Lazy James

The intro/main riff from Colossus by Lightning Bolt. Despite being rather repetitive I could listen to it for ages!

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1330165908' post='1553540'] they look cool don't they,i was tempted by them myself but was advised to buy a european bass whereas these are chinese made. [/quote] They certainly do, having a major GAS attack haha!

Hi all, could anyone give a review of the above bass? I'd prefer to buy used but I don't want to wait more than a few months so I'm considering this if I still haven't found anything in that time frame. I was advised against a 111E BR so I wanted to know if this would be much of an improvement on that model? Thanks

I agree on the buying used to be honest, I've seen several basses for sale that I would have gone for were they not miles and miles away (I don't drive). Anyone in the County Durham or Tyne and Wear area have anything within my price range or know of someone who does?

Very nice bass! I need to make some space for a DB........

Hi again. Just posting an update, I now have a budget of around £500 to get myself started on double bass. I'd prefer to buy used but pickings are really slim around the North East it seems. I'm currently thinking of getting a thomann 111E BR along with a set of Thomastik Spirocores for general pizz playing and arco at some point. No bands planned with double bass in the near future, just something I want to learn for now! Currently wondering whether to buy from Thomann or wait to see if anything comes up used

Thanks for all the helpful posts so far, I have to say that basschat seems loads more inviting and full of helpful posters than any other forum I've seen!

Some very useful points there! Just a few more things, obviously double basses are going to be more fragile and tempremental than a solid body instrument, anything I should be aware of in terms of storage or maintenance? I'm thinking it will be around mid Febuary when I look to buy one and I'll be looking to spend around £400-500, which I understand isn't a lot for a double bass but that's as much as I'll have available. I know that I'll get more value for money going used, however I am tempted by the Thomann rockabilly bass. Not necessarily because it's called a rockabilly bass, but that it's affordable, looks good and it has a 3 year warranty. Anyone around basschat have experience of these? I'm trying to learn as much as possible before I'm even in the position to buy, thanks for the responses so far.

Hi there, I'm a bass guitarist interested in learning double bass. I've done some research on buying a new double bass and it looks like I'd be getting a CCB due to a limited budget(Student!), most likely one of the rockabilly styled ones from Thomann. Something better quality if I could find a bargain locally, hey I can wish haha. At the moment I'm still at the research stage, I'd love to play DB and figure if I'm going to start, I should start sooner rather than wishing I had later on. So I'm basically looking for advice from more experienced DBers and even newer ones who could share how they got started and what to expect? Cheers.