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The Bass Company

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The company was started by a former(20+years)employee of Peavey who decided a few years ago to start his own co.the Bass pictured is from the newest edition.I played a few of the older models(that they no longer make or offer)and was blown away.the tone was similar to the MM Stingray but a little more prestine and it had one MM style pickup in it.the owner of TBC is the brother of the owner of Lightwave Music.I think the new TBC line is definately worth checking out.
 
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JAUQO III-X said:
The company was started by a former(20+years)employee of Peavey who decided a few years ago to start his own co.the Bass pictured is from the newest edition.I played a few of the older models(that they no longer make or offer)and was blown away.the tone was similar to the MM Stingray but a little more prestine and it had one MM style pickup in it.the owner of TBC is the brother of the owner of Lightwave Music.I think the new TBC line is definately worth checking out.
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Hey thanks Jauqo. There's no wayh for you to recognize me on here by screen name, but I used to chat with you from time to time at Guitar Center in Chicago. It was about 3 years or so ago that I was living there and I used to run into you there quite a bit.

Hope you're still hittin' those low low low notes,
Andy
 
#11
When I spoke to Steve Wilson of Lightwave, he talked about how his uncle (thought it was cousin, but now I do think uncle sounds right) found that he couldn't make a bass the quality he wanted and sell it for what he thought was reasonable while building these in CA, but at the same time he didn't want to "farm" them out for an overseas company to build. His solution was to find a group of workers in China and actually move (not sure if this is part time or full time) there, train them himself and then supervise the shop that they are built in, giving him day to day oversight on all production. Sort of a different approach compared to other builders
 
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SMG said:
When I spoke to Steve Wilson of Lightwave, he talked about how his uncle (thought it was cousin, but now I do think uncle sounds right) found that he couldn't make a bass the quality he wanted and sell it for what he thought was reasonable while building these in CA, but at the same time he didn't want to "farm" them out for an overseas company to build. His solution was to find a group of workers in China and actually move (not sure if this is part time or full time) there, train them himself and then supervise the shop that they are built in, giving him day to day oversight on all production. Sort of a different approach compared to other builders
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what you discribe here is pretty much accurate.
 
#14
I want one and want it bad. :hyper:

Their five string is pure sexiness. I don't know which one to get the soapbar or the jazz?


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SMG said:
When I spoke to Steve Wilson of Lightwave, he talked about how his uncle (thought it was cousin, but now I do think uncle sounds right) found that he couldn't make a bass the quality he wanted and sell it for what he thought was reasonable while building these in CA, but at the same time he didn't want to "farm" them out for an overseas company to build. His solution was to find a group of workers in China and actually move (not sure if this is part time or full time) there, train them himself and then supervise the shop that they are built in, giving him day to day oversight on all production. Sort of a different approach compared to other builders
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There is surprisingly good consistent quality coming out of China these days, not unlike what we've seen from Japan over the past twenty years. Combine that quality control, low production cost, a low currency and you have good value for bassists.
 

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