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12-22-2009, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Europe | | | best contemporary makers
out of all the great new makers out there what stands out as clearly the best:
I've heard a lot about Jackstadt. I've also heard some of his basses, and I felt they sounded well. What about Hachez? Anyone else.
curious to know your thoughts
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12-23-2009, 08:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago | | | At the 2005 ISB convention, my favorite sounding new basses were by Arnold Schnitzer, Nick Lloyd and Poellmann. Mike Arnopol's new Golia bass sounds very nice. One "expert" in the biz I talked with feels Hatchez basses don't have the sound to warrant the price. The one I played sounded nice, but for the money...? |
12-23-2009, 08:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota | | | Christian Laborie should be on the list of greatest contemporary makers as well. |
12-23-2009, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by quenoil  Christian Laborie should be on the list of greatest contemporary makers as well. | +1 I've played one of his Quenoil models, Quenoil. Also heard F Rabbath play his, along side the real thing, at his apartment. That was amazing! |
12-23-2009, 05:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Europe | | | I actually have a Laborie and an Big Orchestral bass, which is English. Two total opposite basses. But I'm thinking about a modern orchestral bass, not a solo bass.
The Labories at Francoiss place are really good. Specially the way he's got those strings tied up...it does actually change the sound somewhat...
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12-23-2009, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ekspain I actually have a Laborie and an Big Orchestral bass, which is English. Two total opposite basses. But I'm thinking about a modern orchestral bass, not a solo bass.
The Labories at Francoiss place are really good. Specially the way he's got those strings tied up...it does actually change the sound somewhat... | yes, i agree ekspain. laborie has top-notch craftsmanship but the quinoil is a solo bass, period. you can't get a prescott sound out of a pea-shooter. |
12-23-2009, 06:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota | | | Laborie makes several orchestral models as well. A Testore and a couple others. I've played a few that were extraordinary. |
12-23-2009, 06:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Syracuse N.Y. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ehochberg At the 2005 ISB convention, my favorite sounding new basses were by Arnold Schnitzer, Nick Lloyd and Poellmann. Mike Arnopol's new Golia bass sounds very nice. One "expert" in the biz I talked with feels Hatchez basses don't have the sound to warrant the price. The one I played sounded nice, but for the money...? | The basses at the ISB makers competition were unlabeled, and it was difficult, (for me), to figure out who made what (except for Arnold's Ergonomic). When the judging is over, it would be nice, if they could reveal the makers names for tourists like me.
I remember playing an extremely large, Thomas Martin bass at the ISB that seemed very nice. |
12-23-2009, 09:12 PM
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Builder for Audiokinesis and Fearful speakers Endorser for EA, Roscoe | | | | | My Golia bass definately sounds better that the Laborie basses IMHO. Actually, while some basses like Dan Hachez's and others may be a bit more sophisticated in terms of fit and finish, I haven't found one that rivals the Golia in terms of sound and playability. Oh, and maybe I should mention that his basses are less than half the price of others. Not to dis any other luthiers---I've seen beautiful basses by Nick Lloyd, Arnold S. and other really talented makers. I got he Golia because my main bass go damaged and it was all I could afford. I never expected it o be competitive with the top double bass luthiers. But I was wrong. Patrick Charton makes beautiful basses as does Sven Mentec in Avignon ( Joel Mentec's son). I've played some nice Jean Auray basses also. Didn' like the Labories---different strokes, I guess. |
12-23-2009, 11:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia | | | Was just thinking Jean Auray. What I would give to borrow Renaud Garcias bass for a week or two..... |
12-24-2009, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by quenoil Laborie makes several orchestral models as well. A Testore and a couple others. I've played a few that were extraordinary. | perhaps that type of sound would fly in a french orchestra but not in n. america! i'd like to think we play with some balls. i'm a jazz musician and i need some depth to my sound, the english/italian/german tradition of bass making has never done me wrong. |
12-24-2009, 04:10 AM
|  | UK Double Bassist | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leeds, UK | | | paul bryant and martyn bailey in the uk both make great basses... |
12-24-2009, 07:21 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cross Junction, VA | | | I've played witha couple of guys that had Arvi basses that had a good sound. However I prefer my 1999 Pöllmann.
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12-24-2009, 09:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston | | | +1 on Pöllmann basses. I played one Rice student's Pöllmann and it was by far the easiest instrument I have ever played on. The sound was huge. |
12-24-2009, 11:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Europe | | | I've never liked pollmanns...look pretty but just felt that there were alot of superfelous things on the bass, and no real great sound.
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12-24-2009, 11:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles/Bloomington | | | Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand, hands down. I played his most recent bass and it blew every Hachez, Laborie, Jackstadt, and Pollman I have ever heard completely out of the water. One of the best basses I have ever played, regardless of age. |
12-24-2009, 11:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, TX | | | I love Jim Ham's basses. I played on one of Schnitzer's ergonomic basses many years ago that I enjoyed as well. Owning a Solano, I'm also quite partial to Rumano Solano's basses, although I don't think the attention to detail you see from other makers is there. |
12-24-2009, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by JoeyNaeger Owning a Solano, I'm also quite partial to Rumano Solano's basses. | Sure, when they don't implode. |
12-24-2009, 12:06 PM
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12-24-2009, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ¡bassballbill! Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand, hands down. I played his most recent bass and it blew every Hachez, Laborie, Jackstadt, and Pollman I have ever heard completely out of the water. One of the best basses I have ever played, regardless of age. | Oh yeah, forgot about that one. I played it, too and it was amazing, especially for its short string length and the amount of sound it put out.
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