Want to play DB....a lot

[Guest BassKS]

Hey guys,

I, like many others who play the four stringed electric counter part, have decided to join the cool people with sunglasses in smoky bars who play the big violin.
I do have two electric basses and would like to shift my main one, Warwick Streamer Stage I in order to buy a starter DB. Incidentally, theres a dude who is selling the Stentor bass with a gigbag, mic and a K&K pre altogether for 650. Im also planning on taking lessons in order to avoid the carpel tunnel injuries and I do have a faeir few books on method and fingering for DB so i should be fine.

What would the wisest of you say about this idea that Im toying with at the moment?

Thanks

[cheddatom]

Grow a beard to go with your new cool image!!

Seriously, I wish I had the money for a double bass AND lessons! Go for it.

[Beer of the Bass]

Is that the one advertised on here? The stentors are among the nicer of the cheapish new basses, so if it's in good health and has had proper setup work, you'll be doing well. Good luck finding a smoky bar since the ban though!

[Guest BassKS]

Yes Beer.... Youre right. i think the dude advertised in the Basses: For Sale as well and is based in Edinburgh. A bit of a distance from London but hey. Its all good.

[yorick]

Shoot me if i'm wrong...*ducks* but Stentor used to distribute music accessories, so it's probably a re-branded instrument. Not to say there's anything wrong with it!!!

[TheRev]

Stentor have a good reputation as decent quality cheap basses so I'd say go for it, especially with a mic and preamp thrown in.

[Lemuel Beam]

[quote name='TheRev' post='317646' date='Oct 29 2008, 03:10 PM']Stentor have a good reputation as decent quality cheap basses so I'd say go for it, especially with a mic and preamp thrown in.[/quote]

Hi there
I have a Stentor Elysia - quite small, almost viol di gamba size, but it has a solid top and an ebony fingerboard. The original hardware is pretty cheap and the bridge was poor, but after upgrading to an Aubert bridge, new soundpost, new tailwire and endpin, and velvet anima strings, I've got an instrument that sounds great!

Mick

[Guest BassKS]

[quote name='Lemuel Beam' post='318628' date='Oct 30 2008, 07:34 PM']Hi there
I have a Stentor Elysia - quite small, almost viol di gamba size, but it has a solid top and an ebony fingerboard. The original hardware is pretty cheap and the bridge was poor, but after upgrading to an Aubert bridge, new soundpost, new tailwire and endpin, and velvet anima strings, I've got an instrument that sounds great!

Mick[/quote]

Ooooh the elysia is the expenisve 1k one... this one I think is the Student or the next one up which has a bit of solid the gloss appearance. not the matt beautiful finish.

[redd]

also a good pre-amp will set you back about a 100 quid, a decent mic the same and i paid near 200 quid for my gig bag so I reckon thats a decent deal