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Club Alleva Coppolo (part 3)
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If you see those pics one more time, you won't be able to resist any longer.
You'll have no choice but to order one!
There is a LOT more information I could give ya.
Been there, done that. Got the T shirt. Sigh. Hope everything came out clean as a whistle. Then it's 10 years before the next one!
Notice! Alleva Copollo 3tone Sunburst Porn Content enclosed! Proceed with caution. Viewing causes a depleted bank account, but results in a smile on your face!
Here ya go Dean (Be advised, pics of Tom's Alleva Copollo leads to placing an order!)
Tom's LG4 (Things that make you go Yumm!)
Mitch's LG5 (and almost identical to what mine will look like. But I opted to add FB binding and I'm going with Indian Rosewood)
Notice! Alleva Copollo 3tone Sunburst Porn Content enclosed! Proceed with caution. Viewing causes a depleted bank account, but results in a smile on your face!
Here ya go Dean (Be advised, pics of Tom's Alleva Copollo leads to placing an order!)
Tom's LG4 (Things that make you go Yumm!)
Mitch's LG5 (and almost identical to what mine will look like. But I opted to add FB binding and I'm going with Indian Rosewood)
Yumm.
Long time, boys. . . craziest thing happened to me the other day. Jimmy sent me this picture - and then two days later it showed up at my house!!! (Jimmy askd me to crop, but I don't have any editing software on my work laptop so I just used white-out)
Details to come....................
Details to come....................
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Whoa!!!!Long time, boys. . . craziest thing happened to me the other day. Jimmy sent me this picture - and then two days later it showed up at my house!!! (Jimmy askd me to crop, but I don't have any editing software on my work laptop so I just used white-out)
Details to come....................
More pics and a review please!!!
Whoah is right! Did you order that Gruuv, or did that bass just happen to be available? Is that Indian Rosewood or Brazilian (Dalbergia?) Nitro finish I assume by the trademark amazing 3TS finish! Wow man! Wow!
Long time, boys. . . craziest thing happened to me the other day. Jimmy sent me this picture - and then two days later it showed up at my house!!! (Jimmy askd me to crop, but I don't have any editing software on my work laptop so I just used white-out)
Details to come....................
Nice bass........If that was just "laying arund" Jimmy's shop, then wow........he's had some nice stuff available lately......maybe's he's cleaning house before the move?.........if so, this is the best yard sale I have EVER seen........!
LG-5
Old growth alder
Old growth/slab cut Dalbergia Negra board
Small vintage frets
Nitro finish
Sunburst
Tort guard
Tinted headstock (vintage look)
Jimmy's pickups and preamp, with passive tone
And I opted for his new bridge
Shipped with Zon Nickels, which he recommended prior to getting his strings done, so he shipped a set of his new nickels to try out after some time with the Zons, for comparison purposes.
I basically told Jimmy that I'm looking for the fattest pre-CBS jazz that Leo would've built in 5 string with the darkest, tightest grained Dal Neg possible (which I actually discovered later was Mitch's exact request. It turns out he and I have nearly identical preferences in woods/tone which is pretty cool). Well, Jimmy delivered. Believe it or not I've only played her unplugged for the last few days. This is a special bass and I'm waiting to plug her in until I get a real feel for the natural tone of this baby. (Let the name-calling begin!)
I'll try to get some better shots, my only problem is that in order to take a picture, I have to stop playing her. I'm actually playing her right now, as I type this. It's all got to do with the angle... nevermind.
The Dalbergia is literally almost black. I, like many others here, love the dark, dark rosewood. It has a slightly dark red hue in a line running up under the B, but other than that in one spot it's just freaking ebony!
And even without plugging in, she's alive. I actually spent about 45 minutes talking to Jimmy on the phone the night he shipped, the day before he left for California - just such an awesome guy. He told me this is pretty much Tom's bass with a B string as far as wood selection, tone, punch, etc... (which he said to tell him, that it will make him nuts!) He also told me after he had the bass strung up and ready to go he wanted to hang onto her as a demo/NAMM type bass because she came out exactly as he'd wanted. Might be sales talk, but it worked on me! 
Seriously though, Jimmy described the tone as thick and buttery warm and even unplugged, this is an accurate description.
All the cliches are accurate in my experience. She looks brand spanking new, but feels "old" and broken in. She retains that classic Fender vibe (I've been lucky to play a couple of early 60's, pre-CBS jazz basses, although never owned one), but with a more comfortable, playable neck. It's remarkable. And the nitro is outstanding! I've got it on body and neck and it's wonderful. I will have Jimmy build me an LM-5 (way out in the future - that one will definitely be a California era bass) and will probably have him poly that one, for a different vibe. But I've already got a Dalbergia board set aside for a fretless project and that's going to be nitro all the way as well.
