fatgoogle Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Hi again. Im still looking for a double bass, and need one sooner then later, as im not sure how long i can borrow my teachers. I suppose more than anything i need something that will last till i can afford something really decent or good. My price range is around 600 euro's plus postage. So ive been looking heavily at stenton. They look really nice,and apart from the horendous shipping arent badly priced. Anyone play one. I asked on TB and theyve just about said that e vrey bass ive looked at is sh*t. Ones from thomann ebay, cremona and palatino. But i really need something that will last and decent projection. Any help from all youse. Thanks Sam H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 IME the Stentors are pretty decent for the money- I would say you'd be lucky to find one for 600 euros though. Asking on TB about any bass that costs less than about £3k is a recipe for a stern talking to from the regulars there, as it sounds like you've found... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 [quote name='fatgoogle' post='516876' date='Jun 17 2009, 08:55 PM']Hi again. Im still looking for a double bass, and need one sooner then later, as im not sure how long i can borrow my teachers. I suppose more than anything i need something that will last till i can afford something really decent or good. My price range is around 600 euro's plus postage. So ive been looking heavily at stenton. They look really nice,and apart from the horendous shipping arent badly priced. Anyone play one. I asked on TB and theyve just about said that e vrey bass ive looked at is sh*t. Ones from thomann ebay, cremona and palatino. But i really need something that will last and decent projection. Any help from all youse. Thanks Sam H[/quote] I've got a Stentor Conservatoire that I bought from a Bass Chat member and I really like it. It's easy to play and sounds pretty good. Part of that might be the setup though, which you ought to factor in with the price of a set of strings. €600 is what? £500? If I had that budget to get a bass, I'd be looking for a used instrument rather than buying new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny-lad Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I played a half-size stentor that I thought was quite nice! +1 for factoring in the price of set-up and strings aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 [url="http://www.janetdavismusic.com/bass_cremona.html"]http://www.janetdavismusic.com/bass_cremona.html[/url] i can get the sb-1 for 450 if i can talk him down from 500 now, i theres a fella in waterford selling one. Would this DB do tell i can afford something alot better, well not a 30Grand bass, but something like a christopher or a stenton conservotoire or something better you know. This is my first DB bass remember. Actually has anyone heard of strunal, i looked up there site and it looks good [url="http://www.strunal.cz/new/index.php?cat=home&id=2"]http://www.strunal.cz/new/index.php?cat=home&id=2[/url] im not sure which one it is, but they look decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 [quote name='fatgoogle' post='517555' date='Jun 18 2009, 03:40 PM'][url="http://www.janetdavismusic.com/bass_cremona.html"]http://www.janetdavismusic.com/bass_cremona.html[/url] i can get the sb-1 for 450 if i can talk him down from 500 now, i theres a fella in waterford selling one. Would this DB do tell i can afford something alot better, well not a 30Grand bass, but something like a christopher or a stenton conservotoire or something better you know. This is my first DB bass remember. Actually has anyone heard of strunal, i looked up there site and it looks good [url="http://www.strunal.cz/new/index.php?cat=home&id=2"]http://www.strunal.cz/new/index.php?cat=home&id=2[/url] im not sure which one it is, but they look decent.[/quote] Strunal make very solid, good sounding, loud, clear basses. Excellent student basses, way better qualioty than any of the cheap chineses basses stocked in most music shops or on ebay. I had this exact model, 50/4 blonde. Nice bass. Nice price. Bright sounding, as most new basses are. But very well made, loud and punchy, well set up, delivered from factory right to my door. You can buy this same bass only with rosewood fittings from Thomann online shop. They stock several Strunal basses, but rename them Thomann 1 etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 So the thomann ones should be good aswell, ive been looking at them, but still am not sure what to look for. Also a bit of topic, im going to England mid august, kent london ish i think. Are there any shops over there were i could maybe play on some and get a feel for what is and isnt a good double bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 [quote name='fatgoogle' post='539649' date='Jul 13 2009, 08:05 PM']So the thomann ones should be good aswell, ive been looking at them, but still am not sure what to look for. Also a bit of topic, im going to England mid august, kent london ish i think. Are there any shops over there were i could maybe play on some and get a feel for what is and isnt a good double bass.[/quote] Not all the thomann ones are good. the very cheapest 111, 222 I think, and the cutaway / sunburst rockabilly ones, they are CCBs. I think the Strunal models are 'Thomann 1' (all ply) Thomann 2 (hybrid) and Thomann 3 (carved) each in various finishes. There are few places where you can handle decent cheap basses, but several where you can handle expensive carved ones ... but that doesn't really help. Thwaites (north) is the best bet - they carry some cheap basses too. Google them. Or Bridgewood and Niezert in Stoke Newington. Or there's a dealer out west called Peter Tyler - he has a house full of about 50 basses, but not really just for browsing. Or you'd be welcome to drop in at my place, I've 3 basses you could try out, 2 ply, one carved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 [quote name='fatgoogle' post='539649' date='Jul 13 2009, 08:05 PM']Also a bit of topic, im going to England mid august, kent london ish i think. Are there any shops over there were i could maybe play on some and get a feel for what is and isnt a good double bass.[/quote] Check out M & J Healey Violins in South London - not a huge shop, but I think there are something like 8-12 basses there. Mr Healey (can't remember his first name) was extremely helpful, sympathetic, and pragmatic when it came to repairs on my very cheap and unworthy DB. He might help point you in the right direction. [url="http://www.healeyviolins.co.uk/double_bass.htm"]http://www.healeyviolins.co.uk/double_bass.htm[/url] Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This Shen SB80 [url="http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=91568&cat=16"]http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?prod...1568&cat=16[/url] looks pretty good - I have a Shen SB180, which is the hybrid model, and I'm really happy with it. From reading TalkBass etc, the Shens seem to be amongst the best of the Chinese instruments. I know the guy is asking a lot more than your budget allows, but the advert's been up for a long time so you might be able to knock him down a good bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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