LaBella RC610… hands down!
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Gio, are you exclusively an upright player now?
Awesome! I’ll try these for sure
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Good move! Be sure to run them to the 4 keyholes on the back of the instrument.
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Definitely not!
I was touring for a long time exclusively on upright with the band The Brothers Comatose. I left at the end of 2018.
Since then I have had a few upright sessions (that I always try and talk my way out of) but the majority of my bass life has been back on my electric.
As I type this, my gorgeous upright bass, dusty with neglect, is glaring at my back. I can feel the prickles of guilt.
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Here’s another recommendation for strings. I love GHS Bass Boomers on my bass guitars, and these are made specifically for the NS Designs WAV. I just ordered a set.
I’ve discovered that those LaBella strings I recommended don’t work too well for Arco playing, but are great for pizzicato. I play both.
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Nice! I have some la bellas on order. when I get around to Arco I will keep these in mind
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These are great strings and sound awesome when played pizzicato. Unfortunately, they don’t play well under the bow (arco). Since i like to play arco as well as pizz, I had to take them off after only a short time of use.
I’m willing to sell them for $65 including shipping to continental US for only $65.00. They’re like new, and will fit ether a 3/4 acoustic bass or NS Design EUB.
Message me if interested.
I have a question about string height. I feel like the action on my NS WAV 4 might be too low. Measured where the 12th fret would be it’s 5mm on the E and about 2-1/2mm on the G. Any suggestions on how much I should raise them?
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How does it sound?
It sounds really good but I’m getting a lot of string buzz, especially on the D and G. It doesn’t matter how I pluck the string is still buzzing.
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You might be getting wolf tone, which is common on upright basses and cellos. You can get wolf tone eliminators at Golihur Music.
I had wolf tone on my E string until I got rid of the stock strings.
If you feel comfortable adjusting the action, raise those strings and see if it helps.
I love very low action on my uprights (hand and muscle issues here) so I’ve had plenty of low action growl and rattle.
Some can be a nice part of the sound, but too much ruins it.
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It looks like raising them is pretty easy. I want a fairly low action but I’m thinking these are too low.
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Today marks the two year anniversary of when I got my first electric upright bass. Now, I’m on my third one.
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It’s awesome you went back to that. At the time it seemed like you really didn’t want to sell the first one 
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Hello guys! Long time no hear (on my behalf obviously)
I’m so happy that this thread got some juice recently! Congrats to @PamPurrs and all others for coming to the vertical dimension!
I had a terrific 3 months since our first concert with the jazz band in April. I got to play a lot of jazz within many different formations. Had about 7-8 gigs even!
But today I wanted to share something totally out of ordinary.
This is my new band that we cover famous songs from modern era with our really bizzarre instruments for the genre!
And here is me playing archetto for the first time in public
In the end I sold my EUB to get some recording gear and PA but honestly I don’t miss it at all!
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That’s really awesome @Fahri ! Is that a French or German bow you’re playing? It looks like you’re using a German bow hold, but i can’t tell for sure from that distance.
Thanks! It is German indeed. Quite narrow however. Not like many German bows I have seen on YouTube my instructor has lent it to me until I decide what I like!
I can share a photo of it this evening.
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Please do!
I play a French bow myself.