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Stagg EDB34 4-String Upright Electric Bass (with Gig Bag) Reviews
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Average Review: 5
Manufacturer: Stagg
Price: $629.99
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About the Stagg EDB34 4-String Upright Electric Bass (with Gig Bag)
Stagg EDB 3/4 scale electric double bass is ideally suited to the electric bass player who wants to play an upright bass. The Stagg EDB is also a great choice for upright bass players looking for a practical adaptable solution to noise and space issues.
Stagg EDB34 4-String Upright Electric Bass (with Gig Bag) Reviews
It played striaght from the box flawlessly at the gig but although a remarkable beast and value for money, there were already three problems after two gigs.(a) The gromets for the two rests are too tight. This is common to all reviews I've seen. Cure: take a battery drill which is easier to control and use a small bit at low speeds to widen the gromet apertures whilst being careful not to scratch the bass. Problem solved.(b) The spike resonates with certain notes unless it is fully extended - so it's only okay if you're seven foot tall. To stop the spike top clattering about inside the body, remove the thin back plate where you'll discover the third problem (see below). Cure: push the spike in and roll a strip of gaffer-tape around the topmost part of the spike making sure it's not too thick. The tape is not infinite-life so make sure it stays adhered and doesn't decay and jam in the spike-tube. I suppose you could also shorten the spike itself.(c) With the back-plate off, you will see wires crudely taped down by adhesive metal-coated screening tape. The plate is metal-lined and a little corner of screen-tape overlaps into the plate recess to connect with it. It's a mickey-mouse arrangement and the wires are exquisitely vulnerable to the retractions of the top of the spike into and out of this wiring-box. Cure: superglue the wires and tape out of the way of the spike movements. Also check for exposed wiring (which there was in mine) which could come into contact (making nasty crackling sounds) with the metal tape and insulate them. Sadly this wiring and spike box area will need maintenance and regular checks with heavy gigiging - or you could leave the spike permanently set.Still far more plusses than minuses. They could even do away with the left side hand-rest and mount-protusion to allow fuller access to the higher registers.Mitch of the Goodfellas, Cardiff
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