03:44 PM']Read this and follow the links. Just a few extra options you may not have thought of. Shipping to the UK is very cheap (£20 IIRC) and the packaging is top drawer. You have to fit the bridge yourself on receipt but its idiot proof (otherwise I couldn't have done it ).

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=93958&hl=gedo+musik"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=gedo+musik[/url][/quote]

+1 to that - I bought a Gedo Musik fully carved bass just over 2 years ago, and have been pleased with it.

They honour their 2 year guarantee too - Over last winter, part of the back came unglued (probably due to the cold/dry weather, and less damaging than the instrument itself cracking). I contacted Gedo Musik, and after accepting that shipping it back to Germany would be too expensive for a minor repair, they agreed for me to get it repaired locally (Martyn Bailey) and refunded the cost afterwards. Can't say fairer than that!

[philw]

Thanks for the thoughts guys. I'd not considered Gedo (who it appears are the source of all the "from Germany" double basses on Ebay) before and I'll be firing off an email to Pete Tyler.

Phil

[keeponehandloose]

Google "rockability amps".german company and sells embroidered and others,
Heard good things of them