I'm still doing my homework on an upright bass. Last week I received a bunch of help and the conclusion was "go big or go home". After the research, those comments are confirmed.
Comments: Could I get my feet wet with this or is it comparing an apple to a mail box? Stay away? Try it?
Actually, apples and mailboxes are quite similar in that both can cause pain if you hit somebody with one. It's just a matter of degree.
OTOH, I'm not sure how useful either would be in a band situation.
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The link doesnt work but from what you typed there I guess it is about the Palatino Electric Upright bass. Which is a pretty horrible instrument even for the money. It doesnt have the feel / sound / scale length of a real upright. It doesnt have the ease of an electric fretless bass guitar.
If you want to learn upright, just buy a REAL one. You can find a pretty decent old plywood student bass for a couple hundred. Dont go for the cheapo chinese ones on ebay. Just visit some local music shops or look in the classifieds. Make sure the fingerboard is ebony not some dyed hardwood. Have a luthier set it up OK (much more important than for guitar). You'll thank yourself later.
fws6 speaketh the truth!
Second that - buying a POS chinese bas is flushing money down the toilet.
If you're COMMITTED - buy a real fckunig bass !
I did, found a great teacher, and after 3 months I'm gigging with the bad ass MF.
It takes COMMITMENT, A GOOD BASS WITH GOOD SETUP AND STRINGS, AND A GOOD TEACHER.
WARNING - if you take it as seriously as I did you will rip the shit out of your fingers, though. I can't even use hot water to wash my hair - the blisters are too sensitive !
I did pretty well with an Ampeg Baby Bass... great neck, nice mellow sound. Just like the great Everett Hull wanted it to be....
