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We'll compromise... "over".But I didn't say I would return it!I think you are technically up from me now (plz no thats what she said jokes).
And no, I leave that stuff up to MikeBass.
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I'm so bright, my mom called me son! ;-)
I see. And agree.... but my point is, sometimes you just have to put it out there and basically say 'this is me... this is how I sound... and this is the context in which you should put my TB comments'
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Hey guys and girls... FYI .. I wanted to share this with you all . My friend Alan Deremo is gigging with his LM5 at NAMM Wednesday night.. Tonight.. in the Marriott
lobby at 9pm Wed. with singer-songwriter Tim Moyer
Stop by and say hi
lobby at 9pm Wed. with singer-songwriter Tim Moyer
Stop by and say hi
Heard from jimmy today- big news: he's diggin his new, first-ever AC 6-string.
It'll be at the booth tomorrow.
wide nut
34" scale
19mm spacing
traditional sound and vibe all the way.
it should make a lotta TB 6-lovin' folks happy!
It'll be at the booth tomorrow.
wide nut
34" scale
19mm spacing
traditional sound and vibe all the way.
it should make a lotta TB 6-lovin' folks happy!
who's at the show to take pictures!!!!Wow that is something else! I asked him 2 or 3 years ago if he would consider making me up a 6 string Pbass with a bigger body and he was like "What? A 6string from Alleva-Coppolo? I don't think so!" so it's good to see some ideas gestate a while then come to fruition! I have a BigBody KBP5 on order and that may be all I'll ever need but it is cool he is doing this and something to save for in the future.
Happy NAMMfest, all of you who get to go!!
Happy NAMMfest, all of you who get to go!!
Interesting. I would think this model would need to be 24 frets with a lot of attention given to upper fret access. If this is just an extra string on the basic A-C design.... meh.
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That's what I would have guessed, since he could use the same headstock design. Plenty room for the 6th tuner on the bottom.
vision
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I think this depends on the player. Back when I was in Japan living close to the Atelier Z shop, I played alot of their six string jazzes. They had two models in six strings - a 24 fret and a standard 21 fret version. If you are primarily a groove player like me then you may be using that C string not for upper register solos but to be able to play alot of stuff in the same position. For me I greatly preferred the 21 fret model because it gave me the position advantages of a six string but in every other way felt like a traditional jazz bass. The 24 fret six string had the neck pickup way too close to the fretboard for me to slap. I even got to do a few gigs with the 21 fret six and it was definitely the most comfortable six string I've played - we were playing from 9pm till 5 in the morning and I had no wrist fatigue at all!
Makes sense I guess. Never really played a 6 with a C string that sounded really fat to me, so I more view it as an extended range instrument for chording and soloing in the upper registers. I wonder what the market size is for each type of design (i.e., a true 24 fret easy upper range access 6 string design versus a more '5 string with an extra string' sort of vintage build).
Yeah! Between smartphones and the TalkBass app, there should be a steady stream of photos from the show!!Come on guys its only 1h 35 mins left till the doors open !!
show some pics!!!
Let's hope so.
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