These are astonishing basses. And they even smell good (might be the nitro, or the fancy old/new jazz bass mojo). Either way, you pull it out of the box and just go, "Wow, it's just a jazz bass, and yet, it's not just a jazz bass." I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. Anyway, I'm glad I've taken the time to get to know her acoustically, because I know I am in for a whole new treat when I plug her in. This is kind of a once in a lifetime experience so I'm taking my time with it, like a good wine.
For those of you waiting, it will be well worth it if! More pictures, reviews, etc... to come as we grow old together. I've never said this before about a bass (because I know my tendencies) but I just don't ever see myself getting rid of this bass --- ever.
It's time to don my club number. . .
Old growth alder
Old growth/slab cut Dalbergia Negra board
Small vintage frets
Nitro finish
Sunburst
Tort guard
Tinted headstock (vintage look)
Jimmy's pickups and preamp, with passive tone
And I opted for his new bridge
Shipped with Zon Nickels, which he recommended prior to getting his strings done, so he shipped a set of his new nickels to try out after some time with the Zons, for comparison purposes.
I basically told Jimmy that I'm looking for the fattest pre-CBS jazz that Leo would've built in 5 string with the darkest, tightest grained Dal Neg possible (which I actually discovered later was Mitch's exact request. It turns out he and I have nearly identical preferences in woods/tone which is pretty cool). Well, Jimmy delivered. Believe it or not I've only played her unplugged for the last few days. This is a special bass and I'm waiting to plug her in until I get a real feel for the natural tone of this baby. (Let the name-calling begin!)
I'll try to get some better shots, my only problem is that in order to take a picture, I have to stop playing her. I'm actually playing her right now, as I type this. It's all got to do with the angle... nevermind.
The Dalbergia is literally almost black. I, like many others here, love the dark, dark rosewood. It has a slightly dark red hue in a line running up under the B, but other than that in one spot it's just freaking ebony!
And even without plugging in, she's alive. I actually spent about 45 minutes talking to Jimmy on the phone the night he shipped, the day before he left for California - just such an awesome guy. He told me this is pretty much Tom's bass with a B string as far as wood selection, tone, punch, etc... (which he said to tell him, that it will make him nuts!
) He also told me after he had the bass strung up and ready to go he wanted to hang onto her as a demo/NAMM type bass because she came out exactly as he'd wanted. Might be sales talk, but it worked on me! Seriously though, Jimmy described the tone as thick and buttery warm and even unplugged, this is an accurate description.All the cliches are accurate in my experience. She looks brand spanking new, but feels "old" and broken in. She retains that classic Fender vibe (I've been lucky to play a couple of early 60's, pre-CBS jazz basses, although never owned one), but with a more comfortable, playable neck. It's remarkable. And the nitro is outstanding! I've got it on body and neck and it's wonderful. I will have Jimmy build me an LM-5 (way out in the future - that one will definitely be a California era bass) and will probably have him poly that one, for a different vibe. But I've already got a Dalbergia board set aside for a fretless project and that's going to be nitro all the way as well.
These are astonishing basses. And they even smell good (might be the nitro, or the fancy old/new jazz bass mojo). Either way, you pull it out of the box and just go, "Wow, it's just a jazz bass, and yet, it's not just a jazz bass." I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. Anyway, I'm glad I've taken the time to get to know her acoustically, because I know I am in for a whole new treat when I plug her in. This is kind of a once in a lifetime experience so I'm taking my time with it, like a good wine.
For those of you waiting, it will be well worth it if! More pictures, reviews, etc... to come as we grow old together. I've never said this before about a bass (because I know my tendencies) but I just don't ever see myself getting rid of this bass --- ever.
It's time to don my club number. . .
LG-5
Old growth alder
Old growth/slab cut Dalbergia Negra board
Small vintage frets
Nitro finish
Sunburst
Tort guard
Tinted headstock (vintage look)
Jimmy's pickups and preamp, with passive tone
And I opted for his new bridge
Shipped with Zon Nickels, which he recommended prior to getting his strings done, so he shipped a set of his new nickels to try out after some time with the Zons, for comparison purposes.
I basically told Jimmy that I'm looking for the fattest pre-CBS jazz that Leo would've built in 5 string with the darkest, tightest grained Dal Neg possible, which I actually discovered later was Mitch's exact request. It turns out he and I have nearly identical preferences in woods/tones which is pretty cool. Well, Jimmy delivered. Believe it or not I've only played it unplugged for the last few days. This is a special bass and I'm waiting to plug it in until I get a real feel for the natural tone of this baby. (Let the name-calling begin!)
