Guarneri basses

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

Amati, Shmati.. More importantly, how does it sound??

Well, I have no idea. I have never played either of them. Only saw them in pictures.

One day maybe you will get to play the Storioni and the Big Ben Gamba of mine and compare it to what you have played or heard so far. The only way to learn about these basses, origins or sounds is to see a lot of them, examine them, play then and listen to them. Pictures only fill in a small part of the puzzle. Real life hands-on from what I have learned is the only way. 'Experience' as they say is the best teacher.