Mar 25 2009
Electric Upright Coming Soon - Thanks Gollihur Music!
The ongoing saga of my electric upright continues. I ordered an NS Design Wav 4 electric upright bass from Musicians Friend back in December. They had a ship date for the first week of January. That date came and went and they bumped the ship date up a week, then a month, then another month. As of yesterday, the ship date was set for tomorrow (3/36) so today I went to their site to check and they set the ship date back ANOTHER MONTH! Over on the TalkBass forums, Bob Gollihur from Gollihur Music has been posting about the status of these instruments for months. I figured that the manufacturer would get them to a big retailer first. But that was not the case at all. I should have gone to Gollihur from the getgo. It’s run by two bass playing brothers who know their shit and have great customer service and a dedication to the instrument. Definitely go to them first with all of your upright bass needs.
I look forward to posting a full review of this instrument soon! I just found out that the new band I’m in has rehearsal space available for us, and now we’ve got just a few months to get stage-ready for our really big gig!
Oops, Bob and Mark are not brothers, it’s a father (Bob) and son (Mark) outfit. They do both play bass though.