bassace

I've been a BC subscriber for about a month but have only just figured out how to set up all the stuff (signature etc). So it's about time I introduced myself. I'm probably the oldest subscriber at 66 but still do plenty of gigs on DB. I play in a Birmingham band, Oxford band and also freelance. I've found the forums very interesting and you will probably remember that I got involved in the Stagg discussion. I'm trying to sell my EBO that I bought in favour of a Fender Jazz in 1964 (twit!) so I can invest in a Steinberger. Then I will be fully upright - although at my age a bit of viagra may help.

I live just outside Chipping Norton and am always happy to give any help with Double Bass matters. Great site!

Yes, I've been talking to him.

Thanks you guys for the comments and enthusiasm. I'll put it out for £700 cash no offers then I can set about looking for a Steinberger EUB.

I'm not too sure re value, which is why I'm 'floating' it on Basschat. Unfortunately I never had an original case. I saw a '64 bass recently at £700.

I am offering my 1961 EBO. I bought it second hand in 1964 and used it for a while but it has been stored for most of its life. It has a small crack in the head near the G tuner but otherwise is in very nice condition. Any serious offers out there?

Rainbass

Enjoy your new acquistion! I recommend that you fix the metal bit that faces into your body and possibly discard the other - that's what I have done. Then if you press the 90 degree turned end flat into your stomach the 'face' of the instrument will be facing 135 degrees away from you (the G will almost disappear from sight) and you will have a perfect playing position for starters.

I've no experience of bowing a Stagg - probably not very good. And as for strings, that would take a whole new forum. The strings as supplied are red-ended. Surely they are not Spirocores at £130 a set. That would make a very cheap bass indeed!

The figerboard is radiussed symetrically (it doesn't have an assymetric profile like most DBs) so should convert to LH easily. However, note that like many sticks it has bits sticking out to stabilise the instrument against the player's body and you would have to play around with these. I'll try to attach a photo some time but unfortunately only the fast reply button will work at present.

dangerboy

Yes, mine's an Eastcoast which I believe is exactly the same as a Stagg. The bag and instructions say Stagg.

Gig was at Cape of Good Hope. Very soon I won't be doing upstairs gigs unless there's a Stannah installed. Only joking......

Ah, it seems to work! Right, here goes. I was doing a jazz gig on DB above a pub in Oxford a few weeks ago. I lugged all my stuff up the stairs. The guitarist mentioned a stick in PMT, Oxford's leading music tech shop which was quite cheap. When I asked if it was any good his reply was ' at that price does it matter?' So a couple of days later I went down to PMT and saw this Stagg in cherry red, just like my old EBO, at £390. The nice assistant let me have a demo and it was quite impressive. He obviously saw that I was enjoying the experience because he sidled up and said the magic words 'you can have it for £239' So I bought it.

It's obviously a budget version of the Aria but whereas the Aria has three controls (what for?) the Stagg has two - vol and sub base. I find that to get reasonable deep bass I have to keep the sub bass at max, and even then the E is not quite as strong as the others. This could be because my amps are a bit on the light side (GK, Hendricksen JazzAmp). The Stagg works a bit better through my Roland Cube and I'm sure it would be great through a small BG amp such as a 1x12" Hartg combo.

The neck is a bit plasticky - it's not ebony or graphite - but plays well enough. I think this instrument is great for a cheap entry into uprights for a BG player or perhaps a DB player wanting to explore EUBs - as I am. I might not bother with anything more ambitious for the present.

I haven't gigged it yet but took it to a rehearsal the other day. The guys were well impressed and the guitarist said it was very good, 'how much did you pay, about £1200?' !!!!!!!!!!

Believe me, it's fun. When I get this thing to upload I'll give you more details.