Duke Two Tone/Duke Special double bass

[TheRev]

Gawd help me, I'm thinking of buying a new bass.

I know there's a few Duke owners on here - I'd be very interested in your impressions of the Duke Two Tone or Duke Special, particularly if you play pizz rather than slap style.

How does it compare in sound to other basses you've played? Has it got a nice strong tone on the E and A strings?

 

 

Churrz!

 

Dave

[Happy Jack]

I'm sorry, I don't do impressions. 😉

[TheRev]

Then you are no help to me.

 

Unless you do impressions of any other instruments?

[AndyBass]

I find the two tone to have a nice deep, dark bass tone and is consistent across the strings, maybe biased a bit toward the lower end. I’d happily do a few videos to get the sound for you, but unfortunately one is strung with Superior Bassworks and the other with bumped Prestos, so neither probably gives a fair representation of the bass itself. If you’re anywhere near Sheffield you’re welcome to try them out.

[Storky]

I play more jazz style than slap and have a Duke. It’s a big beast compared to my Zella (which is a carved bass) much heavier and has a more chunky neck. Sound wise, it’s pretty good, even sounding and nice to play.

[TheRev]

Thanks for your replies guys, much appreciated. I'm going to try some soundpost adjustment on my current bass before I do anything rash...