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Cliff Bordwell 6 String Dola Build
- Thread starter lumnick
- Start date
Cutaway! I love the contrast between the ziricote and the alder.
Cliff is awesome to work with, and watching your own bass being built is such a cool experience! Plus, the Dola is my favorite CB shape. Yours is turning out beautifully!
Whole body shaped! Counting down the days...
Cliff is totally being a tease. Will have bass in hand mid next week.
Congrats on your new axe! It does seem that the later stages of waiting for a new bass are harder than the earlier part of the wait!
Bass is in hand... and it is a show stopper. I just played a concert with it last night and it blew me away. Will post pictures and a thorough review in the next few days once I really have a feel for what the instrument can do.
That's awesome news dude, very much looking forward to pics when you have time. Meantime, enjoy your new bass!
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Here we go...
I asked Cliff a few months ago if it would be possible to have the bass in hand on May 1st because our band was holding a large concert event on that date. He made it happen. I picked up the bass Wednesday morning and unboxed it at the venue. Probably not the wisest move to just plug it in and play the concert without even having the chance to go through the different settings but that is exactly what I did. I played it flat in single coil mode (which I thought was actually dual coil wired in parallel). As soon as I played the first note during sound check, I could here the astounding difference in sound compared to my old bass. Warm and fat while still managing to be extremely articulate which is exactly what I told Cliff was my tone goal. The action was perfect as well, especially being that the fretboard is flat. The fastest and easiest bass I ever played. The 32" scale and 16.5mm string spacing has me me playing faster and cleaner than ever!
I got the chance in the past few days to go through all the settings of the bass. With the 3 way switch for both pickups, there are many different tonal options to choose from. My favorite, being that I play more jazz/swing style music, is both pickups wired in series with the treble rolled off. Dark, warm, and fat.
The 15 month wait was more than worth it. I got a bass that is uniquely me both aesthetically and sonically. Cliff was amazing through the whole process. Patient and extremely responsive. That, alone, is worth its weight in gold. If anyone is on the fence about going with Cliff, do yourself a favor and just pull the trigger. Absolutely worth it. Mahalo nui e Cliff!
I asked Cliff a few months ago if it would be possible to have the bass in hand on May 1st because our band was holding a large concert event on that date. He made it happen. I picked up the bass Wednesday morning and unboxed it at the venue. Probably not the wisest move to just plug it in and play the concert without even having the chance to go through the different settings but that is exactly what I did. I played it flat in single coil mode (which I thought was actually dual coil wired in parallel). As soon as I played the first note during sound check, I could here the astounding difference in sound compared to my old bass. Warm and fat while still managing to be extremely articulate which is exactly what I told Cliff was my tone goal. The action was perfect as well, especially being that the fretboard is flat. The fastest and easiest bass I ever played. The 32" scale and 16.5mm string spacing has me me playing faster and cleaner than ever!
I got the chance in the past few days to go through all the settings of the bass. With the 3 way switch for both pickups, there are many different tonal options to choose from. My favorite, being that I play more jazz/swing style music, is both pickups wired in series with the treble rolled off. Dark, warm, and fat.
The 15 month wait was more than worth it. I got a bass that is uniquely me both aesthetically and sonically. Cliff was amazing through the whole process. Patient and extremely responsive. That, alone, is worth its weight in gold. If anyone is on the fence about going with Cliff, do yourself a favor and just pull the trigger. Absolutely worth it. Mahalo nui e Cliff!
