Hi I am a new member to the site but I am not going to be around for long since we are about to ship out to Canada. I have been trying to sell my double bass for a few months on musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk at a price of £1,850 but no takers yet so in the final months before I leave I am prepared to drop my price to £1,500 - which is quite a lot less than I paid for it.
It is a very attractive instrument which I bought new 4 years ago and it has been used regularly as an orchestral bass but my pal who is a jazz bassist considers it a good jazz instrument as well.
Have a look at it on musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk It is the Michael Poller bass and I am living in North Yorkshire. If you want to talk about it give me a call on 01423 540204
John Sharratt
[quote name='Mikey D' post='12988' date='Jun 6 2007, 01:02 PM']I have been looking for a long time now for an inexpensive double bass to go through the rest of uni with me. I have just completed my first year studying jazz at a conservatoire in the UK and have had enough of playing the shoddy basses we have here. I want my own.
I need a good value, good quality upright for about £1500. Funds are extremely tight being a student, also time is a slight factor as the more I have to play these poor basses the more I actually get put off playing.
The two I am most interested in are the Uptons, going by all the comments, however, I would be unable to try them. I also really like the actual look and finish of these instruments compared to almost all other basses i have seen.
I have emailed upton and they have been very helpful regarding shipping to the UK etc.
The costs would be:
Upton Laminate $1900 @ +$450 s/h = £1180 +20% tax and duty = @ £1415
Upton Hybrid $2900 @ +$450 s/h = £1680 +20% tax and duty = @ £2015
Currently I am being swayed towards the Laminate, but is the hybrid worth the extra £600 it would cost?
Alternatively, are there any serious options in the UK? Because £1415 is quite a bit for a laminate, but not if it is that much better in quality than say the stentors etc.
I need to decide soon as I would like the bass before starting next september and there are obviously build times to consider.
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