chris larkin club

[Darkstrike]

I don't, but my dad does.

 

[cgordonfreeman]

Here's a nice flying V:
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Has more of a vintage vibe than other Vs i've seen. It seemed nice and light when I saw it too.

Hope you don't mind me posting pics from your site Chris, i'll remove it if you do

 

[Darkstrike]

Man that is awesome, I love the V pickup shells!

 

[cgordonfreeman]

Man that is awesome, I love the V pickup shells!

Ya, that and the tailpiece are pretty nifty. The shells house guitar P90 internals apparently.

 

[Darkstrike]

Ya, that and the tailpiece are pretty nifty. The shells house guitar P90 internals apparently.

Yeah, I read that, same guy that owns the Razerbird with the Model One, 51-P Single, and P-90, IIRC.

 

[milo]

whats the top wood ?

 

[cgordonfreeman]

Figured canadian yellow birch

 

[Chris Larkin]

You guys don't need me. You already know it all!

 

[Darkstrike]

Some of us watch your site religiously.

 

[milo]

yeah but there are no new pictures

 

[Chris Larkin]

yeah but there are no new pictures

There are only new pics when I finish something that I think is worth putting up on the site. I work alone and everything is hand made so there are not so many instruments finished each year and, although I think they are all special, sometimes they are so similar to things I made before that I don't bother to put them up. A lot of the new postings on the site are from owners after they send me pics for the Gallery of Players.

 

[milo]

sorry I didnt know.

 

[Freddy]

In 1993 I ordered two custom basses one from Conklin and one from Chris. Even though the Conklin was very nice I liked Chris's bass even better, and from that point I've never really looked back. Chris has made me a lot of basses the years that has passed and has always been a pleasure to work with. These days my main basses are the two that I'm posting pictures of now. All the basses is good, but these days I prefer headless so...

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[cgordonfreeman]

In 1993 I ordered two custom basses one from Conklin and one from Chris. Even though the Conklin was very nice I liked Chris's bass even better, and from that point I've never really looked back. Chris has made me a lot of basses the years that has passed and has always been a pleasure to work with. These days my main basses are the two that I'm posting pictures of now. All the basses is good, but these days I prefer headless so...

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Nice basses Freddy. That 9 string looks like a handfull! What kind of weight is it? What are the scale lengths? Would you play a lot of tapping or fingerstyle on it? How do the low strings track via the midi? Sorry about all the questions, just curious

Cheers, John

 

[Freddy]

Hi John, I'm not sure about the weight, but I don't think it's heavy. (It's not that big either). The scale length is 35-32. I never tap, but I play fingerstyle, slap and all the other usual stuff, but try to add a bit of flavour by combining different techniques.

 

[cgordonfreeman]

Hi John, I'm not sure about the weight, but I don't think it's heavy. (It's not that big either). The scale length is 35-32. I never tap, but I play fingerstyle, slap and all the other usual stuff, but try to add a bit of flavour by combining different techniques.

Thanks. Nice 6 String Blen too...

 

[Freddy]

Yeah, the 6 string Blen is very nice, I'll post some pics of that one too as soon as I've taken some pics!

 

[milo]

nice Larkin in Antwerpen shop for 990 eur:

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[Darkstrike]

Wow, that finish is incredible.

 

[Freddy]

Might be the old pink to wine red burst that Chris has used from time to time, one of the nicest finishes I've ever seen!