Re: Good electric bass for upright sound?

In article <pR6cf.2866$bU3.827991@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"John Shaughnessy" <johngoogleplexNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> DeArmond Ashbory.

Yes, great tone, but one has to re-learn how to play, and/or shrink
one's fingers down about 20 %.

Then there's those annoying strings that break so easily....
.

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