a different animal: standup electrics

[ginormous]

How many have experience with the red-headed stepchild? A great example is the Zorko/Ampeg Baby Bass.

Ampeg bought the Zorko design in the early 1960's, from the Dopyera brothers (that's right, the dobro guys).


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If you've got any mileage driving this puppy around, tell us.

[DBras]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

I haven't, but I kinda want to. Love the sound of double bass

[One Bad Monkey]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

I've played on Clevinger, KYDD and a couple of others. I've had an NS Design CR-5M EUB for a number of years now, and absolutely love it. I use it on a number of gigs where having a "real" URB just isn't feasible and the sound in an ensemble environment is close enough that the people that pay me either can't tell the difference or truly don't care.

[crusty philtrum]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

[trevorus]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

That is cool, crusty!

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[Johnny the Kid]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

I would definitely give it a shot. I've dabbled on my bassist's fretless 6 string, so it's a different species of the same animal in my opinion.

I could be wrong though.

I have always had a romantic notion of playing a double bass for a jazz trio or quartet (guitar, piano, bass, and drums or guitar/piano, bass, and drums).

[jon the art guy]

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I played an acoustic upright in college for a bit and loved it. My wife's electric cello, if its even a reasonable analog, is really like electric guitar to acoustic. Easier action for sure, and its all piezo with a nice preamp and both balanced and unbalanced out.

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[One Bad Monkey]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

I would definitely give it a shot. I've dabbled on my bassist's fretless 6 string, so it's a different species of the same animal in my opinion.

I could be wrong though.

If you do give it a shot (and you really should at least try), I think you'll realize that the upright bass family (of which I consider the EUB a cousin) is quite different in terms of mechanics and physical needs than the electric bass is. They are definitely two different creatures that require more than just cursory knowledge of one or the other.

[Johnny the Kid]

Re: a different animal: standup electrics

If you do give it a shot (and you really should at least try), I think you'll realize that the upright bass family (of which I consider the EUB a cousin) is quite different in terms of mechanics and physical needs than the electric bass is. They are definitely two different creatures that require more than just cursory knowledge of one or the other.

Fair enough. I'm not too experienced with orchestra stringed instruments. I think I've seen a guy play one in person maybe twice.