I'll try to get some better shots of it, my only problem is that in order to take a picture, I have to stop playing. I'm actually playing her right now, as I type this. It's all got to do with the angle... nevermind.
The Dalbergia is literally almost black. I, like many others here, love the dark, dark rosewood. It has a slightly dark red hue in a line running up under the B, but other than that in one spot it's just freaking ebony!
And even without plugging in, she's alive. I actually spent about 45 minutes talking to Jimmy on the phone the night he shipped, the day before he left for California - just such an awesome guy. He told me this is pretty much Tom's bass with a B string as far as wood selection, tone, punch, etc... (which he said to tell him, that it will make him nuts!
Seriously though, all the cliche's are accurate in my experience. She looks brand spanking new, but feels "old" and broken in. She retains that classic Fender vibe (I've been lucky to play a couple of early 60's, pre-CBS jazz basses, although never owned one), but with a more comfortable, playable neck. It's remarkable. And the nitro is outstanding! I've got it on body and neck and it's wonderful. I will have Jimmy build me an LM-5 (way out in the future - that one will definitely be a California era bass) and will probably have him poly that one, for a different vibe. But I've already got a Dalbergia board set aside for a fretless project and that's going to be nitro all the way as well.
These are astonishing basses. And they even smell good (might be the nitro, or the fancy old/new jazz bass mojo). Either way, you pull it out of the box and just go, "Wow, it's just a jazz bass, and yet, it's not just a jazz bass." I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. Anyway, I'm glad I've taken the time to get to know her acoustically, because I know I am in for a whole new treat when I plug her in. This is kind of a once in a lifetime experience so I'm taking my time with it, like a good wine.
For those of you waiting, it will be well worth it if you're a jazz bass fanatic! More pictures, reviews, etc... to come as we grow old together. I've never said this before about a bass (because I know my tendencies) but I just don't ever see myself getting rid of this bass --- ever.
It's time to don my club number. . .
Congratulations! I know juuuuuuuuuuust how you feel!
Mine is the most amazing bass I have ever had in my hands! I put Sadowsky flats on mine and through my Neve 8801 pre into the IP212 it sounds unbelievable. I did a Spring Music Festival with 3 bands today and they all went nuts about my tone! My drummer told them I had the best tone he had ever heard. The bass sound through the large PA was outstanding. I essentially have the Neve pre flat with just a touch of compression and the sound guy said he had me flat in the PA and I had the most amazing bass sound he had ever heard through his PA. He wanted to know what I was using and he thought the Alleva was a cheap jazz and wanted to know where to get one (he is also a good bassist). I gave him Jimmy's number and told him the price....he almost soiled himself! To get my sound I add just a ouch of bass boost and the treble flat. I use the PUP selector to go between favoring the Neck PUP just slightly to give me a REALLY sweet woody tone or straight up for that unmistakable jazz sound...I played my NYC Sadowsky on a funk song and switched back to the AC. The sound guy said after the show that the Sadowsky was a much more neutral but cutting tone and the AC was thick and meaty while still cutting through the mix very well. From what I could hear on stage I would agree. The Lead Vocalist was standing right over top of 4 2X18 centered subs and at first said there was too much bass and then he said sh*t it sounds great, leave it alone! I promise you it only gets better!
Thanks for posting my pics for me! I haven't been on in a couple of days so I didn't see the post until just a bit ago....I am loving mine and I know the rest of you guys will love yours too! I HIGHLY recommend the 3TS and the Dalbergia. However, the 3TS by itself is enough of an incentive with ANY board choice in my humble opinion!
Peace,
T
Congrats Erich! Alleva's are awesome basses.
I plan on ordering another one next year.
Now...go plug your new bass into an amp!
Dan
I plan on ordering another one next year.
Now...go plug your new bass into an amp!
Dan
Congrats all around and nice reviews/comments.
Back in Club AC (Part 1) the oly white was the favorite, but now on Part3 the 3TB has taken over! All these 3TB beauties have renewed by love of that finish, after 10 years of ambivalence.
Back in Club AC (Part 1) the oly white was the favorite, but now on Part3 the 3TB has taken over! All these 3TB beauties have renewed by love of that finish, after 10 years of ambivalence.
Great review, gruuv! That makes me so excited for my bass. It's really gonna be special, I know.
Your bass is a prime example of why Jimmy has had so much success with catering his basses to the Fender crowd. He knows exactly what people who love Fenders are looking for and he can deliver that in spades.
Incredible bass and I'm sure you'll love it more every day!
Your bass is a prime example of why Jimmy has had so much success with catering his basses to the Fender crowd. He knows exactly what people who love Fenders are looking for and he can deliver that in spades.
Incredible bass and I'm sure you'll love it more every day!
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