Model
Ascesa VB85 Double Bass
Entry-level double bass (Ascesa line)
The Ascesa VB85 is an entry-level double bass from Eastman's Ascesa student line, with a laminated spruce top and laminated maple back and ribs, an ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, a Despiau bridge, and Rubner French-style brass tuning machines, finished in a satin varnish. Built for durability and stability, it is offered in Violin Corner and Gamba patterns in sizes from 3/4 down to 1/8.
Category
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Double Basses
Acoustic double basses, orchestral bass makers, model families, and related upright-bass variants.
Made by
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Eastman Strings
Eastman Strings is an orchestral string instrument brand with violin, viola, cello, bass, bow, case, and string-family instrument lines.
Part of series
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Eastman VB Double Bass Series
China
Eastman's numbered VB double bass range, ordered by grade number from laminated student outfits up to fully carved performance instruments. It spans the Ascesa and Samuel Eastman student lines and the Andreas Eastman performance line, with higher numbers indicating a move from laminated to hybrid and fully carved construction and finer fittings and varnish. Models are offered in several body patterns and sizes.