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My 13 year old has been playing upright for 4 years now and needed her own. Almost bought the Shen I'd previously posted, but found this Knilling on Facebook for $2200 shipped. Ad said it may be Hofner factory built (they won't confirm), and some research suggests that's true. It'd been to a luthier a few years ago but not recently, but from a demo video and some photos everything seemed in order. The scratch on the back inside the F hole on the left is a mystery, was there when the seller inherited it from a friend. After much back and forth with the seller, I bit the bullet. This thing is really nice. Might need new strings but I think we may be able to get them from her school. These ones are holding a tune for the time being. Sounds lovely from my half-assed bowing (I played viola a million years ago, so take it with a grain of salt). She'll be home in about an hour to try it herself. What do you guys think, did I do alright? My only gripe is that there's a piece of adhesive felt attached that I need to figure out how to get off without destroying the varnish.

got my bass back from a music store and the action seemed very high… any thoughts?

I finally have an upright again, and I’m looking to get back into shape. It’s an inexpensive Chinese-made plywood bass, and I’m looking at getting strings that will be playable while I build up my hand strength and calluses again. I played mostly jazz, with very occasional arco work here and there.

Any suggestions for strings that will go easy on my hands while still having a good pizz sound on a plywood bass?

Thanks!

My dear teacher Lloyd, oh how you have changed my life. From physically guiding my bow arm to help me achieve my son premier to inspiring me to pursue my passion for the bass, you have shaped my journey in ways I can hardly put into words. There is no doubt in my mind that you are the most influential figure in my development as a bassist. To this day, I have yet to find another bass player whose playing inspires me as deeply as yours does.

I’m just so lost right now. I feel like the one guiding light in my bass journey is gone. The one teacher who encouraged me, took his time with me, and inspired me is gone. The last time I visited you, you told me you were proud of me and I cried the whole drive home because it just ment the world. I feel so sad right now.

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Anybody has any experience playing a double bass through this combo?

Hello! I’m having a bit of a difficult time finding out a whole lot about this bass. The serial # is 3085.

I’m not looking to get it into collector level condition, but I would love to get it playable. I’m not super sure where to even start with getting an appraisal. Any thoughts/ideas? (I also know very little about upright bass and got this on a bit of a whim)

Hi all,

I am new to the bass and was thinking of getting suzuki bass volume 1 and vade mecum. Do you think those books are complementary or should I go with one or the other? Thanks!

This was a great little surprise at the end of our gig today. One of the people watching made a drawing/watercolor of us playing. I swap between mandolin and bass (NS EUB) and only play arco on a few numbers, so I'm glad she chose this moment to capture!

I am not a bassist.

Hi! I’m doing a research project about double bass rosin. I’d like to know which rosin you all use? Why? And if there’s a specific thing about it (like the way of spreading or how you keep it). Any contribution would be really appreciated :)

Recently i bought my first step-up bass (Yey!) and the guy i bought it from told me i should start thinking about getting a new bow soon. I play german bow and my budget is 200-500, currently i am using a second hand bow and its getting pretty bent. Im not really in any rush to get a new bow, but within the next year would be good.

Recommendations for good shops to buy a bow, or brands? German and wooden please.

Hello, anyone got informations about eagletone double Basses? I can’t find anything on internet. I buy it cheap, it was painted in black (made like That I gues), I think the 10 is the year of production 2010, and that’s obviously plywood.

everytime i cross a sting, i accidentally play another one. how do i make it cleaner?

Experimental works sourced only from sampling and manipulating prepared double bass

I recently ordered a used set of the Tempera Hybrid Oaks, and am currently set up with Spirocore Weich mostly playing jazz, lots of arco during practice. Pretty standard 5mm at G, 8mm at E. The Spiros sound great, but I would really prefer lower tension. I’ve seen mixed comments on whether I’ll need to make some nut/fingerboard adjustments or not, any insight from those who have made a similar switch?

I am sorry if EUB-related questions are out of line here. I tried to figure out, but couldn't.

The question itself is this: I am certain there is someone somewhere who makes, like, shoulders of the upper bout and heel to be attached to an NS-design's EUB (which is basically like a long neck with a mounting thread to attach a stand or a peg to. Does anyone know of this kind of thing? I honestly googled, like, a lot... If you have seen both an NS-design WAV and a Yamaha Silent Bass, you'd know what I mean. The manufacturer themselves make only a kind of a wooden block thingie that needs to be glued to the back of the neck to indicate the heel position, but you need to both find the position and even sand it yourself to make a proper joint. All that after paying, like $250 for a piece of wood.

I honestly can't find place for an acoustic bass, however much I want it. A new Yamaha is a bit pricey, I think, and there are no used ones within reach currently

I'm normally a 4 string upright player, but I'm the dedicated 5 string player for Beethoven 6. I'm having a tough time moving the bow long enough to not just shake the string in the sixteenth note section of the 4th movement. I can play it fine in a slower tempo, but in actual tempo my bow either just glides over the string with this weird indistinct sound of the note, or my bow just moves the string with it. I have tried another rosin, but it still just doesn't sound good. Does anyone have any tips?

edit: just to clarify, no one in my section has a C extension, hence the 5 string

I switched from cello to DB for my orchestra and decided to treat myself to a custom coda bow. This is what it looks like at maximum tightness. I know that’s about where it should be but at maximum? Am I nuts or should I send it back to be looked at?

We’re fostering a litter of kittens, and one of them peed in/on my bass gig bag. It’s my fault, it was in a pile under the piano and if you have a 3 month old kitten brain it’s indistinguishable from any other soft, diggable surface more appropriate for peeing. I noticed right away, wiped it up, and sprayed the whole thing with Nature’s Miracle, but I’m wondering if it’s advisable to run it through the wash or would that mess up the foam inside? Currently it’s drying/airing out on my screened-in porch.

Look at getting my first bass for jazzing? $1100 is it worth it
Vintage Josef Lidl 3/4 Upright Double Bass – Model 3790 – Prague

Came up on some more old instruments. This bass is not together and has a hole or two in the body, but I’d imagine it’s still good for someone.

Can’t find any markings on it , was thinking of just taking into a string shop seeking info as I do live in the NC Mountains. Perhaps someone has some insight?

These are some of the guitars that were with it that may help age it

Any info is greatly appreciated

Thanks

hi everyone! i’ve been playing bass for ~3 years now and around ABRSM grade 8 standard. i’m at a specialist music school with first study bass and would say that my solo stuff is pretty solid, but the second i have to sight read i start stressing myself out and my mind totally blanks. i find semiquavers/irregular rhythms really tricky and it feels mentally exhausting having to put all my focus into subdividing whereas for others it seems to just come naturally. i understand that most of the people at my school have been playing for 3x the amount of time i’ve been playing for (meaning i am literally years behind in experience and practice), but the bass parts we play are often not even that difficult (eg elgar enigma variations, lamia by howell, liszt piano concerto 1 if anyone has played them/has any tips!) . has anyone got any recommendations for sight reading books/rep that would help me progress (hopefully) quite quickly??? thank you!

Last picture is DAYS apart btw