Thomann CBB-01G 3/4 Carbon Bassbow

Bought this bow as my second "con legno" bow. Expected a better sound in comparison to cheap wooden bows but with this bow this not the case.
Sound is extremely warm, muffled and silent. For rosin I am using pops.
Maybe is the hair quailty, so one can also check with rehairing the bow.

Stick and frog look good, metal winding and leather not. As usual with bow in this price range. Bow is light and the stick is not "dead" as that can be the case with cheaper wooden bows. Spiccato works ;)

Recommendation for beginners who are starting to play a double bass. Cheap and it does the job.

For entry level, or first double bass bow, it think it is the best buy.

Pros:

Great balance;

Light weight, with good density;

Unbelievable good quality, considering the price;

Looks everlasting, made of carbon fibre, which is virtually weather proof;

Thomann's unbeatable cost/benefit.

Hair is fine.
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Cons:

Somewhere in between German And French sizes...

Is it 4/4 size? ... not really for concert;

I recommend it. A carbon fibre good quality bow for this price is simply another great deal from Thomman!

I've only used the bow for a couple of months and it is already starting to loose tension. I don't see any of the other reviews on here complain about this so perhaps I got a poor one.

It is a bit short but worked fine for my needs which was home practise on an electric upright.

Unfortunately it didn't last and I'm now looking for another bow. Not sure if I'll take the chance on another one of the same model. Other reviews seem to be positive and it is cheap... I'll probably go elsewhere. I can't recommend a product that doesn't last longer than this. Even if they're mostly fine it's still a sign of poor quality control.

I gotta tell you, I was a bit skeptical when i found this bow. I'm by no means a bow player, I mostly practice it in order to improve my intonation, or at least that was my intention when I purchased this bow. But to be honest I was kinda impressed. Sure, it's a carbon bow for like 50 € and I wasn't expecting anything else, but with my bass, it sounds kind of nice. It feels solid in your hand and it's got a good weight. For 49€ you get a good beginners bow and you're able to get a functional sound with it. Highly recommended if you're just getting into bowed playing and want to get away cheap.

I've recently started playing Electric Upright Bass on a Harley Benton EUB500 and have wanted to work on my bowing technique with it. As I'm new to EUB and bowing I was looking for an economical and well made bow. As always, Thomann had the answer.
This bow is well made, well balanced and comfortable in the hand. I'm new to bowing, and did not get tired using the bow for over one hour at a time per session,due to its light weight.
The hair is good quality. The tension adjusting mechanism works well and smoothly.
I'm very pleased with the overall quality of the bow and would recommend it to others.