If you call her "chick" in public you shouldn't have to worry about finding a ring.
LOL, you know what I meant.
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LOL, you know what I meant.
LOL, nah. Just a disgruntled pharmacist.
I flunked out of of Pharmacy School....the little plastic bottles kept breaking everytime I jammed them into the printer. Question: why can we only use Bioclusive-type dressings when covering a Duragesic patch? We were thinking about using a water-proof tape but the insert says that's a no-no.
Riis
p.s. here is a pic of the top for my next bass, Brazilian Tulipwood.
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Justin, I am now officially jealous of your CB collection. And that tulipwood is my dream top for a 4 string ball bass.
We seem to have similar tastes in wood
Justin, I am now officially jealous of your CB collection. And that tulipwood is my dream top for a 4 string ball bass.
We seem to have similar tastes in wood
Probably because the water-proof tape doesn't quite let the skin breath very well, which causes the skin to be moist and somewhat sweaty. I'd guess it might interfere with or enhance absorption. Can't remember which off the top of my head, but I'll go with because it will change the rate of absorption.
I think that it's just difficult to find pieces big enough to use as tops. You'd have a better time finding a board for a fingerboard....it makes a great fingerboard. Snappy yet warm. It's a rosewood.
Cliff said that he looked for something like three years to find a piece that was suitable for a top, and I snagged it about a month after he got it. I will have to pay extra over the top of the "Deluxe Model" for the top, so, it is a little spendy. Also, it is now endangered, so it is you can't get any of it exported from Brazil. It is a true rosewood too. The only other companies that I have seen using it for tops are Adamovic of The Netherlands, and Fodera. Here is a picture I have of it from tb'er hou,
Adamovic
Commercial User
That’s a great top wood! 
The color of this piece is spectacular!!
The Brazilian rosewood is a very rare wood. The trees grow randomly throughout the forests in Brazil so finding one is not easy. Most of the trees do not grow big. They have seldom a straight trunk long enough for the usual saw mills. The trunks are often decayed or hollow and knots and cracks are normal.
Usually the wood is sold as a whole or half trunk about 3-5 feet long and with a diameter of 3-5”. a diameter of 5-8” is very rare. Most of it is cut into small pieces by wood stores for turning wood or inlay material.
Since it was discovered by the Europeans it was very sought after. The wood was very popular in the past centuries with the royalty in France, England, The Netherlands etc. for luxury furniture. You can still find the wood on the most expensive antiquity.
The high demand also made this wood even scarcer
Under influence of UV light the wood gets grayish. But it takes lots of years and under normal conditions a bass will not have any problems for many years.
Finding a piece wide enough for a full top is very difficult. Most basses I have seen have a neck trough with just the wings made of Brazilian rosewood. For a neck trough 5- 5½ ” wide tops are more than enough and these you can find (like the Fodera in the picture). For a full bookmatched top you need 6-7“ which would need a trunk of 8-9” width, and that’s a very rare find.
Sometimes you see a top made of 3 or 4 pieces and if nicely done can also look nice
I am glad that it is Cliff that has found a nice piece for a full top. We can be assured that it is in good hands an will be made in a great bass. Can’t wait for more pictures
The color of this piece is spectacular!!
The Brazilian rosewood is a very rare wood. The trees grow randomly throughout the forests in Brazil so finding one is not easy. Most of the trees do not grow big. They have seldom a straight trunk long enough for the usual saw mills. The trunks are often decayed or hollow and knots and cracks are normal.
Usually the wood is sold as a whole or half trunk about 3-5 feet long and with a diameter of 3-5”. a diameter of 5-8” is very rare. Most of it is cut into small pieces by wood stores for turning wood or inlay material.
Since it was discovered by the Europeans it was very sought after. The wood was very popular in the past centuries with the royalty in France, England, The Netherlands etc. for luxury furniture. You can still find the wood on the most expensive antiquity.
