chrisd24 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have been watching this on ebay and its local which is making me want to have a punt,i am clueless with double basses though and dont really want to go grab a lemon just because its just down the road! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230728250511&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230728250511&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) It's a difficult one to tell, at the current bid (£200) any working bass is a bargain. If it's czech it could be a nice sounding bass. It looks quite well set up but it's hard to see whether it's laminate and whether it has an ebony board. ask those questions, and if you can get a chance to have a play. If it's carved/solid (unlikely) got an ebony board then anything under £1000 could be a nice buy. Edited January 10, 2012 by jakenewmanbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It looks quite interesting with those hat-peg tuners. Could have quite a bit of history. As Jake says, anything up to £1000 would be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I agree with bassace and jake. Shame the pictures are not better, but I think it looks like its worth considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It may be just the pictures but it looks as if the bridge needs resetting, seems to have moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Is that a crack behind the nut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 When I bought my double bass, I sent the pictures to Pete Tyler to ask his opinion. He was really kind and helpful, so you might like to try him. I bought a copy of his book as a thankyou - and it's well worth it too. I changed the strings yesterday for the first time which I suspect saved me the cost of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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