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Club Alleva Coppolo (Part 11!)

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I'll tell you, the most "pissa" thing about was not so much the basses. They were a treat for sure, but there were some serious pro players there, and it was a pleasure to hear such instruments "speaking " in the way they were intended to be heard. This was far, far from just a show and tell - in many ways it was a tone clinic and it was so cool to hear the voices of these instruments speaking so clearly. It really got you thinking about trying to use the appropriate tool for a specific musical statement.
 
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That is a very good call my friend. It must have been a great way to sample as well, and see/hear/feel what spoke to you as an individual. This brings me to my questions...how many of those basses did you get to play and, if I dare ask, which were your "favorites"?
 
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jij04002 said:
That is a very good call my friend. It must have been a great way to sample as well, and see/hear/feel what spoke to you as an individual. This brings me to my questions...how many of those basses did you get to play and, if I dare ask, which were your "favorites"?
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I got my hands on most of them for a bit, there were a few rigs there and everyone was pretty good about sharing. Apart from my new LG4 (which is completely wicked thank you Jimmy), 4 basses made a real impression on me. In no particular order:

Mitch's Red RA4 is off the hook - Jimmy has really nailed this one. It has fantastic finger and slap tone, and just feels so good under the hands to me. I still feel that the RA is the ultimate gigging bass, and really can't fathom why it hasn't caught on way more. Everyone else's loss I guess...

The natural LM5 with the one piece neck from NAMM was there. Killer looks, weighs a ton, sounds like a million bucks, badder than bad to slap on. A true 70's funker's dream. Were I to get an LM, I would want a clone of this one.

The Fodera Anthony Jackson 6 string is one of those basses that should be legendary, maybe mythical - kind of like Excaliber; only the chosen one can use it. If I were lucky enough to acquire one of these, I would give up all of my worldly possessions (with the exception of a decent combo amp), and go live on a remote hill in Tibet for a decade and learn to play. Such solid and pure tone. Unbelievable quality and craftsmanship; the word "breathtaking" comes to mind.

The F Bass AC5 fretless was also a total tone monster. An incredibly easy to play instrument with such a sweet singing tone. A wonderful example of what a fretless can (and should) sound like. Also beautiful to look at.

Those were the highlights for me, though I'm sure they varied from person to person. It was truly an evening to experience a vast array of tone and feel from some of the most excellent tools available to bassists anywhere. Only in Canadia, eh?
 
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tommixx said:
That looks like my couch! Hey that looks like my bass! It is my bass...LOL! I sold this one to TBer dotcomee. I bought her new from Jimmy and as far as I know dotcomee still has her. I am not sure why the comment about her being owned by "quite a few people". I am also puzzled by the statement that "all the reviews over the last couple of years describe it as basically an LM5". I am not sure we are talking about the same bass because I bought it about 1 year ago (in Febuary 09 after the NAMM show I believe) as a new instrument. I could be mistaken but I don't think this bass was reviewed by anyone more than a year ago (maybe from some people who played her at the NAMM show in 09?) As far as I know there are ONLY 2 of these and Booker still has the other one. My sale ad has a lot of pics. I remember it as being more LM5 like than not but still not exactly the same. This one has a bit more mid punch than the typical LM5 and I think it is a bit more even in the top and bottom than scooped. Of course that is just my opinion and based on my recollections of her...THe buyer was great to deal with he bought the bass from me. Drop him a PM here to confirm if he is the seller. He is in the Austin area but he could have sold the bass locally for all I know.

GREAT bass and I would highly recommend it ESPECIALLY at $2500!! Good luck!

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=539738

Peace,

T
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Hello T ,

Thanks for this great info !
I will send him a pm.

Why did you sell the bass or better what replacement did you buy ?


Appreciate your reply !

Cheers

Baccomang
 
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esoxhntr said:
The Fodera Anthony Jackson 6 string is one of those basses that should be legendary, maybe mythical - kind of like Excaliber; only the chosen one can use it. If I were lucky enough to acquire one of these, I would give up all of my worldly possessions (with the exception of a decent combo amp), and go live on a remote hill in Tibet for a decade and learn to play. Such solid and pure tone. Unbelievable quality and craftsmanship; the word "breathtaking" comes to mind.
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That's an interesting Jackson model, since it has a preamp. I bet that was killer, and have never seen one like that. I've played two of the passive ones and was somewhat underwhelmed, especially given the price.
 
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esoxhntr said:
The F Bass AC5 fretless was also a total tone monster. An incredibly easy to play instrument with such a sweet singing tone. A wonderful example of what a fretless can (and should) sound like. Also beautiful to look at.
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Thanks for the response! I am particularly interested in your quick review of the F Bass fretless AC5 because I have been looking into these and checking into other people's reviews of them a lot lately. If and when I get another fretless 5er, I think that one will be a serious contender.

Although, I would love to be able to sample what Jimmy could do with a fretless Jazz 5 :p

esoxhntr said:
Only in Canadia, eh?
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Must be! Beauty, eh.
 
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