David Gage Czech Ease

[Mr Bassman]

I'm tempted to order one of [url="http://www.czech-ease.com/"]these[/url] from [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/david_gage_czech_ease_acoustic_road_bass.htm"]Thomann[/url]

Would love to try one first, or to hear from someone who has.......

[gnasher1993]

I've not tried one but I've heard one played, they sound pretty good. There's a fair few bassists who use them: Esparanza Spalding and Michael Formanek use them live quite often.

[Mr Bassman]

[quote name='gnasher1993' post='607151' date='Sep 23 2009, 09:59 PM']I've not tried one but I've heard one played, they sound pretty good. There's a fair few bassists who use them: Esparanza Spalding and Michael Formanek use them live quite often.[/quote]

Cheers Gnasher, I'll Czech them out

[TheRev]

Danny Thompson uses one when he goes on tour and can't take Victoria with him. He calls it Albert.....

[geoffbassist]

neil innes in leeds has one keith, give me a bell if you dont have his details. He love his i think. cheers geoff

[teej]

Saw Chris Wood (Medeski Martin and Wood) playing one last year. Sounded fine.

[benbastin]

Hey keith,
I've played a couple of them, they are very consistent, great basses. The ones i played i think had a set up done on them, but it all sounded great. They lack a bit of bottom end acoustically, but amp it and there are no worries. I've seen Dave Holland and Larry Grenadier playing them with great results also. I think if you need a very portable instrument they are awesome. I've been contemplating one for a while. Hope this helps you, and hope you and yours are well, maybe see you soon

Ben

[chrkelly]

I've played one but to be honest didn't really see the point. It played ok, didn't have much acoustic volume or depth and just looked ugly. They're not that much smaller than a normal bass and the flightcase is still big and bulky. If you wanted a small touring bass you could find a far superior 1/2 size for that kind of money. That said, a lot of people seem to like them though.

[TPJ]

What about detachable neck bass as a portability option?

[benbastin]

Chris, as far as i understand the point this came about through a lot of bass players having their bass refused for the plane. And i think that the size and weight of the bass in the hardcase is such that it cannot be turned away on size/weight grounds. Or at least it makes things a lot easier.

In terms or portability this guy is doing some cool things. [url="http://www.jauray.com/index.php?page=accueil&lang=en"]http://www.jauray.com/index.php?page=accueil&lang=en[/url] and also making some beautiful basses

[chrkelly]

Sure I completely agree with the principle, anything that makes flying with a bass easier and less stressful is a very good thing. I just wonder why they didn't go all the way with the downsizing and make it very portable (like the Kolstein travel bass or the Eminence for example) rather than just chop the bottom half.

Haven't played an Auray before but his normal basses are meant to be pretty tasty as far as new instruments go. I wonder how long it takes for it to settle down after refitting the neck and bridge.

Edited October 8, 2009 by chrkelly

[TPJ]

[quote name='chrkelly' post='620183' date='Oct 8 2009, 01:03 AM']Sure I completely agree with the principle, anything that makes flying with a bass easier and less stressful is a very good thing. I just wonder why they didn't go all the way with the downsizing and make it very portable (like the Kolstein travel bass or the Eminence for example) rather than just chop the bottom half.

Haven't played an Auray before but his normal basses are meant to be pretty tasty as far as new instruments go. I wonder how long it takes for it to settle down after refitting the neck and bridge.[/quote]
[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=460884"]This post [/url] is rather informative (the first Rufus quote). He hits the nail on the head. He's able to travel with his bass all the time.