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philw
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My search for a good "previously enjoyed" entry level double bass (say £1200 max) is proving frustratingly fruitless so I'm staring to wonder about buying new.

Seems to me, new at this kind of price means either one of these (along with a new set of strings and a set-up from a local luthier):

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_33_02.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_33_02.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-Strings/Archer-3-4-size-professional-Double-Bass/8UV"]http://www.gear4music.com/Woodwind-Brass-S...Double-Bass/8UV[/url]

So, who has any thoughts on either of these instruments, or alternative suggestions?

Phil

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Read this and follow the links. Just a few extra options you may not have thought of. Shipping to the UK is very cheap (£20 IIRC) and the packaging is top drawer. You have to fit the bridge yourself on receipt but its idiot proof (otherwise I couldn't have done it :)).

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=93958&hl=gedo+musik"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=gedo+musik[/url]

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Have you tried Peter Tyler? I bought my first Db from him a few years back for that sort of money. He's in Maidenhead so not too far from you and is very knowledgeable & good to deal with.

WWW.Tylerbasses.co.uk

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[quote name='Bilbo' post='1174811' date='Mar 24 2011, 03:44 PM']Read this and follow the links. Just a few extra options you may not have thought of. Shipping to the UK is very cheap (£20 IIRC) and the packaging is top drawer. You have to fit the bridge yourself on receipt but its idiot proof (otherwise I couldn't have done it :)).

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=93958&hl=gedo+musik"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=gedo+musik[/url][/quote]

+1 to that - I bought a Gedo Musik fully carved bass just over 2 years ago, and have been pleased with it.

They honour their 2 year guarantee too - Over last winter, part of the back came unglued (probably due to the cold/dry weather, and less damaging than the instrument itself cracking). I contacted Gedo Musik, and after accepting that shipping it back to Germany would be too expensive for a minor repair, they agreed for me to get it repaired locally (Martyn Bailey) and refunded the cost afterwards. Can't say fairer than that!

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