Thomann 11 3/4 Europe Double Bass

Excellent double bass for the price

I'm very pleased with this bass. I bought it to learn double bass after years of playing bass guitar and haven't looked back! For the price, the finish is good, it plays well and sounds pretty good too. I haven't had it professionally set up - I fitted the bridge myself, following instructions - and so far everything's been great. Six months on, I've just done my first gigs with this bass and it performed beautifully.

Good starter bass

This is a very good quality bass for the money. It was packaged very well and delivered quickly.

If theres one thing that wasn't so good it was the setup - it came pretty much unplayable. Definitely factor in the price of a setup when buying this bass. Better strings also make the word of difference.

Having said all that, I am very happy with it. I have tried other similar priced instruments, and this feels a step above them. Once you get the above issues sorted, you have yourself a great bass.