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01-15-2008, 10:57 PM
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Just saw this Charles Lloyd clip on YouTube. When I saw the shoulders on the bass that Bob Hurst is playing, I immediately thought "Bohmann!" The clip doesn't show the bass really well so I'm sure it could be a number of things but wanted to see what you guys thought... I checked Bob's website but didn't see any pics of that bass there.
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01-16-2008, 09:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Nice clip, great band! Bob Hurst is a bad mutha. I don't know what the bass is, I'm sure someone will pop in and help. Since the performance was in Switzerland, maybe it's a rental or a loaner. |
01-16-2008, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson  Since the performance was in Switzerland, maybe it's a rental or a loaner. | I was thinking the same thing... you don't get a real good look at it from that clip but I thought it might even be [gasp] PLYWOOD. |
01-16-2008, 10:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: LaBelle, FL | | | From the look of the shoulders, it appears to be one of the blockless wonders.
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01-16-2008, 10:08 AM
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It IS a Bohmann. I am sure of that. I have seen him with that Bass on two other u-tube clips. It is a 4-string version of Paul W.'s Bohmann 5er. |
01-16-2008, 10:20 AM
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01-16-2008, 08:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the end of the section | | | Look kids, it has fret markers! lol... Ken/others: Are there any Bohmanns in action on the classical scene, or are they mainly jazz beasts? |
04-13-2008, 10:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA | | | It also most definitely his own bass, and his favorite too.
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04-14-2008, 02:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: IB, California | | | Great clip.
Judging by the width of the fingerboard and girth of the neck it could have been 5 stringer converted to 4 |
04-15-2008, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Carl Johnson Great clip.
Judging by the width of the fingerboard and girth of the neck it could have been 5 stringer converted to 4 | I dunno Carl, if I remember correctly, Paul Warburton's 5 string neck is pretty regular width, the fingerboard is wider at the low string side becase it hangs over the neck. I see similarities in the side wood and shape. The tuners are completely different.
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05-03-2008, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by KSB - Ken Smith It IS a Bohmann. I am sure of that. I have seen him with that Bass on two other u-tube clips. It is a 4-string version of Paul W.'s Bohmann 5er. | Yeah it's a Bohmann.
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05-03-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MingusAmongUs I was thinking the same thing... you don't get a real good look at it from that clip but I thought it might even be [gasp] PLYWOOD. | The Bohmann's I've known are carved tops and backs with laminated ribs.
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05-05-2008, 11:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | At one point I thoght that i'd bought out the complete Bohmann estate. Two other basses besides my fiver which looked exactly like the bass in question. Wrong. let me edit this...... my fiver has the added shoulders and the original beautiful tuners not to mention other added details.
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05-05-2008, 12:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | Is this too complicated for you guys?
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05-05-2008, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton Is this too complicated for you guys? | Nah, just talk amongst yourself... 
Good to hear from you again, buddy. |
05-05-2008, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by KSB - Ken Smith It IS a Bohmann. I am sure of that. I have seen him with that Bass on two other u-tube clips. It is a 4-string version of Paul W.'s Bohmann 5er. | AS always, Kenny Boy is on top of it.
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05-05-2008, 05:57 PM
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05-05-2008, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken McKay | I know Bohmann likes fancy, but I'm thinking a normal tailpiece would suit that bass better haha. Otherwise very cool basses!
...And I thought double basses stood out from the crowd enough already!
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05-05-2008, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken McKay | Hey Ken...I.m really proud of what you're doing .....
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05-06-2008, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by mattfong I know Bohmann likes fancy, but I'm thinking a normal tailpiece would suit that bass better haha. Otherwise very cool basses!
...And I thought double basses stood out from the crowd enough already! | My Bohmanns have all had 5 piece necks. My fiver has maple with ebony middles and the other two had rosewood middles. And of course, mine has those double shoulders.
This is the only one i've seen without the five piece neck.
That description doesn't mention triple purfling, including purfling on the edges!
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