german bass

Great bass, just haven’t connected with it for the ~4 months that I’ve owned it. 2020 or 2021 model I believe Plays great and around 6.4lbs! Nice low action, currently strung with D'addario EPS300-5 Tapered Pro Steels Volume (P/P active/passive), blend, 2 band EQ (cut and boost) , Passive...

Mid-1940s German Juzek available for sale in New York City. This bass has served me well both as a great classical/concert instrument and as an excellent jazz bass; it takes both setups very well and can even do the in-between thing for commercial and showbiz work. ~41-1/2" mensure, 3/4ish...

I’m parting ways with my Saxon German Bass. I’ve made many records with this instrument and played countless performances. It had a deep and dark sound that carries through in all registers. Arnold Schnitzer made a neck for it over a decade ago and brought the string length to a manageable 42”...

In 2012 I came across this double bass via a dm from someone in tumblr. It was found in CT, in someone’s attic and brought to a used instrument shop. I bought the bass body for $800 and the tumblr user offered to repair the bass for me for $1000. I used this bass throughout college and for a few...

Horst Grunert, Testore model made in 1985, Penzburg, Germany. This bass is a canon! Huge bottom end and is fun to play. This Testore model is not very tall and easy to get around. The bass speaks quickly and is very articulate. This is an amazing amount of bass for the price! The bass is...

An excellent, fully carved upright bass for a great price. Made in Romania by Mathias Thoma. 3/4 size, violin corners, flatback, all ebony fittings, inlayed purfling front and back, adjustable bridge. A beautiful medium shade finish and an even, tight grain pattern on the spruce top. This bass...

A great 1980s-90s (post-Berlin Wall), fully carved 7/8 Eberhard Meinel gamba shape German shop bass. In excellent shape with inlayed purfling and a darker amber varnish—some corner wear here and there and a bit of finish crackling. Maple neck, ribs and back all feature mild flaming and the...

A great deal on a fully carved post-WWII German upright flatback bass! In another life, this was a middle school band bass. This bass has definitely been used well, as it has checking all over, carved name of the school it was used in near the endpin, and some great mojo. Has had a heel repair...

*Asking $1000 for a quick sale* Hey, I have a 1993 Warwick Fortress One, it is in good condition. A few scratches on the back, knicks and a imperfection in the paint near the pickup (hard to see but I’ll get the pics as close as possible). All original MEC electronics as far as I know. Neck...

This bass was unearthed from a Winnipeg basement by a University of Manitoba professor around 2005, and is estimated to be a 1920s German model (although no signature remains on the inside). Since then, it has been played in a variety of professional settings across Canada, including a...

This bass is a 2007 German made that is a tone monster thanks to a set of ULYATE jazz pickups (single coil 60's style) and Audrey classic 4 band 18 volt preamp (VB/TB/HIGH-LOW MID) The upgrades total over $400 alone. The body is Bubinga and the neck is Ovangkol. The bass hass minor scratches...

Beautiful 1930 German bass for sale. Attached is David Gage's appraisal and receipts for work done on the instrument. This instrument can be heard on many recordings, if interested.

String bass for sale (formerly owned by Dave Holland) German 3/4 size string bass made by E. Reinhold Schimdt, circa 1920. Owned and professionally maintained by Mike Rivard (1996-2020) and used on many recordings. Previously owned by Dave Holland, and notably is the instrument used on his solo...

THIS IS NOT A MADE IN CHINA ROCK BASS. THIS IS GERMAN. I first registered on TB in 1999 when I was 14 years old with a Lefty Tobacco Sunburst Squier Special-P. I remember the Lord of the Rings Conklin player dominating the forums with his 9 strings. Please forgive me if I make mistakes on...

Hello Low End Lovers I bought this beautiful bass in 1997 from Bruce Sexauer, a luthier in Petaluma, Ca. He imported it from the Czech Republic that year. Although it has no labels or markings on the interior, it has been appraised as a pre-war (WWII), German, handmade 3/4 size bass, with a...

Hello FB, Here's another killing Removable Neck that's an old 1900's German? [ I think ] It sounds great and has that low end that most Flat Backs have.. This one I had in my collections for years and now am deciding to let go.. The bass looks old and seems like it had many years of play.. I'm...

A great German build Warwick Corvette Bubinga $$ (double humbucker) 6 strings with Aguilar DCB pickups (original MECs included) and hardcase. Specs: - Bubinga body - Ovankgol neck - Wenge fretboard - Recently Pleck'd frets - Aguilar DC pickups (includes the original MEC pickups) - Warwick 2...

I'm selling my 1920's German Bass w/ removal neck. This Bass is awesome and has lots of lows and volume it likes to kick out ..I had this bass in my collection and now must let go for room for other things.. Plz let me know if you're interested. You can email me or PM here on TB...

Selling this extraordinary German bass c. 1910. Big woody sound, punchy, and very loud. It's also extremely easy to play and lightweight to carry. New carbon fiber endpin, new fingerboard, new bridge. Work done by Lisa Gass or Jason Brown. Selling with a nice Moradian case and an almost new...