doubledave Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi Basschat Folks, Total newbie (to the site) here, hope this is the right place to post this.... Been playing upright a couple of years now, and looking to upgrade from the Czech plywood jobbie I've been learning on... I've a chance to go and see a bass described as a "Michael Poller", which is apparently a Czech or Romanian bass, bought second hand in the early nineties. Reckoned to be a solid (not laminate) bass, the chap's selling it on behalf of someone else and is not a player himself (the owner having passed away). He's looking for a grand for it, anyone know anything about these? Am I wasting my time? All the best, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_g Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I don't know a huge amount about double bass but I do have a Poller which is Romanian made. I haven't played many double basses but when I took it to some specialists to have the pickup installed they told me it was a great bass for the price I got it! Think I got mine for about 600, but still! Reading that back, I don't know if i helped at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I've got a Michael Poller solid wood flatback. Nice tone and fairly balanced. Not the loudest bass but I think it could do with a visit to the luthier for a tweak or two.Check that the back braces are not going slack on the back by tapping on the back and playing vigourously-you'll hear buzzes. Also check joint between neck and fingerboard is straight by looking from scroll end. The woods are pretty decent in these basses with fairly fine-grained tops. I paid £1200 for mine, so you're in the right ballpark if it's a decent bass. Good luck Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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