Percieved Difference in the Low end on the E string

[Jeff Gellis]

Ken, I can't thank you enough for your knowledge and willingness to share and teach!

I guess it's not fair for me to expect that my $2600 bass will be exempt from problems that effect basses costing many times that. But hey, that's why I asked the question.

Knowing this is fairly typical for inexpensive instruments is the answer I was looking for. I'm gonna try a heavier guage E. Thanks for that suggestion.

The bass sounds quite nice and from 6 to 8 feet away, there's plenty of bottom coming from the E string. FYI it's an Upton Hybrid and for a student instrument, very fairly priced I think.

I'll wait until my playing ability dictates that I start looking for a better bass. I know this bass will not be an impediment to my progress as a player.