*TRADED * £1500

[artisan]

Gone

Edited June 6, 2017 by artisan

[geoffbassist]

That's a beautiful bass and great deal for someone!

[bassace]

What a handsome chap! A great buy for someone.

[Lazurus]

They never come up nearby do they?

[artisan]

It's definitely worth a long drive lol

[artisan]

Many thanks for the nice comments guys

Edited February 28, 2017 by artisan

[TPJ]

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1488278390' post='3247430']
It's definitely worth a long drive lol
[/quote]

+1

I drove from Wakefield to Perth in Scotland to get my Duke

[artisan]

[quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1488279459' post='3247437']


+1

I drove from Wakefield to Perth in Scotland to get my Duke
[/quote]
Indeed,good things are worth travelling for & this is a very very good thing.
Cheers

[TheRev]

Sorry - thread hijack....
Where did you get you f-hole covers from?

Just had the feedback gig from hell....

[artisan]

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1488593716' post='3250393']
Sorry - thread hijack....
Where did you get you f-hole covers from?

Just had the feedback gig from hell....
[/quote]
No worries Rev.
I got Thomas at Duke Bass to make them for me,they are a massive help.
Cheers

[TheRev]

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1488623082' post='3250508']

No worries Rev.
I got Thomas at Duke Bass to make them for me,they are a massive help.
Cheers
[/quote]

Looks like they're available from Thomann...
https://m.thomann.de/gb/duke_f_hole_cover_gfk_black.htm
Are these the ones you have?

[artisan]

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1488737092' post='3251418']


Looks like they're available from Thomann...
https://m.thomann.de/gb/duke_f_hole_cover_gfk_black.htm
Are these the ones you have?
[/quote]
Yes that's them.
Duke basses have large f holes so these should cover any others I would think.
They work beautifully well.

[artisan]

just a little bump for this superb quality bass.
i think you'd struggle to find a bass that plays or sounds anywhere near as good as this one for the price.
so if you are thinking of upgrading or indeed just buying a quality double bass look no further
in a very recent test it absolutely blew away a very nicely set up strunal bass on both tone & volume
it really is a powerful sounding bass

[Lazurus]

Still drooling..............

[artisan]

[quote name='Lazurus' timestamp='1489736142' post='3259253']
Still drooling..............
[/quote]
Get your cash out 😀
I'll meet you part way if you fancy a drive.

Edited March 17, 2017 by artisan

[Maude]

Somebody please just the bloody bass or I'm going to end up doing something that I really can't justify.

[artisan]

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1490816396' post='3268334']
Somebody please just the bloody bass or I'm going to end up doing something that I really can't justify.

[/quote]
Lol of course you can 😆

[artisan]

new much better photo's added.
get yourself a fantastic bass folks
trust me it sounds even better than it looks

[SubsonicSimpleton]

I had chance to check this bass out in person a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed, I brought my little zoom portable recorder with me, so for anyone who is potentially interested in this bass and wondering what it sounds like for styles other than slap, here are a couple of audio clips to get an idea - we were chatting while I was noodling so the playing isn't the best ever, but the recordings give a good sense of the core sound of the bass.

Bit of pizz action
https://soundcloud.com/user-623375481/neils-duke-pizz/s-rVg2K

Bit of arco action
https://soundcloud.com/user-623375481/neils-duke-arco/s-X3WNw

Neil has already covered most of the relevant points with regard to this bass in his ad, but I think one of the most important positive aspects of this bass (and the other Duke that I have had chance to spend some quality time with) is that it produces sound very efficiently, so you don't have to kill yourself pulling a big sound from it, which makes it easy on the hands(and everything else) to play for long periods of time.

[artisan]

Thanks for that matey,much appreciated.

It is a wonderful sounding instrument,I would say deeper & punchier in "real life" but the recording does give a good idea of the sound.
It also shows how golden slaps sound arco too,I was quite impressed.

Edited April 7, 2017 by artisan

[Marc S]

Can't believe this lovely bass is still here
Sorry to hear you're giving up DB Artisan....
Hope you're just having a short break, and not totally giving up for good
GLWTS
If only I had room........

[artisan]

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1491577424' post='3274112']
Can't believe this lovely bass is still here
Sorry to hear you're giving up DB Artisan....
Hope you're just having a short break, and not totally giving up for good
GLWTS
If only I had room........
[/quote]
thanks Marc
I to cannot believe this is still here,I guess everyone is skint or maybe they don't realise what a cracking bass this is

[artisan]

I could really do with moving this on guys,I'm hoping to buy a new 5 string bass guitar to use in my new band but can't do that until I sell this.

Someone must need a beautiful double bass surely 😆
I may be open to a sensible offer so give me a shout
Cheers

Edited April 11, 2017 by artisan

[Lazurus]

Did it not sell yet, although very interested it is the travelling that is still a problem for me!!!!!

[artisan]

[quote name='Lazurus' timestamp='1491989710' post='3276942']
Did it not sell yet, although very interested it is the travelling that is still a problem for me!!!!!
[/quote]
I'll very happily meet you half way if it helps at all.
It's worth the drive 😀

I must admit I thought it would have gone pretty quickly,quite a bit of interest but a few time wasters too unfortunately.

Edited April 12, 2017 by artisan