Club Clement (Part 6: Post your basses here)

[MrWalker]

Continued from here: Club Clement (Part 5: Post your basses here)

[MrWalker]

Clement Club Members
#000 tjclem (Tom Clement) (#1,3,40 and 150)
#001 MrWalker (#069, #076(now sold), #089, #110, #114, #135, #169, #211 & #250)
#002 richnota (No. 082, 101, 166)
#003 pinobass (No. 065, 79)
#004 JNowiski
#005 HenfieldJ
#006 Anthbass (#078)
#007 Stewmc5222 (#112)
#008 erezbass (#086)
#009 Professor X (#062)
#010 steelrose (#081)
#011 bigbassman (#017)
#012 scranton531 (#34 & #46)
#013 johnmesoloras (#087)
#014 drbabu2607 (#090 & #133)
#015 kjpollo (#094)
#016 Azoore (#096)
#017 jasesng (#097)
#018 beethumpin4 (044 & 058)
#019 kbreez (#048)
#020 JOEP054 (#095 & #100)
#021 fretlessB (#103)
#022 NateMan (#077)
#023 GODBASSMAN (#122 & #196)
#024 Hyper-Flexion
#025 fish_slapper (#126)
#026 wkohler
#027 NWB
#028 kmoraine
#029 aproud1 (#130 & #213)
#030 igorsgroove
#031 carlitosway
#032 BigOldHarry
#033 SwampBass
#034 Snaxster
#035 pmd
#036 Renegade Bison
#037 jcbofa
#038 0volts
#039 LightGroove
#040 rythman6969
#041 N.F.A.
#042 Redraven
#043 Lincoln (#63 and #167)
#044 rnlytton
#045 john nam
#046 Rawkabilly
#047 WarThumb
#048 NoFretz6 (#174, #184 & #195)
#049 wavey davey (#164 & #177)
#050 BassParrot
#051 neobassman (#181)
#052 H2ODog (#182)
#053 tombowlus (#171 and #186)
#054 morguedoc71 (#153 and #156)
#055 arcangel6 (#183)
#056 jonmusician (#180)
#057 kepabass (#73)
#058 manjushri (#190)
#059 Moe Monsarrat (#4)
#060 retardedpossum (#188)
#061 Natthan (#130)
#062 edfriedland (#189)
#063 bfawlty (#72 and #191)
#064 billbern
#065 PUCKBOY99
#066 shrigg
#067 pn_day
#068 3NotesABar
#069 Antares
#070 palmbay (#209)
#071 M2roger (#202 & #215)
#072 Dave Klausner
#073 Kwesi
#074 Subscript
#075 KDA
#076 ratfink03
#077 bompabass
#078 dharmashawn
#079 jsmilez
#080 Hot Sauce
#081 sruby6
#083 Hankenstein
#084 Neonbass
#085 phiphenom
#086 j.kernodle
#087 delucajohn2000
#088 sdlstn
#089 FunkyMcNasty
#090 cbennettjr
#091 The Bartender
#092 kbuschmann
#093 jbybj (#244)
#094 bass5str (#238, #239 & #271)
#095 banditcosmo (#171)
#096 SantiagoGT15 (#246)
#097 MisterWraith (#248)
#098 Jazzchaos (#243)
#099 Ethernal Thorn
#100 tylerwylie
#101 Dodgeviperracer
#102 pitbill
#103 jsumbi
#104 Dreagen
#105 oilfieldtrash
#106 tcydennis
#107 PassivAggressiv
#108 Sparky Mark
#109 JoelFT (#270)
#110 xerogh (#273)

[wavey davey]

Obligatory Pics for the new Thread!


#177


#164


And ME!!

[MrWalker]

The delivery person was just here, but needed cash payment... and I said, no problem, I have cash today, I sold a guitar on Saturday so just hang on. Running to the hideaway to pick up my money... it's gone!!!! So I can't pick up the bass till tomorrow after work, cause it won't be at the postal outlet till then! grrrrr so now the bass is in my area, but still unavailable for me!

and the money?! Groceries on Saturday... I guess someone just figured it was easier to use MrWalker's cash than swiping their card.... *grrrrrrr*

[tcydennis]

For those interested to know what #261's build is like, here goes: (nothing too fanciful really)

5 string
Black Limba Jon body
35 scale lined Ebony fingerboard
18mm spacing
1 piece Black Limba neck
Bartolini P-J pickup set
(passive at the moment, but left the option open for installing preamp at a later stage by having 3 more unwired EQ knobs).

[Nofretz6]

Originally Posted by MrWalker

The delivery person was just here, but needed cash payment... and I said, no problem, I have cash today, I sold a guitar on Saturday so just hang on. Running to the hideaway to pick up my money... it's gone!!!! So I can't pick up the bass till tomorrow after work, cause it won't be at the postal outlet till then! grrrrr so now the bass is in my area, but still unavailable for me!

and the money?! Groceries on Saturday... I guess someone just figured it was easier to use MrWalker's cash than swiping their card.... *grrrrrrr*

So close and yet........

I'm sorry but, , that's priceless.

