fintimboy Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 My son has been getting into playing jazz bass and is keen to have an EUB for his 18th birthday. Having taken a look at various forums etc I am amazed at how many there are to choose from... and thoroughly confused to boot! The obvious thing (well, to me, anyway) is to try a few out and see what we like the sound/feel of, but it's obviously quite a specialist piece of kit and most retailers seem either to be acoustic purists or guitar shops with the odd EUB if you're lucky. Can anyone recommend somewhere where we could try out a few instruments and hopefully get some decent advice about them too? London area. Thanks for any suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 (edited) Hey dude! Umm well don't get a cheap one lol, like the Dean thing! Eugh The most popular EUB is probably the NS Design Upright, can be seen in most of the Bass orientated shops in London, Cellar, Gallery, Centre etc. The Bass Gallery in Camden usually carrys a few other makes, some second hand etc. Then theres the few Custom builders in the UK, Mo Clifton is in Blackheath in london and John Shuker is in Sheffield. Theres a few other builders to. I personally play a Shuker 36" scale EUB, and a good friend of mine has the Clifton Mini Mo, both cheaper then the NS Design, but you have to wait until they're built to try them obviously. You're more then welcome to try my Shuker if you want a trip out to south Bucks. Hope this helps Si Edited August 1, 2007 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Coughs...You don't always have to wait - I've still got a Mo Clifton 36" mini upright for sale......good as you'll get, half the price of a new one (sorry Mo..) There's some pics somewhere in the for sale pages Pm me if you're interested? BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 oh yeah, forgot about that one lol Do it! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 go talk to Chappels in Wardour Street, they are a Yamaha stockist and do have the Yamaha Silent Bass which might be of some interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redd Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 *cough* *cough* *steinberger CRT for sale half price* *cough* *cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 So usually the NS Design uprights come on Tripods and are active, the CRT is a passive bass on a spike, aimed at acoustic upright players. In this way its very similar to the Mo Clifton mini, although that is active. So your options so far from this topic are: [b]NS Design CRT:[/b] One for sale here - Tryed and tested basses personally & worldwide, great tone 42 and half inch scale, spike [b]Mo Clifton Mini Mo:[/b] One for sale here - Personally tryed and tested, great sound, 36" scale, spike [b]Yamaha Silent Bass[/b]: One for sale on Wardour Street, untested by me, i see very mixed reviews so definatly try before you buy! 42 and a half inch scale, spike [b]Shuker Upright:[/b] Custom Order, Any woods, options and scale lengths you want, Tripod. I can personally recommend these basses and can offer you try mine out before you buy. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I believe any of the NS basses can be used with either the tripod or a spike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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