Apr 07 2009
The Bass is HERE!!!
I am now the proud owner of an NS Design Wav 4 Electric Upright Bass! I could barely sleep last night knowing this thing was coming. I had it shipped to work and of course the second I bring it in my boss arrives acting all micro-managey, which is already annoying first thing in the morning but even more annoying when I’m finally getting my Christmas bonus 4 months after the fact and I’d like to check it out a little bit. I took it out of the box, put it on the stand, got it somewhat tuned up (it was at least tuned to itself, I don’t have a tuner with me) and played it for about 5 minutes. It feels great! The long scale is definitely going to take some serious getting used to, but the simple lines I’m playing for this festival gig should be a really good place to start. Tonight is our semi-acoustic practice night. It’s also our kids’ playgroup, so there’s going to be a room full of kids from 7 months to 6 years old there, as well as my mom, my sister, and my little nephew. I can’t wait to plug this thing into an amp, even if I only get to play it a little bit tonight. I’ll have pictures and a full review tomorrow.
I’d like to once again send profuse thanks to Bob and Mark Gollihur at Gollihur Music for getting this thing to me, for having awesome customer service, and for even including a couple of cool stickers. Hit these guys up for all your upright bass needs.