The high demand also made this wood even scarcer
Under influence of UV light the wood gets grayish. But it takes lots of years and under normal conditions a bass will not have any problems for many years.
Finding a piece wide enough for a full top is very difficult. Most basses I have seen have a neck trough with just the wings made of Brazilian rosewood. For a neck trough 5- 5½ ” wide tops are more than enough and these you can find (like the Fodera in the picture). For a full bookmatched top you need 6-7“ which would need a trunk of 8-9” width, and that’s a very rare find.
Sometimes you see a top made of 3 or 4 pieces and if nicely done can also look nice
I am glad that it is Cliff that has found a nice piece for a full top. We can be assured that it is in good hands an will be made in a great bass. Can’t wait for more pictures
Well, Im quite behind in joining the club/board, but I just stumbled upon this and thought Id add my name/bass to the mix.
The bass Cliff built me still blows me away and there isnt a day that goes by where Im not playing it. It was in the same build period as Chris Woods bass which I thought was pretty cool, I also think I was Cliffs first Canadian costumer, Cliff will have to verify and I know there has been one or two since.
Some basic specs:
32 scale - 4 String, walnut wings (top/back), canary centre strip and bloodwood stringers (front), bloodwood centre stripe and canary stringers (back), mahogany core, morado fretboard and a maple/wenge neck oh and a Khaler Trem.
This bass plays like a dream. I'll add some photos as soon as I can figure out how to compress the pictures I have within the allowable file size? Anyone have any pointers?
So, like I said I just stumbled upon this page and the timing couldnt be better as Im trying to figure out some specs for bass no.2 currently.
Rob
The bass Cliff built me still blows me away and there isnt a day that goes by where Im not playing it. It was in the same build period as Chris Woods bass which I thought was pretty cool, I also think I was Cliffs first Canadian costumer, Cliff will have to verify and I know there has been one or two since.
Some basic specs:
32 scale - 4 String, walnut wings (top/back), canary centre strip and bloodwood stringers (front), bloodwood centre stripe and canary stringers (back), mahogany core, morado fretboard and a maple/wenge neck oh and a Khaler Trem.
This bass plays like a dream. I'll add some photos as soon as I can figure out how to compress the pictures I have within the allowable file size? Anyone have any pointers?
So, like I said I just stumbled upon this page and the timing couldnt be better as Im trying to figure out some specs for bass no.2 currently.
Rob
Alright I uploaded some and here's the link
http://s733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/RideauBound/
Hopefully it works.
http://s733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/RideauBound/
Hopefully it works.
Great Pics! Give this man a number.
Very nice, TreeFrog. When did you get it? I haven't seen it in The News, so is it an "older" (not that Cliff has been around ofr a really long time) model?
just listened to the song by Tslicebass Tim on Cliff's web site . Damn ! Can I say I know you , Tim? Very nice ! All the playing is super and your bass sounds sweet.
LOL, after hearing Tim's clip, I think I'm demoting my bassist status to n00b.
I'm more or less ordering the same electronics based on Tim's earlier clips. I know I'll be able to get those sounds....just not quite the chops.
Tslicebass
Commercial User
Hey guys
Thanks for the kind words about the recording. Almost finished tracking for the disc... just one more session, then on to mixing. This recording would not be possible without my CB bass. We have just recorded the bass straight into the board every time and it sounds great. I am really looking forward to finishing the recording and hearing how the bass is going to sound after mixing and mastering.
I can't wait to see my first photo update for my upcoming fretless.... Purpleheart and Ebony!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the kind words about the recording. Almost finished tracking for the disc... just one more session, then on to mixing. This recording would not be possible without my CB bass. We have just recorded the bass straight into the board every time and it sounds great. I am really looking forward to finishing the recording and hearing how the bass is going to sound after mixing and mastering.
I can't wait to see my first photo update for my upcoming fretless.... Purpleheart and Ebony!!!!!!!!!
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