[wavey davey]

Originally Posted by MrWalker

The delivery person was just here, but needed cash payment... and I said, no problem, I have cash today, I sold a guitar on Saturday so just hang on. Running to the hideaway to pick up my money... it's gone!!!! So I can't pick up the bass till tomorrow after work, cause it won't be at the postal outlet till then! grrrrr so now the bass is in my area, but still unavailable for me!

and the money?! Groceries on Saturday... I guess someone just figured it was easier to use MrWalker's cash than swiping their card.... *grrrrrrr*

Someone needs to find a new Safe Place!!

[MrWalker]

hehe apparently so, Davey!

NoFretz, I agree! Just is a test of patience!

[MrWalker]

Originally Posted by tcydennis

For those interested to know what #261's build is like, here goes: (nothing too fanciful really)

5 string
Black Limba Jon body
35 scale lined Ebony fingerboard
18mm spacing
1 piece Black Limba neck
Bartolini P-J pickup set
(passive at the moment, but left the option open for installing preamp at a later stage by having 3 more unwired EQ knobs).

Sounds like the exact bass that Ed Friedland tested out, it seems! Awesome!!!! :-)

[tjclem]

Originally Posted by MrWalker

The delivery person was just here, but needed cash payment... and I said, no problem, I have cash today, I sold a guitar on Saturday so just hang on. Running to the hideaway to pick up my money... it's gone!!!! So I can't pick up the bass till tomorrow after work, cause it won't be at the postal outlet till then! grrrrr so now the bass is in my area, but still unavailable for me!

and the money?! Groceries on Saturday... I guess someone just figured it was easier to use MrWalker's cash than swiping their card.... *grrrrrrr*

[GODSBASSMAN]

Neck under construction. see facebook " clement bass"

[kjpollo]

Ah...the chance for the obligatory re-post of pics of my Clement #94!!






Enjoy!

[MrWalker]

Collected Clement #250 Custom JoAnne at the postal outlet today. I had every intention of writing a review and even try and record something (maybe even video) with it tonight, but you have to be patient with me.... cause this bass is a masterpiece. I just can't make myself put it down long enough to log in to the computer, check mail, or anything else. It's just a fantastic instrument. So alive! So beautiful! So easy to play, the action is ultra-low, and the fretwork and everything else totally spotless!!!!

Tom, thank you for building the instrument of my dreams! It's got everything I wished for, and then some. ok, I'm still in honey moon, but i have owned enough basses over my time to know that this one is a keeper.

#250... that's a quarter of the way to the millenium. And the consistency and speed at which these basses are being produced and with such amazing results speaks tons of Tom's abilities as a bass builder.

Tom, you rock! I've played 11 of your basses, and they have all been amazing instruments. But #250 - the Anniversary Bass - just smokes them all!

Thanks Tom!!!!!

[GODSBASSMAN]

Mr Walker.
What makes #250 " the Anniversary bass"?

[wavey davey]

Don't think you'll get a response for some time GBM!

[GODSBASSMAN]

Oh and by the way: Benavente slim pups are made by Kent Armstrong, according to the label underside. They come only as a pair. They seem quite strong magnetically. When I put them close together they wanted to jump out of my hands. There are solder point rings on the underside to attach wire to and they supplied a 4 wire + shield braid cable for such. We are going to wire each pickup in series to itself (stacked HB) and then the pair will be wired in series to each other if the plan goes as such. The casings are plastic but the top of the pickup looks like wood grain patterns. Rather different and neat package so far. Can hardly wait to play this thing called "Darlene" "#256. Did not think I was ever get to build it, but here we are. Oh boy. A sound review later of course. Perhaps Tom will say something as he plays it and recorded by Bill Bern.

[MrWalker]

Originally Posted by GODSBASSMAN

Mr Walker.
What makes #250 " the Anniversary bass"?

lol
just the round number and that I'm in love!

[Nofretz6]

Originally Posted by MrWalker

Tom, you rock! I've played 11 of your basses, and they have all been amazing instruments. But #250 - the Anniversary Bass - just smokes them all!

Thanks Tom!!!!!

I know what you mean. 251 is such a different player than the others, not necessarily "better" but it really has a lot of qualities that the others have wrapped up in a beautiful package.

[GODSBASSMAN]

Can you see #256 in here?
Pictures by godsbassman - Photobucket

[MrWalker]

Originally Posted by Nofretz6

I know what you mean. 251 is such a different player than the others, not necessarily "better" but it really has a lot of qualities that the others have wrapped up in a beautiful package.

Absolutely agree and understand what you mean. I wouldn't part with any of them, they are amazing in each their own way.

But I feel that 250 will be my "go-to" bass for quite a while. I think it boils down to a few simple facts... I love my solid body basses and I've been moving to 6-strings lately. I've been missing a "perfect" 6-string solid-body that's lightweight and easy to play for a long time... the Anne has an acoustic character that is wonderful, but it's not the fastest bass I have, probably due to the vibrations and resonance.

This bass just fulfills all my wishes and my dreams for my main bass, and it will sideline the Yamaha TRB-6 for sure! :-)