kevin_lindsay Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) My double bass looks great in the corner of the room, but it's not getting used. So, I'm thinking, maybe there's someone out there who fancies learning to play one and always thought about taking the plunge? I bought this used for £400 and had it literally2a minutes when I knocked it over and snapped the head off it outside the bloke's house where I bought it! Aaagh! I took it straight to Jimmy Moon in Glasgow, and he put my mind af ease straight away. "Kev, it's a clean break, and to be honest, nearly all double basses get head repairs at some stage". The repair cost me £170 and the bass plays better as Jimmy (himself a double bassist) set it up. I've included pics of the break repair. It has absolutely no impact on the playability or sound. The bass has Non-steel core strings, do you can actually fret the notes and get a lovely deep "woomp" from the strings. For any electric bassist who's tried to play steel strung double basses will know what I'm talking about!! Steel strings = ouch!!!! Hahaha Anyhow, I'm based in Motherwell, and the price of £350 includes the padded gig bag. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/c8e508b0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/d64e0a5b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/7490075f.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/85a07b29.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/276cc421.jpg[/IMG] Edited March 1, 2012 by kevin_lindsay
kevin_lindsay Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/5c4613cc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/f64e7297.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/1dd3c81e.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/05828b6f.jpg[/IMG] And here's how the padded gig bag looks: [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/8f218c93.jpg[/IMG]
kevin_lindsay Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/c75bd41b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/0045abe4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/e9ce44e0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/5c66b8b8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/53e19b9e.jpg[/IMG]
kevin_lindsay Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Here's pics showing the break repair - well out of the way of your fretting hand so it has no impact on the playability or sound of the instrument. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/df0e3e37.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/2001cd77.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/75f92994.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/a2aaf783.jpg[/IMG] Edited February 21, 2012 by kevin_lindsay
kevin_lindsay Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 Oh yeah, forgot to mention that when Jimmy Moon repaired the head box, he also installed side dot markers on Thr fingerboard edge - helps us non double bass players get to grips with where we're supposed to be on the neck. [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/fac3f2d3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/61ef3e7f.jpg[/IMG]
gjones Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Any Idea what make it is? It's identical to mine which is made by Gewa an Austrian company.
kevin_lindsay Posted February 20, 2012 Author Posted February 20, 2012 The label says "Tatra by Rosetti. Stradivarius model". It's just a nice, decent sounding starter bass.
kevin_lindsay Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 No longer for sale - I've decided to keep it after using it on a recording session. Sounded good to the artist & engineer. So much so, that I've been offered more work - yippee!
fatback Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1330579825' post='1559653'] No longer for sale - I've decided to keep it after using it on a recording session. Sounded good to the artist & engineer. So much so, that I've been offered more work - yippee! [/quote] Great decision!
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