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Hey Jon,
Yeah Jimmy is the man! The body is a little bit bigger than the current one.
We'll be posting pics of the next stages like body routing, neck cutting, etc, etc.
vision
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Nice...I definitely want the bigger body for mine - I'm 6'5" 300 lbs, I can handle it!
Yes you can
At least you've got the height, i'm 6'0" pushing 275 lbs
--- I need a wall to hide behind
You know, these basses are gorgeous. For a long time, I just couldn't get used to the headstock, but even they are growing on me..... unfortunately, out of my league($$) right now
I'd love to try one some day.
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The headstocks on these are funny - I hated them at first, but one day, for some strange reason, I was looking at a headstock pic and I just "got" it...now I absolutely love the headstock.
Tom7
I'm so bright, my mom called me son! ;-)
I think *I* am the funny one. Some Foderas have large headstocks, and they make me laugh when I look at them, but I have NEVER disliked the headstocks of Alleva Coppolos, and whenever the subject comes up I strain to see what there is to not like about them. They look great to me, and I've read that the large headstock contributes to their great tone... so I definitely wouldn't want MINE changed!
Chef
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Nice...I definitely want the bigger body for mine - I'm 6'5" 300 lbs, I can handle it!
Since yours is a new order like ours I am fairly sure it will be the bigger body but get a hold of Jimmy just in case though...
Man, that Oly White KPB-4 w/ the EMG pickup is calling me... Well, minus the EMG pickup.
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I recently put an old early 1980s EMG P Pup thats been in my parts bin, into my kbp4 for the fun of it.... And i didnt think i would say this but it sounds very good.. and works great for a project that im currently working on..
I had a set of 80's EMG J's in one of my 70's Jazz basses and they sounded great I have always found they work very well with heavier ash/rosewood basses that could really use a touch of brightening...
I know what I said about the EMG pickup in that KBP4... I didn't even get a chance to play it so I jumped ahead there.
You guys make valid points... Bobby Vega's vintage Fenders sound awesome with EMG's... Killer tone no matter what rig he played at BPL.
You guys make valid points... Bobby Vega's vintage Fenders sound awesome with EMG's... Killer tone no matter what rig he played at BPL.
There's a guy in Boston named Anthony Vitti (He's got those books). He LOVES his 80's EMG's in all his vintage fenders. If you have any of his instructional stuff that have CD's your hearing that combo.
Aj
Aj
I'm right there with ya on that. A bigger body style is always welcome news for me.Nice...I definitely want the bigger body for mine - I'm 6'5" 300 lbs, I can handle it!
Thanks for the great post, Miko. That's a big help to all the fans of Jimmy's work.
Jimmy builds an amazing instrument!
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Not only is he a great player but he's a real nice guy too.
I wanted to share a picture of Bobby V and me with his old J bass at the namm Alleva booth..
EMGS were not in that bass yet...
I wanted to share a picture of Bobby V and me with his old J bass at the namm Alleva booth..
EMGS were not in that bass yet...
Not only is he a great player but he's a real nice guy too.
I wanted to share a picture of Bobby V and me with his old J bass at the namm Alleva booth..
EMGS were not in that bass yet...
That is sweet... I wish I would've taken a pic with Bobby at BPL. I spent some time talking to him and boy was he a character. Can't help but love the guy. I asked him what kind of picks he used and he pulled out his briefcase and hands me 2 of his signature Dunlop picks! Then I told him, "You didn't answer my question, what kind/gauge are these? Cause I'm not using these, I'm gonna save them!" LOL... Dunlop Tortex .73's.
And for his basses, the 2 J's w/ EMG's I remember was a Sunburst Rosewood w/ Blocks and a Seafoam Green one... He was at BPL for EMG so you would think any bass he played at the event would have them, right?
Back to A-C basses... More and more everyday I am starting to feel like I am not gonna be able to wait for my bass to be built... I'm tempted to make a move now on any of the available ones and either keep or move that when mine is built. Oh the GAS!
Hi everyone:
I feel like know this club even though this is my first post i started reading a while back maybe (part 7) i have since gone back and read every club thread i knew i wanted a Jazz 5 my two current players are Sadowsky metro's R5-24 and M5-24. At this point im sure i want a Coppolo but cant decide LM5 or LG5. im sure id be happy with either one moving from the moderns to a Jazz. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem with the first purchase
Mike
I feel like know this club even though this is my first post i started reading a while back maybe (part 7) i have since gone back and read every club thread i knew i wanted a Jazz 5 my two current players are Sadowsky metro's R5-24 and M5-24. At this point im sure i want a Coppolo but cant decide LM5 or LG5. im sure id be happy with either one moving from the moderns to a Jazz. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem with the first purchase
Mike
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