LifesTooShort2

If you live anywhere near the Nashville area, I would also highly recommend talking to Dustin Williams of williamsfineviolins.com. He really knows Double Basses and is well respected.. He has a Samuel Shen, hybrid (part carved and part laminate) for $2,250.00 on his website . I may have played that one when I was there once. If it is the same one, it is a good lower price bass for a beginner Jazz or classical player. ( I have been playing classical for many years. One of my basses is worth about $12k, which is really not that much for fine double bass instruments. I could be wrong but I'm guessing the average price for a fulltime pro symphony player's bass is probably around $20-25k to give you an idea of what we are dealing with here.) I hope this helps....