My new baby

Alex Jenkins · #1 10-23-2008, 02:18 PM

Hey everybody. Just want to share my new bass and bow with everyone. It's a 2004 Pollman Rossi. It's fairly large, about 7/8ths, but has a 41 1/2 string length. The bow is a B. Michael Dolling french bow and I believe it was made within the past year or two.

The bass isn't technically mine yet, I have it on trial from Gage's shop and I have to wait to see what my teacher says about it, but I'm pretty sure this is the bass for me.

Let me know what you guys think.

-Alex

Alex Jenkins · #2 10-23-2008, 02:19 PM

and the bow...

CamMcIntyre · #3 10-23-2008, 02:35 PM

Congrats man!

Will Yager · #4 10-24-2008, 04:50 PM

looks great!

Paul Warburton · #5 10-24-2008, 05:04 PM

Mighty nice man! I've seen this pattern before. The lower bouts are huge.

Honk'n_down-low · #6 10-24-2008, 05:14 PM

"I'm pretty sure this is the bass for me."

Well if you know - you know and that is what should matter.

Looks Sweet - bet is sounds great! Congrats!! Wish it was me.

Alex Jenkins · #7 10-25-2008, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

Mighty nice man! I've seen this pattern before. The lower bouts are huge.

yeah man. this bass moves a lot of sound. what's nice is it has the same string length as my last bass so i don't have to relearn the fingerboard, but since it's a 7/8ths it's like twice as loud. maybe once i get more comfortable with the french bow, i'll post some sound clips so you guys can hear it in action.

-Alex

Alex Jenkins · #8 12-12-2008, 04:28 PM

Hey everyone -

I am officially the new owner of this beauty. Just thought I'd post a couple more pictures of the bass with the new Gage extension on it. Enjoy.

Alex Jenkins · #9 12-12-2008, 04:32 PM

they matched the antiquing perfectly

TroyK · #10 12-12-2008, 04:34 PM

Love those crisp violin corners. Beauty.

dchan · #11 12-12-2008, 04:56 PM

Awesome! Maybe you can let me play it sometime.

Paul Warburton · #12 12-12-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Jenkins

Hey everyone -

I am officially the new owner of this beauty. Just thought I'd post a couple more pictures of the bass with the new Gage extension on it. Enjoy.

Congratuations Alex....Did David throw in the ladder for a quick get-away after the concert?

Jake deVilliers · #13 12-12-2008, 08:22 PM

That's a lovely bass Alex and the Gage Shop really captured the flavour on that extension!