Marvin Cable Tailpieces

"I was happy with my bass before, but now I'm thrilled! Kevin Marvin's tailpiece opened up my sound. The response time is quicker and the sound has more overtones, which helps greatly with projection!"
Dr. Anthony Stoops
Professor of Double Bass
University of Oklahoma

"Ever since I put your tail-wire on my bass, I immediately noticed an improvement in the brilliance and the resonance of my instrument. Thank you for developing this great concept and invention!"
Volkan Orhon
Professor of Double Bass
University of Iowa

"My first impression of your tailpiece is that it makes my bass louder and that I can access higher harmonics. Very impressive. I look forward to playing with it more. Bravo!"
Mark Dresser
Professor of Music
University of California, San Diego

"The cable tailpiece brought new life to my old basses and there's no going back."
Tony Connaway
Bassist, Hartford Symphony Orchestra

"I installed the tailpiece and it sounds great!!! I honestly feel as if I traded my bass in for something better. The bass is more present yet clear. Thank you so much."
Ian Narlock
Student
Texas Tech University

"My bass has always had a problem with slow response time, and many wolf tones, but since I installed the cable tailpiece, all of the wolf tones have disappeared, and my bass is much louder clearer than ever before. I always receive compliments on the tone and responsiveness of my bass now. This tailpiece did miracles for my bass, highly recommend!!"
Bill Zauner
Student
Texas Tech University

"After using Kevin Marvin's wire tailpiece, my already
beautiful sounding bass gained even more volume and sound without losing any warmth of tone! I suggest anyone who is open to having a louder more free playing bass should definitely try it."
Patrick O'Hara
Bassist and Teacher
Michigan

"The theory behind using a wire tailpiece interests me and I've tried other wire tailpieces, but found no significant difference.
My guess is that the wire tailpiece effectively eliminates both the weight and vibration of the tailpiece, thus lessening the wood resonance of the instrument in relation to the air resonance. This ratio between wood and air resonance can be fairly easily measured and adjusted on smaller string instruments, but not so on the bass.
Having ways to experiment with this ratio by adding and subtracting wood weight is about the only way most players can look for the right balance on their own.
Kevin Marvin's construction does make a dramatic difference on some basses. My bass feels more playable and resonant. My students that use it have varying results, the best result being a huge boost in volume and projection and the most common result being an added vibrancy and resonance that makes the instrument feel both more responsive and more fun to play."
Diana Gannett
Professor of Double Bass
University of Michigan