Lower will require you player quiter before your strings buzz. As your personnel style develops you may want to alter the string hieght. I would recommend spending a few extra bucks for an adjustable bridge. It's not a big deal to an experienced hand and shouldn't cost much. If have to change these you'll need to have a real luthier do it, not the dude at guitar center. My upright didn't require swithiching the posts so long as I kept the humidity up in it. One is for dry times of year and the other for more humid (winter/summer). Some basses will come with two sound posts. You will most likely want a 3/4 size as I can't think of anybody who known for playing a full and 1/2 size sound like toys. In any case treat it like it were made of paper mâché. On a side note flat backs are a little fragile compared to the other two, laminated are the strongest. Older laminated Kay basses are quite desirable in some circles. These bases don't need to be sneared at, they can sound great or they can sound like crap. They will have lots of curve on the front and back. Some bases are laminated like huge skateboards. That what I had for many years and it was great for jazz, but a little lacking in dynamic range for archo solos. These sound more box like because they are. Some bases have carved "flat" backs that are a little less expensive. They usually sound like a dream, but the tone may have more nuance then you need so the price might not be justified. That takes a lot of wood and effort, so it's expensive. Nice basses have fronts and backs that are carves and usually pressed a little. Unless you're in a big city you may have to travel to try basses, they aren't real common. For anything more sophisticated he price is gonna hurt. If you're playing bluegrass or rock a billy a bass that's slightly nicer than your rental will probably due. Use the rental bass and lessons to get some level of skill so you can evaluate the basses you might buy. If you're gonna play upright at all seriously the you're gonna lay down some serious coin make sure you really want to play the big thing. Rent one for a while and get a few lessons on the rented bass. If you decide to rent, make sure it's a higher quality model that won't give you too many hand problems.ĭONT. ![]() Another option if you don't have thousands to shell out all at once is to rent from your local music store, but beware that they will often times rent out the most basic model which may make it hard to learn (Which is very counterintuitive imo since it discourages many people interested in playing). Bring your teacher if you can, or ask to borrow the bass for a week to get a better feel and bring it to your next lesson. Look around at music stores in your area (if you're lucky there might be a stringed instrument specific store) and try basses in your price range. ![]() Jazz? Rockabilly? Classical? That will help determine the specs of the bass you should be looking for. When buying a double bass, first ask yourself what kind of music you're going to be playing. Because of that, the one bass you have should be a good one! Don't try and skimp out, you'll just be doing yourself harm both physically and mentally. Unlike how many guitarists and bass guitarists have multiple instruments, you only need one double bass unless you are a professional.
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