Has anyone played these instruments? I looked on the website and apparently they stopped taking orders in 2003...are they as good as the Sadowsky jazz basses?
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A basses
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A basses no longer make basses.
But Albey's basses are great.
I've played a few.
Well made, very good playability.
Vintage sound.
Think Lakland or Lull, but also it's own thing.
Great basses. Excellent quality and the 'A' I have has a very focused sound especially with Stainless Steel roundwounds. 'A's are really hard to find.
Yeah I have played a fretted and a couple fretlesses... Great high end jazz basses! Very hard to find.
As I last heard, Albey has gone back to being gigging musician. Maybe someone here has more info.
As I last heard, Albey has gone back to being gigging musician. Maybe someone here has more info.
j-raj said:
Albey stoped making bass in 2003.
Was taking to much time from playing .
A great bassist, along with being a great builder.
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it was my understanding that the darrel jones model lakeland is based on the design of the A bass that was made for him
Yes if you look at the body styling of an A Bass and the Lakland Daryl Jones, they are very similar. I'm curious to hear any review on the A Bass line. The only thing I've read was a less than desirable review in Bass Player a while back. I don't think there are any reviews posted elsewhere (here, BGRA, or Harmony Central). I really like the look of these basses but I agree with others, you don't see them around too often.
Z-Bass said:
Maybe this is just me, but BP doesn't do many instruments justice when they perform reviews.
The guy I got my semihollow fretless Elrick 5 from also had a Fodera 5 and a 4 string A bass with J-Retro installed. Best term to describe it would be "broken in". That bass felt like it had been mine forever. Excellent Jazz bass IMO.
