User Testimonials
"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."
