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10-29-2007, 03:08 PM
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My NS Cleveland came home from the maternity ward last week and I finally stopped playing it long enough to take a few pictures. It's an all-ply, in case you're wondering. It's hard to tell by looking.  Lots more here.
PS: Sorry for the varying image quality. Different days, different degrees of good light. Finicky camera.
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10-29-2007, 03:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York City | | | absolutely gorgeous. i love the wide shoulders of the Gamba. enjoy it. It's a perfect fit for the house too. Love the dog!
great job arnold! |
10-29-2007, 03:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Daaamn.. best looking plys ever. Those guys get it done. |
10-29-2007, 03:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Fairfield, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Hsieh  It's a perfect fit for the house too. | Wow. It didn't occur to me until you said that how well the bass matches the furniture. Bonus. |
10-29-2007, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | I love the shade of varnish you chose.
I got scared for a minute there.... I thought I saw a scratch, then I scrolled and discovered it was dirt on my monitor.  |
10-29-2007, 04:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC | | | Can't wait to get my LaScala. |
10-29-2007, 04:35 PM
| | | | Man that looks great. That darkish shade is superb.
I Love mine. It looks similar.
Those things sound fantastic. I noticed mine got even richer after a year or so of gigs. It got nice and deep. Really great.
Enjoy!
....another thing, try turning the full circle so the wire comes out the top toward the neck or the bottom towards the tail. Seems to sound better that way on mine.
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10-29-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Hsieh has arnold made a fully carved Cleveland? I'm seriously thinking about commissioning one in the future. (dont have the cash now. maybe after college) | Apparently they made at least one. I couldn't say if they'll do it again but I'm sure they could tell you. 6th one down. http://www.sonksenstrings.com/current.html Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Hsieh so gorgeous!
mingusamongus - why'd you have to post these... i'm drooling now! | I know. I'm sorry, but I thought it was required around here, hence the title (requisite). Several people asked for pics so I felt obligated! Gotta share my pride and joy. |
10-29-2007, 05:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA USA | | | Nice photos! Great use of the natural light. And that bass is gorgeous. I've always liked the broad upper bouts on those and the f-hole designs. They remind me a bit of the Prescott basses. Definitely my favorite New Standard design. The La Scala is pretty, but I have a bias toward gambas.
Are those Helicore Hybrids on it? I had those on bass and they were not so great arco as they were pizz. Definitely a trade off. They might sound better on a better bass. I had them on my old Czech plywood.
I see you've let the dog get a few licks in on it. My dog likes it when I rehearse. And he guards all of my basses like they are his own bones. But whenever I wipe them off there is this inevitable tongue smear on one of the lower bouts. Dogs are funny animals. They have to taste everything.
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10-29-2007, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Silversorcerer Are those Helicore Hybrids on it? I had those on bass and they were not so great arco as they were pizz. Definitely a trade off. They might sound better on a better bass. I had them on my old Czech plywood. | Yeah. I contributed to a thread about them and was surprised to find the overwhelming majority of posters did not like them, mostly because they got duds out of the box. I first tried them on my Epiphone last time around and was happy with them. I thought they were very comparable to the Spiros, with a much shorter break-in time (that awful new-string twang goes away within a week or so), and I actually found them easier to bow. Weird how the same strings react to different instruments. I will very likely try different strings on this bass but I want to give them all lots of time. And this bass is so different to play. The action is much lower, the notes much more even, and with a clarity I've never had on a bass before. It's so easy to play. So it'll be a while before I really feel like I need a change. Quote:
Originally Posted by Silversorcerer I see you've let the dog get a few licks in on it. My dog likes it when I rehearse. And he guards all of my basses like they are his own bones. But whenever I wipe them off there is this inevitable tongue smear on one of the lower bouts. Dogs are funny animals. They have to taste everything. | This dog is as weird as any but he hasn't tasted it yet, that I know of... just sniffing it so far -- the varnish is still smelly. But he is incredibly nosy and insists on always being the center of attention. He gets a bit hyper sometimes but is otherwise a great dog. Got lucky at the shelter. Now who wants to take a guess as to his breeding? Yours is as good as mine! I guess you can't tell from only his head. |
10-29-2007, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad Those things sound fantastic. I noticed mine got even richer after a year or so of gigs. It got nice and deep. Really great. | Looking forward to that. Pretty deep and rich already for a new hunk of wood with metal strings. Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncletoad try turning the full circle so the wire comes out the top toward the neck or the bottom towards the tail. Seems to sound better that way on mine. | By that do you mean actually turning the bridge adjuster where the wire comes out? I haven't really used the pickup yet, haven't even checked it out really, except for playing it thru my amp for a minute.
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10-29-2007, 06:48 PM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | | Wow, that sure is pretty, Mingus! Beautiful finish! May you enjoy it for a long, long time. |
10-29-2007, 09:44 PM
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10-29-2007, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MingusAmongUs By that do you mean actually turning the bridge adjuster where the wire comes out? I haven't really used the pickup yet, haven't even checked it out really, except for playing it thru my amp for a minute. | Yes, turn it so the wire is facing parallel to the neck either towards the neck or TP. I point my wire towards the neck. Sounds weird but the transducers are placed in a way that depending on the orientation the sound changes. |
10-29-2007, 11:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA USA | | | I'm guessing Mingus has some pit-bull dog in him. Could be some other dogs, too, but that sweet profile and that jaw muscle below the ear looks like a pit-bull jaw. They are generally great dogs.
I did like the helicore hybrids fine for pizz. A bit more focus than the orchestrals, not so smooth with the bow, though. I've used D'addario strings for everything from my classical and electric guitars to my double bass and I've found that from about 2 weeks old to a year or more they sound the same. It helps if you only need to replace one string that it doesn't twang out too much more than the older ones and settles down fast.
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10-30-2007, 06:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago | | | Beautiful bass. Please tell me that there is something you don't like about it so I won't be forced to spend $4200. on this bass. It sure is purdy.
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10-30-2007, 09:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | | Lovely bass, lots o' luck with her. Now you need to get some sound clips of her on here.  |
10-30-2007, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by gomez hacienda Beautiful bass. Please tell me that there is something you don't like about it so I won't be forced to spend $4200. on this bass. It sure is purdy. | There is -- the price! 
Someone told me they thought the D string was quieter than the others. But that may be a string issue, and it's not that noticeable and probably easily remedied.
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10-30-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Silversorcerer ...Dogs are funny animals. They have to taste everything. | One of my dogs spends a fair amount of time licking the wood floor.
Yeah, the bass is beautiful, I really like the wood grain (spacing distance / even / straight). |
10-30-2007, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Stone Mountain, GA | | Truly gorgeous, I love that shape. Big and burly, should have a Mack truck hood ornament carved on the scroll. 
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