Fran Diaz Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Hi there, I'm going on a trip to the south of Germany in search of a new or new 'old' double bass. The bassic specs in my head are: • 4 strings. • Gamba shaped (no violin or busseto corners) • D neck • 104-106 string length. • ¾ or 7/8 size as long as the string length is under 106 cm. • Soundwise, I am looking for an instrument with jazz and pizzicato playing in mind but that can also get a decent bow sound, good volumen (the louder the better) and fat tone, I want that every note from the low E to at least the octave G has 'weight'. I have plans to do three stops: [list=1] [*]Michael Bornhak ([url="http://www.bornhak.de/"]http://www.bornhak.de/[/url]) I am going to try this bass: You can hear some sound samplers here: [url="https://soundcloud.com/bornhakbass/sets/gamba-doublebass-soundsample%5B/MEDIA%5D"][url]https://soundcloud.com/bornhakbass/sets/gamba-doublebass-soundsample[/url][/url] and you can see some more photos on his website or his Facebook page. [*]Tobias Festl's World of Basses ([url="http://worldofbasses.de/"]http://worldofbasses.de/[/url]) This shop has a lot of basses and, according to Tobias, a few that might be of interest and within my price range. The following photo of the show room gives an idea of what to find there: [*]Emanuel Wilfer ([url="http://contrabass.de/"]http://contrabass.de/[/url]): Since Wilfer's atelier is quite far from the area where I'm going to be on holidays I'm still waiting confirmation of available basses in stock that can comply with my specs to make sure that I take the ride. [/list] Once I do the last visit, I will hopefully have found 'my' bass and I will pick it up on the way back home. I'll post back telling my experience and as many photos as I can take (we all love photos, don't we :thumbsup:). In the meantime, all your comments, advices, experiences and opinions are very welcome to this thread. Edited July 23, 2014 by Fran Diaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 All I can add is have fun! Gambas rule too, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 That sounds amazing! I would love to do a trip like that and Michael + the Wilfer shop would be right on the top of my list. Both make great basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Diaz Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm back home. In the end I only did the first two stops, both Michael and Tobias treated me very well in all aspects. they helped me a lot with hotel bookings, tourist info and also gave me a great service regarding their instruments. What happened in the end?...that belongs to another thread coming soon to a forum near you . Let just say that I'm very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I do find it very odd that the Tobias Festl website gives no list of basses for sale and no idea of prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 NBD!! NBD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Diaz Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 The NBD thread is already up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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