Cliff Bordwell
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Here Is a photo of the HY5 from Birdsong.
Should be here this week.
Kent
Great piece of wood.
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Great piece of wood.
Jade...
I gotta tell you: I even love the way my Corto feels and smells. I will be standing in front of my class at school, and once in a while, just gotta smell the wood. The scent is fading, but the Corto is a feast for ALL the senses... (well, I have not tasted it yet...)
Boy. Am I weird or what?
I gotta tell you: I even love the way my Corto feels and smells. I will be standing in front of my class at school, and once in a while, just gotta smell the wood. The scent is fading, but the Corto is a feast for ALL the senses... (well, I have not tasted it yet...)
Boy. Am I weird or what?
Hey Mitch!
What tone does the cherry have? Scott has said that it seems to have bigger lows, fewer mids, and brighter highs. Is that the case with your Cortobass? I hope it has that growlly rock tone that the Mahogany seems to have.
One more week until I get my bass... I can't wait!
No, you're not weird because the first thing I will probably do is smell the wood. Tasting.....uh.... no....lol now that's weird!
The Cortobass is a thing of beauty, on every level. It's truly a work of art. Scott is a master, no question about it.
Hey Jade; my opinion is that it still sounds like a Cortobass!
Probably true that there's less mids, as I do tend to bump up the mids on my amp without thinking about it. Brighter? Maybe a little ... could depend more on the strings and amp in my opinion. No lack of bottom end, that's for sure; also no lack of sustain even with the lighter wood. Drums and guitars are long quiet and I'm still rolling off the volume knobs. Sustain for days!
At church I have a GK head into a 4x10 Hartke aluminum-cone cab I got from another TBer; it's a good tone to my ears. Very "old school." Can definitely do growly rock. I didn't like the sound as much with the hi-fi modern Phil Jones amp I had before; old school bass likes old school amp.
Overall I think I'd say it's a balanced tone. I'm back to using heavy-gauge Elixirs, by the way; seems to be a good tone, good tension, long life. But they are not as bright as brand new uncoated nickel strings, so maybe that's why I don't notice the brightness so much.
I do have to say that I recently replaced the neck pickup. Our stage area is right next to the church lighting rack with dimmers, and I couldn't avoid an annoying buzz. I used a Dimarzio "Cruiser" bridge pickup, which specs out very similar to the Lace at 5.8k-ohms resistance, but it's humbucking. Problem solved, and tone is similar to the Lace as well. It's a good alternative; I told Scott about it in case anyone had a similar circumstance and needed a humbucker for the neck.
Cliff, THANKS for the compliment,I'm SURE Scott would be "tickled" knowing you said that. I have heard NOTHING BUT GOOD about your basses.Keep up the good work.
SINCERELY,
Kent
I talked to Scott - he IS "tickled" and he sounded extremely flattered.
A while back I reported having traded for 8C-124, a solid maple CortoBass, to go with my Birdsong Mesquito (mesquite) fretless. What I did not say was that I traded a Lakland JO5; therefore I was left w/o a fretted fiver. This week I pulled the trigger on the Hy5 2009 proto-type. Scott is going to keep it for a while and experiment with Super-Long Chrome flats with the double through-body stringing.
I turned 60 this year. I have 14 screws, two rods and two plates in my body. I am eventually going to be cremated; told my wife if the vase of ashes doesn't rattle it isn't me. Point being I'm not getting any younger so I treated myself. Now if I can just convice my wife that the maple & mesquite brothers really did need a mahogany sister....
I turned 60 this year. I have 14 screws, two rods and two plates in my body. I am eventually going to be cremated; told my wife if the vase of ashes doesn't rattle it isn't me. Point being I'm not getting any younger so I treated myself. Now if I can just convice my wife that the maple & mesquite brothers really did need a mahogany sister....
Well, I got my Cortobass last night..... finally!
It's a thing of beauty and everyone including my cousins can't believe how small it is. The neck fits me like a glove and it sounds fantastic through my little Fender Rumble 25 watt practice amp. It was like Christmas when I opened the box and took the bass out. My little cousins ages 6, 4, and 2 were over and once I got the bass out of the box they started playing in the box! Oh if only I had a camera! Little kids playing with the most simple of things and in this case a big box full of bubble wrap and packing peanuts brings a smile to my face not to mention lots of laughter.
I listened to a brief few minutes of the CDs (there's two of them) Scott made for me where he described the finishing process and he also played it for me so I could hear what it sounds like. So all in all, I'm very happy with my new Cortobass!
Thanks a bunch Scott!
It's a thing of beauty and everyone including my cousins can't believe how small it is. The neck fits me like a glove and it sounds fantastic through my little Fender Rumble 25 watt practice amp. It was like Christmas when I opened the box and took the bass out. My little cousins ages 6, 4, and 2 were over and once I got the bass out of the box they started playing in the box! Oh if only I had a camera! Little kids playing with the most simple of things and in this case a big box full of bubble wrap and packing peanuts brings a smile to my face not to mention lots of laughter.
I listened to a brief few minutes of the CDs (there's two of them) Scott made for me where he described the finishing process and he also played it for me so I could hear what it sounds like. So all in all, I'm very happy with my new Cortobass!
Thanks a bunch Scott!
Congratulations Jade! If your reaction is anything like mine was you now have a new best friend in your Cortobass; a friend with whom you will share many enjoyable hours.
Got the bass today....It's a definate KEEPER!! I have been playing Carvins for years,but this Birdsong will be my MAIN AX from now on. IT IS NICE. Scott does GREAT WORK!!!
Kent
+ 1000
I finally had some time to listen to the cds that Scott made for me where he explained in detail how he finished assembling my bass. He even played it for me so I could hear what the bass sounds like after just being strung up and assembled. It was really neat listening to him talk about how the company got started and how certain people he met in his life influenced him and assisted him in getting Birdsong Guitars off the ground. He should write a book.
I recently put my 50% down for a new Cortobass - C182. Can't wait until it hits the clients' page, although I'm sure it will be a while. The wait begins. I'm sure Scott will produce another work of art.
If anyone has a figured Walnut Corto, please post some pics. In fact, pics of any Birdsong are appreciated
Looking forward to joining the club!
If anyone has a figured Walnut Corto, please post some pics. In fact, pics of any Birdsong are appreciated
Looking forward to joining the club!
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