Damn, I love the Czech-Ease
So I’m really diggin’ the Czech-Ease bass by David Gage. I picked it up on Thursday afternoon before playing the NY Uke Fest. It actually doesn’t look much smaller than a regular 3/4-7/8 size bass, if you’re not used to looking at one. But when you pick the thing up, haul it around, and stuff … it’s TONS SMALLER. Get this: I was able to sling it on one shoulder, wear my backpack, and wheel a suitcase with one arm, and have my other hand free to eat a hot dog! All while walking down the street and and catching the NYC subway and stuff. It was sooo super easy to catch the subway with the Czech-Ease. It totally fits through the subway turnstiles and everything! Not to mention, we fit it in a cab with four people, 2 ukes, a guitar, and a suitcase … in a regular sedan cab! These are situations that just WOULDN’T BE POSSIBLE with a normal double bass. I gues you can tell that I’m a happy customer. 
Yesterday, I schlepped it on the T and then the Commuter Rail out to Norwood, MA. Who knows what the future holds, for me and my Czech-Ease!
