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Best double bass for jazz? (sampled or modelled)

Here the are, Pipedr:

Comparisons:
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/Premier-StraightAhead_SideBySide.mp3 (Premier vs StraightAhead) (alternating between the Premier and the Straight Ahead)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/Vista-Premier_SideBySide.mp3 (<b>ArtVista vs Premier</b>) (alternating between the ArtVista and the Premier)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/WalkingPremier.mp3 (Walking Premier)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/WalkingStraightAhead.mp3 (Walking StraightAhead)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/5Basses.mp3 (5 Basses) (in order of appearance: (1) Premier (2) Straight Ahead (3) Art Vista (4) OrangeTree Core (5) Vienna Upright)

Solos:
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/Premier_Solo.mp3 (Premier)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/FluffyJazzBass.mp3 (Fluffy Jazz Bass)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/AmpleABU.mp3 (AmpleSound ABU)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/TheLowDown.mp3 (The Low Down)
- https://users.telenet.be/re-peat/AcBass/LarrySeyer_example.mp3 (Larry Seyer)

Despite some great music being made with the Straight Ahead bass — Roberto's and Max's work is as good as it gets when it comes to jazz performances with virtual instruments — I remain unswervingly of the conviction that the Premier Acoustic Bass is the finest sampled jazz bass ever released. Every single time I happen to record a part with another bass and then replace it with the Premier, the track simply sounds more convincing, more swinging, more exciting .. in short: more musical. Nicest sound by far for my taste, definitely the best balance between the pluck transient and the sustain — which is where, in my opinion, *all* the other sampled basses, except perhaps Trilian, fail — and also one of the very rare ones that can do double- and even triple-stops and still sound more or less believable.

The Fluffy is a pretty great one too, sharing quite a few of the qualities that make the Premier my top choice. If only it had been sampled a bit more extensively, it would rank, in my view, among the best. Another good one is the upright from AmpleSound. Sounds sometimes a bit as if the strings need replacing (weak sustains and the occasional dead-ish sound), but apart from that: excellent instrument with a few unique performance features that make it an inspiring joy to play.

As far as I'm concerned: all the others are mere also-rans. One or two not even that. (Modwheel's LowDown being an exception here in that it is not just a sampled upright, but also offers a lot creativity-inspiring content besides.)

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Great comparison, thank you :)!
 
I just went to Premier Sound Factory's website tonight and saw the thumbnail for the Acoustic Bass Premier (Coming Next), but you can't click on it yet. So it's coming.
 
from this morning,

PREMIER SOUND FACTORY TEAM
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Hi Mr. Horn Rollo,

Now we are in NY for some promotion of our products. I will keep going after 27th Sep.

I'm looking forward to showing the new bass to you soon. Thank you for your patience.

Best,
Ichiro
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Reminds me that I didn't pull the trigger on the OT Pear Bass during the group sale. 50% worth of orange slices sounds good ignoring that fact. Not an immediate need for me so this gives me time to check out other options.
 
from this morning,

PREMIER SOUND FACTORY TEAM
3:25 AM (4 hours ago)
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to me
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Hi Mr. Horn Rollo,

Now we are in NY for some promotion of our products. I will keep going after 27th Sep.

I'm looking forward to showing the new bass to you soon. Thank you for your patience.

Best,
Ichiro
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Just saw this page with their Product timeline. Looks like the bass will be back next month. :)
https://www.premiersoundfactory.com/producttimeline/
 
Reminds me that I didn't pull the trigger on the OT Pear Bass during the group sale. 50% worth of orange slices sounds good ignoring that fact. Not an immediate need for me so this gives me time to check out other options.
Straight ahead bass is still only $36.
I'm strongly considering it myself.
 
Straight ahead bass is still only $36.
I'm strongly considering it myself.
This thread cost me $36 a while back, but you won't be disappointed if you pull the trigger. It's quite good.

Modwheel's The Lowdown is great too, and goes really deep into various sonic FX, so IMHO it's not redundant to have both, as Straight Ahead can be thought of as more of a detailed "bread-&-butter" bass.

I also have Orange Tree's CorePear from a group buy and it's okay, though not as edgy and authentically variable as Straight Ahead. OTS is one of my favorite developers ever, but in truth I don't think their upright bass is quite up to the level of their Evo series instruments, and Straight Ahead is better. FWIW.
 
october 2013? :)

Didn't see that Rob, thanks! I guess it's only old release dates. Who needs them ahead of time anyway? Maybe it's better not knowing than to have a date and then have them miss it. Would be funny if they hit the same date 5 years later (he said it was coming out soon). The real question is will previous owners get the new version? I wouldn't get your hopes up. ;)
 
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Straight ahead bass is still only $36.
I'm strongly considering it myself.
Definitely on the short list. Thanks!

This thread cost me $36 a while back, but you won't be disappointed if you pull the trigger. It's quite good.

Modwheel's The Lowdown is great too, and goes really deep into various sonic FX, so IMHO it's not redundant to have both, as Straight Ahead can be thought of as more of a detailed "bread-&-butter" bass.

I also have Orange Tree's CorePear from a group buy and it's okay, though not as edgy and authentically variable as Straight Ahead. OTS is one of my favorite developers ever, but in truth I don't think their upright bass is quite up to the level of their Evo series instruments, and Straight Ahead is better. FWIW.
Hmmm...

The CorePear's sized initially concerned me, but the demos sound so good. I know demos can be misleading at times, but my satisfaction with their guitars alleviated doubt. And my needs are are not huge for double bass.

The Lowdown is more than I was looking for, but with no go to bowed double bass, and its "deconstructed" articulations, this has my attention as well.
 
Definitely on the short list. Thanks!

Hmmm...

The CorePear's sized initially concerned me, but the demos sound so good. I know demos can be misleading at times, but my satisfaction with their guitars alleviated doubt. And my needs are are not huge for double bass.

The Lowdown is more than I was looking for, but with no go to bowed double bass, and its "deconstructed" articulations, this has my attention as well.

The CorePear is most certainly not "bad", nothing made by OTS is. But if Straight Ahead Bass is still only $36 instead of $90, then at that price it's the less expensive option (unless you have a bunch of orange slices to use), and an obvious choice.

For somewhat more $$$, The Lowdown is an amazing library.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if OTS, at some point, made a new upright acoustic bass that utilizes the Evolution features...
 
The CorePear is most certainly not "bad", nothing made by OTS is. But if Straight Ahead Bass is still only $36 instead of $90, then at that price it's the less expensive option (unless you have a bunch of orange slices to use), and an obvious choice.

For somewhat more $$$, The Lowdown is an amazing library.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if OTS, at some point, made a new upright acoustic bass that utilizes the Evolution features...
I do have 50% off worth of slices, so the CorePear would be $30. The Lowdown is priced nicely for the specs.

I'll be taking a deep look into these tonight.
 
Straight Ahead Samples Jazz Bass demo "Inspired by Bill Evans and Maxfabian" (only... I wish!)



Straight Ahead Jazz bass is really good. No nonsense. Good ole fashioned plucking'! And it sounds like classic jazz records, if you looking for that. I think it's my new fav.
 
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Straight Ahead Samples Jazz Bass demo "Inspired by Bill Evans and Maxfabian" (only... I wish!)

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Straight Ahead Jazz bass is really good. No nonsense. Good ole fashioned plucking'! And it sounds like classic jazz records, if you looking for that. I think it's my new fav.

Love it!
 
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