SOLD Hybrid Double Bass

THIS DOUBLE BASS HAS BEEN SOLD, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OTHER BASSES LIKE THIS

Hybrid Double Bass

In 2005 while in Beijing, China searching for new workshops to make our bass bags and bows, Gary came across an instrument workshop with some desirable skills. Working only from photographs on our website, he asked the workshop owner to make him a hybrid bass (solid spruce top, laminated back and ribs) similar in looks to an old Kay bass. The resulting prototype arrived on our shop doorsteps a few months later as a shell (instrument only, no accessories) and we quickly begun setup work.

A new, thick ebony fingerboard was planed and fit to the neck with a nut and saddle to match. German Rubner tuners were installed. Our highest quality stock UB bridge was perfectly fit and shaped, as well as a seasoned spruce soundpost. Clef HiTec tailgut was used to hang the ebony tailpiece, and our standard German made endpin was installed. In a few words, no expense was spared in the setup of this double bass.

The results were a well proportioned, light weight bass with a nice warm tone and VOLUME that goes up to 11! If you play bluegrass...this is the banjo killer you dream of. If you play Jazz...you may not even need a pickup to be heard in smaller venues.

While this is a new bass, it has been in our shop for over a year now. It has been shipped to NYC and back for a performance. We are confident that any environmental distress found in inexpensive Chinese basses are not a factor in this bass. The workshop standards and skills are on the level of Shen and Christopher basses that have been accepted in the double bass world. This is why it took over a year of our testing and evaluation before we were confident enough to offer it publicly.

This bass is a one of a kind. There will be no others. Why? Because it does not fit into our direction as a company. We plan on offering some very exciting basses in the next year, and this bass just does not fit into those plans. The price tag of only, $1,800.00 barely covers our cost of the bass, shipping and import fee's, labor and outfitted parts. This was an interesting experiment...and our playing is your gain!