Recent content by Chris Larkin

Great to hear from you Tony. I'd love to get some new pics. I've made so many basses now that I can't remember them all and it is really nice to see stuff that I made in the past and wonder if I can still find wood that good!

Hi Madwatch. Nice collection. You bought 3 together? The middle one has a custom piezo bridge and I still have the prototype for that on my workbench.

A couple of days late but the August Newsletter is now available on the Invalid Link Removed. There is a rather nice SC6 Fretless in it that I just finished for a customer. You can sign up for future Newsletters on the website too.

Thanks. It is still in need of a lot of work. Most of the images are low res as they were migrated across from the old site where they were fine as the pages viewed as smaller than on the new site. I have to update most of them as well as some of the content which is a bit dated. There is a lot...

John you beat me to it! Just launched the new website yesterday. Apart from a new design throughout it now has a community section (the Lounge) where you can log-in and then post videos, pics and soundclips. Will it become the new MySpace??? There are a few glitches still which is probably not...

Should have the pickups for the Syra this week. Then I have to find time to fit them as I am working on a 5 string acoustic bass guitar and some other acoustic stuff. Nice to be a bit busy! Also got word this evening that there might be some movement on getting the Citronic circuit resurrected.

That'll be Indian Rosewood DS. You could always cross the bay to try it! Send me your email and I'll let you know when it is finished.

Hi John. The mags will always tell you that everything is better than perfect because they need the advertising. It's the same with product reviews - they would pull a bad review rather than upset the advertiser. I could tell you stories.... I talked a long time with Chris May (we go back to...

Just back from Frankfurt on Saturday. I just go for the three trade days as the crowds on the public day are too much to cope with and, although I reckon this year there were only about 70% of the usual exhibitors, you do need two whole days to see everything. Apart from there being enough space...

Hi Evan, great to hear from you. I agree with what you say about the nyc venture but I couldn't cope with the bs in the end. Will you be in Frankfurt this year? We could meet up.

Hi Pete. Thanks. Looked at your site and liked what I saw too. Was talking to a guy yesterday who has a friend who works with pcbs and we are exploring the possibility of getting the stage module of the Citronic re-worked as a stand-alone pre-amp. Basically the circuitry 'potted' in epoxy with...

It's an idea John. I have a good relationship with John East and I can talk to him about it. An alternative would be to look for somebody to print the pcb's for me and then add the components myself as I need them. Ideally the pcb's should be flow soldered - something that needs the facilities...

I should add that anybody who owns one of my instruments can do the same!

Hi Johannes. If you'd like to be on the website Gallery of Players page send me a pic of you and the bass (better than the one above!) and details of your band/project and I'll see if I can put it up.

Sorry for the delay on this. Been a bit busy. Without the serial number I cannot be more specific than to say that it must be a post 1991 bass (Citronic circuit), looks like a quilted maple top over mahogany with a maple/mahogany neck and rosewood board - very typical of it's time and almost...