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Canadian Basses...

#161
buldog5151bass said:
When I was in Toronto at a family wedding, I got to see several musicians playing F basses, and got to try one out. VERY impressed.
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There are more than a few FBasses around in Toronto, but it is still Fender country IME. Some Laklands, Stingrays and Sadowskys and the odd Warwick, but surprisingly TONS of Fenders in the wild.

Cool with me as after hundreds of gigs with high end basses including Foderas, I have only had a handful of bassists ask me about my gear. More interested in my Jule Monique Dovecage, actually.

Anyhoo, FBass is worth a visit. Great people and their shop is definately a bass geekfest!
 
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#162
TolerancEJ said:
@T Bassman @cripula @kittywithabanjo
Does Dave Reimer perform bass maintenance as well? I have a fretless bass with very high action, which I would like to lower. The action was low when I first received it; I've just noticed the high action all of a sudden.

I'm a little nervous messing around with the truss rod and/or bridge on my own.
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Would highly recommend either Dave Reimer, or Paul Iverson both are fantastic.
 
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#163
charlie monroe said:
I do. Much obliged.
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Do you gripe about Dingwall Combustions and NG2s also?

We're based in Toronto. The designs were made here. The necks and bodies come from an OEM that uses Canadian Maple, US Adler and Ash. We tooled and machine our own bridges, control plates and string trees. We use primarily American electronics and strings. Dunlop strap pins, Hipshot tuners. In our Toronto facility, we work the necks, mate the heels to pockets, shield the bodies, fully assemble, wire and set up the basses. Some of the paint and finishing work is done here also.

We don't say Made in Canada because that would be misleading, but your saying "manufactured in Asia" is very dismissive and equally incorrect. I think being located here and doing the builds here as customs, qualifies us to be mentioned in this thread as a Canadian bass company.

IMO.
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#164
MarkoYYZ said:
Do you gripe about Dingwall Combustions and NG2s also?

We're based in Toronto. The designs were made here. The necks and bodies come from an OEM that uses Canadian Maple, US Adler and Ash. We tooled and machine our own bridges, control plates and string trees. We use primarily American electronics and strings. Dunlop strap pins, Hipshot tuners. In our Toronto facility, we work the necks, mate the heels to pockets, shield the bodies, fully assemble, wire and set up the basses. Some of the paint and finishing work is done here also.

We don't say Made in Canada because that would be misleading, but your saying "manufactured in Asia" is very dismissive and equally incorrect. I think being located here and doing the builds here as customs, qualifies us to be mentioned in this thread as a Canadian bass company.

IMO.
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Keep up the great work, my brother to the north!
 
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#165
I just recently sold my one and only Canadian bass.

My Godin Shifter Classic 4 was my first full-scale bass and was an absolute bargain when I picked it up for $394 (Aud) with the quality gig bag, a foldable stand, strap, straplocks and lead. I sold it (without the stand strap and lead) for $725. Sad to see it go but it just wasn't being used.
 
#166
BAG said:
I just recently sold my one and only Canadian bass.

My Godin Shifter Classic 4 was my first full-scale bass and was an absolute bargain when I picked it up for $394 (Aud) with the quality gig bag, a foldable stand, strap, straplocks and lead. I sold it (without the stand strap and lead) for $725. Sad to see it go but it just wasn't being used.
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Pretty good return on investment...
 
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MarkoYYZ said:
Do you gripe about Dingwall Combustions and NG2s also?

We're based in Toronto. The designs were made here. The necks and bodies come from an OEM that uses Canadian Maple, US Adler and Ash. We tooled and machine our own bridges, control plates and string trees. We use primarily American electronics and strings. Dunlop strap pins, Hipshot tuners. In our Toronto facility, we work the necks, mate the heels to pockets, shield the bodies, fully assemble, wire and set up the basses. Some of the paint and finishing work is done here also.

We don't say Made in Canada because that would be misleading, but your saying "manufactured in Asia" is very dismissive and equally incorrect. I think being located here and doing the builds here as customs, qualifies us to be mentioned in this thread as a Canadian bass company.

IMO.
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Hey man, I live in Oshawa, and I have no idea which company you are talking about. You guys make basses in Toronto?
 
#176
Pbassmanca said:
Hey man, I live in Oshawa, and I have no idea which company you are talking about. You guys make basses in Toronto?
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Yes. The company is on the Mississauga side of the airport at moment, borrowing space within my lighting co, but we're locking in on a space just east of the airport on the Toronto side that we'll be moving into before the year is out. Sort of behind the Molson brewery at 401 and 427 if that helps. We'll have a showroom and demo area ready at some point, but will still be an appointment type thing and not a walk in "store". Yes, the fb page is the main thing right now (in my sig). We had some miscues with the website early and then when it looked like a website might force us to grow too quickly, I decided that organic growth and networking were smarter until we were ramped up with more inventory, new space, etc... Will probably have an open house in March or so, after we're back from NAMM and have had time to fully set up the space.
 
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#177
TolerancEJ said:
@T Bassman @cripula @kittywithabanjo
Does Dave Reimer perform bass maintenance as well? I have a fretless bass with very high action, which I would like to lower. The action was low when I first received it; I've just noticed the high action all of a sudden.

I'm a little nervous messing around with the truss rod and/or bridge on my own.
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Sorry, I don't come around here much these days so didn't see this till now.
As others have already said, as well as being a great builder, Dave's a great tech. He's been looking after all my basses for me since about 1999. Yes I've seen him work a few miracles...
 
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#178
@T Bassman @cripula @kittywithabanjo Thanks to each of you for recommending Dave Reimer. I brought my bass to him and he had several suggestions for me. I will most likely go for the options he presented, so my bass can play/sound as good as it looks.

Dave’s first suggestion was interesting though. He recommended that I replace my flatwounds with roundwounds. I guess hanging around and reading TB posts all the time, I am only accustomed to TB members insisting on using flats.

In any case, I trust his suggestion and I ordered an appropriate set of strings at the correct gauges. (I had no idea a 6-string set was available in such a light size.)

After the new strings arrive, I’ll contact him again concerning additional enhancements.
 
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