world's top bassbuilders sit down together

[GerManson]

Found this On Line

How do you get a dozen of the world's top bassbuilders to sit down together and talk about their art? Easy... offer them a free meal. That's what we did at this year's [1996] Summer NAMM show, Nashville, the site of the first (and hopefully not the last) Bassmakers Breakfast.

Between bites of eggs, grits, and biscuits, the master luthiers engaged in an animated discussion about the current state of their art. Considerable credit goes to Michael Tobias, who cooked up the idea in the first place, helped to gather the participants, and inaugurat ed the festivities with a thought-provoking question. Joining Michael at the table were: Greg Curbow (Curbow String Instruments), Dudley Gimpel (Ernie Ball/Music Man), Geoff Gould (Modulus Graphite), Steve Klein (Klein Custom Guitars), Stephen Mosier (Moses, Inc.), Michael Pedulla and Bret Carlson (Pedulla Guitars), Michael Replogle and Richie Owens (Steinberger Sound), Stuart Spector (Stuart Spector Design), Roger Sadowsky (Sadowsky Guitars), Frank Thomas (Tobias Guitars), and Joe Zon (Zon Guitars).

follow the link for more:
http://www.mtdbass.com/pages/Pushing...20Envelope.htm

[Eminor3rd]

Interesting read. Thanks.

[Jaydin Nathan]

I'm reading through it now, and learning a lot from it. Thanks a lot for posting this

[GerManson]

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[rapturebass]

cool, thanks

BTW, im silly...MTD and Tobias are both by Michael Tobias right?

[Deluge Of Sound]

Fantastic read, very insightful.

Are there any other of these kinds of round tables transcribed online?

[pbass6811]

Originally Posted by rapturebass

cool, thanks

BTW, im silly...MTD and Tobias are both by Michael Tobias right?

Yep. Michael Tobias sold Tobias Guitars to Gibson sometime in the '90s and then he started MTD...Kinda like the Leo Fender Fender/MusicMan/G&L legacy.

[varunkapahi]

thanks

[Godbody]

The first section really encapsulated how I feel about Fender; it was shocking to see that I agree with all these highly respected builders.

[GerManson]

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you should read this

[GerManson]

ok last one.

[Aged_Clayman]

I`m slightly disappointed. Bass players and bass builders seem to be way too peaceful, I mean, they all just sat there and agreed with each other on almost nearly topic. Anyway, an interesting read, thanks

[jgsbass]

I remember when this was first published in Bass Player. How many of them were able to change with the market.

[GerManson]

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