Emilé Gillet, (carved basses under $3k)
We are currently sold out of our EG basses. We are
temporarily substituting these with another good and affordable
carved bass.
Please
see our new page dedicated to these specially priced (and fully
carved) basses.
If you have ever tried looking for a new carved bass under $3,000
before, you know that it is next to impossible to find something
that is high quality, well made, includes a professional set up and
at the same time....dependable. These basses are made by the same
people that make our famous Emilé
Gillet fine cellos and are specially made for us. They are fully
hand carved basses. (Even the back is carved!) The Gillet
upright bass is modeled after an Amati bass and is a
normal, 3/4 size bass. The top is made with quality spruce. The
neck, sides, and back are all solid maple and have nice ebony
fingerboards. The bass plays with a warm tone and it is amazing at
any price. This bass (like our
Wan-Bernadel
upright basses) is recommended to only ship by air cargo. See
more about trying a bass at our How to Try a
Bass page.
(We've taken as many photos of this bass so that you can see
every angle. Click on any smaller image below here for a greater,
detailed view)
Emilé Gillet upright basses ($2,950) plus
shipping:
Who buys these? For the money, the new Emile Gillet
basses (pronounced Jee-Lay')
are actually even cheaper than some expensive plywood basses being
offered elsewhere. They are made just as well or better than the
expensive hybrid upright or carved upright basses much more in
price. The Gillet basses have quality workmanship, a
beautiful appearance and sound. They also come with a 2 year
warranty to assure our quality. Again, our reputation for quality is
unrivaled and is our first priority.
New!
Check out our new, special
Amazing Bass Packaged Deals page where you can add a pickup or
any other accessory that we offer here.
Bass measurements: length of back
43 3/4", width across shoulders (upper bouts) is 19", lower bouts 25
1/4" and the string length is 42".
Email us.
How we are able to get the prices cheap? The wood is well
seasoned and aged (fully warranted), but is a simpler more plainer
wood grain. There is naturally some flame and grain in most of these
basses, but because it is a plainer wood grain, it helps keep the
price down. Keeping in mind that about 95% of all the early 20th
century German carved basses used only plain maple. The varnish is a
beautiful hand applied spirit varnish. While the tuners are German
Rubners, we use their cheaper plate tuners which are still really
nice tuners, but not the most elaborate. All other accessories used
are specially approved for quality and workmanship. We let the
customers choose any brand strings that we offer. (For gut strings,
a little extra is charged.) We even include a good, deluxe padded
bass tuff-Bag cover with the bass. Lastly...why the cheap price
tags? We wanted to offer a good, solidly built bass, that will
easily rival any other bass in price and quality.
The Emilé Gillet upright check list:
- All hand carved, bass
- carved top, carved back (not flat)
- hand rubbed spirit varnish (beautiful amber brown)
- ebony purfling
- Rubner (German) plated tuners
- good quality ebony fingerboard
- French imported Despiau bridge, with Delrin adjusters
- nice, deluxe padded
Tuff-Bag bass cover included in price
- 2 year warranty
(this means, if the bass cracks or opens or anything related to
premature shrinkage or quality workmanship defect, we repair the
bass free of charge)
For more information you can call or email us at
basses@stringemporium.com
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