Anyone have any experience/opinions on these basses.
....they look awesome, and not too expensive.
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CB Basses
- Thread starter jongor
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They look nice. I like the wooden bridge.
No personal info or even a location given, though. Most small luthiers provide something like that to give a internet-surfing potential customer a little more "feel" for the business.
No personal info or even a location given, though. Most small luthiers provide something like that to give a internet-surfing potential customer a little more "feel" for the business.
I just came across this one on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2365900799&category=4713
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I'm also interested in this one:
because it says it has a concave back of neck, which I've often thought about as a possibility.
The CB basses look pretty cool, especially the wooden bridges that are fashioned like a standard metal bridge.
I'm curious though what the point of a concave neck would be...would it work as almost like a "trench" in the middle of the neck to set your thumb?
I'm curious though what the point of a concave neck would be...would it work as almost like a "trench" in the middle of the neck to set your thumb?
Well, that's what my idea of it is, anyway. I can't say about CB's. My idea is that, for example, if you're pressing on the fretboard at the G string (on a four-stringer), a concave back would mean that the place your thumb contacts the back would be directed toward the fretboard contact point. And having a concave-curved back to match the round of your thumb might be comfortable. But I've never tried an instrument like this to actually know.
There was a bass on ebay a few months ago with a narrow grove up the middle of the neck, but the woodwork of the instrument was so wild that noone took it seriously and there was no discussion of that feature.
The CB appears to have more of what i was thinkink of, a more gentle curve across the whole back.
The only other thing I have seen that is close to this is one of the BassLab optional shapes, which is pretty much dead flat across the back.
There was a bass on ebay a few months ago with a narrow grove up the middle of the neck, but the woodwork of the instrument was so wild that noone took it seriously and there was no discussion of that feature.
The CB appears to have more of what i was thinkink of, a more gentle curve across the whole back.
The only other thing I have seen that is close to this is one of the BassLab optional shapes, which is pretty much dead flat across the back.
It does say he's in Florida. I agree his website needs more flesh on the bones. But he's probably trying to keep down his expenses.
He doesn't list a phone number, which makes me think he's working out of his home. That's o.k., a lot of these guys are struggling to make it.
They guy seems real responsive to email questions, though he has a some email block on his system that throughs the email back to you to before he gets it. Chris (I believe that is what is first name is) answered everything I asked about the bass that was on ebay.
They look well constructed, but the photos.
They look well constructed, but the photos.
I'm picking up a warwick vibe from the body shape minus the upper horn, and same with the pickup placement on that one pjones posted. Also, the lack of fingerboard dots and arrangement of some of the controls.....etc. etc.
Other than that they look unique; nice.
Other than that they look unique; nice.
Cliff Bordwell
Commercial User
A Talkbass member emailed me and informed me of this thread. Thank you everyone, for all the nice comments.
I have updated my contact page with more information, and I will post some in progress
pictures here later.
Thanks everyone,
Cliff
I have updated my contact page with more information, and I will post some in progress
pictures here later.
Thanks everyone,
Cliff
wow, these are really sweet...i especially like the attention to detail shown in this pic:
i wonder how these puppies sound? they look really well made...
i wonder how these puppies sound? they look really well made...
