1008: Pete Lampe on building his own double basses

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://petesuprightbassshop.com/about">Pete Lampe</a> is the owner of <a href="http://petesuprightbassshop.com">Pete's Upright Bass Shop</a> in Portland, Oregon, and he has been an active bassist in Portland since 1986.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> He won a <a href= "https://doublebasshq.com/event_recaps/international-society-of-bassists-convention-2023/"> Silver Medal for Tone at the 2023 International Society of Bassists Convention</a>, and he is currently focused on building his own double basses.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> We dig into Pete’s background, setup, strings, the “Golden Age” of bass building happening now, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to follow along with Pete and his great work on his <a href= "http://www.petesuprightbassshop.com">website</a> and on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/petesuprightbassshop">Instagram</a>!</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Connect with us:</em></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><a href="https://doublebasshq.com/"><span class= "s3"><em>all things double bass</em></span></a></li> <li class="li1"><a href= "https://shop.doublebasshq.com/collections/merch"><span class= "s1"><em>double bass merch</em></span></a></li> <li class="li1"><a href= "https://shop.doublebasshq.com/"><span class="s1"><em>double bass sheet music</em></span></a></li> </ul> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p6"> </p> <p class="p7"><span class="s4"><a href= "https://www.micahbhoward.com/heath">Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass Studio</a></span><span class="s1"> – The School of Music at