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09-21-2007, 12:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: central Texas | | | first date
I had my first date with a New Standard Cleveland last night and all I could say was "Where have you been all my life?".
Muchas gracias Arnold and Wil!
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09-21-2007, 04:02 AM
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Owner: Ken Smith Basses, Ltd. | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perkasie, PA USA | |  first date?
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Originally Posted by ctxbass  I had my first date with a New Standard Cleveland last night and all I could say was "Where have you been all my life?".
Muchas gracias Arnold and Wil! | Who picked up the check? Or, did you go Dutch?
I have a date with Arnold in a few days. I wonder if he's buying? When I'm thru there, I will be a poorer man than when I walked in..  |
09-21-2007, 04:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KSB - Ken Smith Who picked up the check? Or, did you go Dutch?
I have a date with Arnold in a few days. I wonder if he's buying? When I'm thru there, I will be a poorer man than when I walked in.. | But will he still respect you in the morning? |
09-21-2007, 06:56 AM
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Owner: Ken Smith Basses, Ltd. | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perkasie, PA USA | |  ahhh
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Originally Posted by Pete G But will he still respect you in the morning? | Gee, I would hope so...  |
09-21-2007, 09:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | Ken... when you walk into Arnold's shop, does he say hello, or does he go directly to "ka-ching!"  |
09-21-2007, 10:18 AM
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Owner: Ken Smith Basses, Ltd. | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perkasie, PA USA | | say hello?
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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson Ken... when you walk into Arnold's shop, does he say hello, or does he go directly to "ka-ching!" | Neither! I get this look on his face and I can hear him thinking "there goes the rest of my day!"  |
09-21-2007, 10:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: central Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KSB - Ken Smith Who picked up the check? Or, did you go Dutch?
I have a date with Arnold in a few days. I wonder if he's buying? When I'm thru there, I will be a poorer man than when I walked in.. | I think Wil picked up the check (mine) and took it to the bank. |
09-24-2007, 09:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | Not to go OT, but I did some bass duets yesterday with Bill McCrossen who had Arnolds first bass. Great sound and look but the tonal adjustment and action were out of this world.
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09-24-2007, 10:55 AM
| | crosswind downwind bass | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tacoma WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ctxbass I had my first date with a New Standard Cleveland last night and all I could say was "Where have you been all my life?".
Muchas gracias Arnold and Wil! | Welcome to the club. 
I hope the more you play it the more you like it. Works that way for me.
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09-24-2007, 11:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: central Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Warburton Not to go OT, but I did some bass duets yesterday with Bill McCrossen who had Arnolds first bass. Great sound and look but the tonal adjustment and action were out of this world. | From everything I had read on this forum, I was almost certain I would love love the sound. What blew me away was that given my string choice (Permanents on the bottom and plain gut on top) and a brief description of my right hand pizz style, Arnold was able to tailor the setup so well. I guess he must have done this once or twice before . |
09-24-2007, 12:23 PM
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Owner: Ken Smith Basses, Ltd. | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perkasie, PA USA | |  done this?
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Originally Posted by ctxbass From everything I had read on this forum, I was almost certain I would love love the sound. What blew me away was that given my string choice (Permanents on the bottom and plain gut on top) and a brief description of my right hand pizz style, Arnold was able to tailor the setup so well. I guess he must have done this once or twice before . | Arnold is a very open minded luthier when it comes to the players set-up needs. Arnold is also a fine Bassist in his own right and has played professionally with many notable musicians.
He can walk the walk as well as talk the talk! |
09-25-2007, 08:52 AM
|  | No Longer Works a Day Job | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USA | | | Congrats. A few years later [3-4] and i'm still enjoying mine. The more i learn, the better it sounds.
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09-25-2007, 12:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin, Texas | | | is it laminated?
i bet the cleveland sounds killer!!! |
09-25-2007, 01:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago | | | Congratulations. Some day...some day.
BTW, when I had my Upton, that was exactly the string choice I used.
I'm curious...what did you tell Ahnold about your pizz technique? How would that necessarily effect the set-up? I know that I play pretty much with my index finger pointed straight down and follow with the middle for faster runs. I play that way on an EUB as well and it feels the same to me, except for the strings.
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09-25-2007, 03:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: central Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jmpiwonka is it laminated?
i bet the cleveland sounds killer!!! | Yes, it is a laminate and it does sound killer. More power to drive. Quote:
Originally Posted by gomez hacienda Congratulations. Some day...some day.
BTW, when I had my Upton, that was exactly the string choice I used.
I'm curious...what did you tell Ahnold about your pizz technique? How would that necessarily effect the set-up? I know that I play pretty much with my index finger pointed straight down and follow with the middle for faster runs. I play that way on an EUB as well and it feels the same to me, except for the strings. | I play with my index and middle fingers in unison 90% of the time and they are pretty much perpendicular to the strings. I have a tendency to pull the strings at an angle down toward the FB rather than straight across. This is compounded when I play the E string since my thumb gravitates under the FB. If the fingerboard is not shaped properly, it can lead to the E rattling.
I notice this less with a beveled board. This bass has no bevel but the radius and scoop are working out very well. No rattle. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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