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I have always been intrigued by the upright string
bass. Even before becoming a bass player (for lack of better
description), I have thought I would like to have one. The sheer
size of them however, was a deterrent. I couldn't see myself lugging
one around and, all in all, it didn't seem practical.
Marcia had a conference in Albany a day or so after
Miranda's graduation from ACP, so we stayed down there. Having some
time to kill, we did some shopping at a couple of malls. On Monday,
May 11, 2009, I happened to go into the Hilton Music Store in the Latham
Circle Mall. They had two relatively inexpensive, probably Asian
electronic upright string basses on display. I played them both.
I don't remember the brand of the first, but it was
basically an upright string bass without a body. It had a curved
neck board and, without a body, it was somewhat uncomfortable to balance
and play. I'm sure I would have gotten used to it after a while.
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The second was a Dean bass which I later discovered
was called a Pace Bass. Because it sat on a tripod and has a flatter
neck board, I found it a lot easier to play. My initial reaction was
that this isn't all that different from a standard bass guitar. You
play it upright rather than horizontally and it lacks frets. I'll
get used to it.
After just over two years of ownership, I stumbled
into a situation where I traded this for a Cremona
half-size upright
bass.
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