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Best double bass for jazz? (sampled or modelled)

Christof Unterberger's take on Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood" is still one of my all-time-favourite VSL demos (... second one from below in this list). It features VSL's Upright Bass in a jazz-trio context.
 
Is Premier gotten back up and running yet ? I know some recent members were trouble having any success ordering Premier bass or contacting them.
 
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Premier Acoustic Premier 2 is incredible (but the GUI leaves a lot to be desired.) I've become very used to the over done graphics:dancedance: Acoustic Samples Upright is also top notch!
 
Is Premier gotten back up and running yet ? I know some recent members were trouble having any success ordering Premier bass or contacting them.
AFAIK, the section of their web site for the Premier is still inactive and has been for over 7 months now. Only their drum package is active. No idea why; very strange. And other products that were due out "shortly" still aren't available yet either.
 
Something must be going on then.

AFAIK, the section of their web site for the Premier is still inactive and has been for over 7 months now. Only their drum package is active. No idea why; very strange. And other products that were due out "shortly" still aren't available yet either.
 
I've had pretty good success, amazingly, using the KONTAKT FACTORY SELECTIONS Upright Bass... at least I think that's what it's called. Literally the ONLY thing from that lib. I use, but it's worked well, for lots of things. (So perhaps a "lost gem"? Something folks may already have, but not be aware of?) Here is a screenshot of the interface, if it helps anyone:
 

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Thanks all for the great tips! And thanks to Chris and Polkamusic for your wonderful music!
Btw what drum libraries did you guys use on the tracks?

Thanks a lot - well i have used EZDrummer2 EZX Jazz here

Love the warmth of your later works. Great job.

And I really love how a thread like this reminds me how the bass really works with drums to drive, walk, and swing jazz.
Thanks man - glad you enjoyed it :)
 
those who have komplete might give the upright bass included in "cuba" a try. It surely isn't very sophisticated, but they packed a great charakter into this very basic approach.
 
I remember that "re-peat" did a very good sounding example of a double bass some years ago, but I do not remember what library it was ... .
 
I went back to my libraries and saw Art Vista Back Beat which is a great library. Very clean and higher fidelity than some of the others. Orange Tree CorePear Bass is also another nice library.
 
I'm also looking. Anybody used the Leonid Bass for jazz?
Regarding this question: Leonid is primarily a bowed double bass (not that that can't be used in jazz). It does have Pizzicato samples, but there's better options for detailed plucked double bass.
 
VSL Upright

and

https://www.drealm.info/sfz/DSmolken/

Meat Bass is fun too

https://www.karoryfer.com/karoryfer-samples/wydawnictwa/meatbass
 
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