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Club Clement (Part 3: Post your basses here)

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#523
Nope the boss put me back to work this morning. :help:


Northern Ash..... I have only used it a few times but I am pretty sure it is what made some of the 70's fenders so heavy. I also believe my 80's G&L 2000 was hard Ash as I remember it was very heavy.

Bass # 26 is hard Ash as is #66
 
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Finally have a few moments to post on the new addition to the clan. :)
195 arrived side by side on Thurs. along with the Nemesis. I have to say Tom really did a superb job (as usual) on this little dude. Weighing in at only 6lbs, there is no shoulder or back fatigue whatsoever. The balance is right at the neck joint so there is no drop. The Phoenix size / shape just "fits", those of you with one probably know what I mean. The bloodwood / cedar combo is much different than the previous ebony / maple. It's a tough wood but has a more mellow tone - not as "harsh". I've seen this described as "kickback", where the woods either absorb energy and soften the tone and resonance or direct the vibration back into the string. The weird thing is you can feel this happen. I opted for the wider "P" style neck and zero radius. After playing a six for a while, the jazz neck feels way too narrow. Tom did a great job on this - not to thin or bulky, no dead spots and smooth. The Piezo - Duncan - Ghost combo is giving a wide variety of tone choices, something I had deliberately steered away from previously, but it's fun to have one setup with which to dial in that certain sound and feel. Combined with the preamp on the Nemesis the possibilities are endless. Originally this setup, ie. choice of woods, amount of chambering and electronics were meant to create a more "acoustic" bass and I think Tom has hit it spot on! The man is a mad genius! From what little time I've had to spend with this one it's dangerously close to becoming "Dad's favorite".
Sound clips posted once I get more familiar with a 4 & some new shielded cables.
 
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vibhas_2310 said:
Hey Lincoln what is Northern hard Ash ??

As far i know , I've only heard of swamp ash being used for bodies . They use Northen ash to make baseball bats dont they ?
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Northern Ash is a another species of Ash that is used to make instruments. It's most notable in Marcus Miller's Fender. Many players love the sound but hate the weight. It's much heavier than swamp ash, but it's density contributes to a lower deeper tone and a brighter top end.

My former workhorse ( in semi-retirement ) bares witness to this. It's a '71 Ibanez j-bass and it's heavy as all get out but that northern ash body coupled with it's maple neck and fretboard gave it a very definitive MM sound.
 
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Lincoln said:
Northern Ash is a another species of Ash that is used to make instruments. It's most notable in Marcus Miller's Fender. Many players love the sound but hate the weight. It's much heavier than swamp ash, but it's density contributes to a lower deeper tone and a brighter top end.
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+100. For the best example I know, think of the vintage Peavey T-40. Some of the heaviest production basses ever-total back/neck/shoulder killers but absolute tone monsters!

They only made 'em as a 4 string but between the ultra-dense body wood plus 2 large humbuckers and an enormously massive bridge, these guys routinely weighed 11 lbs and up. I've heard some of them topped 13 pounds! :eek:
I'm lucky, my 79 weighs in around 11.5.
 
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kjpollo said:
+100. For the best example I know, think of the vintage Peavey T-40. Some of the heaviest production basses ever-total back/neck/shoulder killers but absolute tone monsters!

They only made 'em as a 4 string but between the ultra-dense body wood plus 2 large humbuckers and an enormously massive bridge, these guys routinely weighed 11 lbs and up. I've heard some of them topped 13 pounds! :eek:
I'm lucky, my 79 weighs in around 11.5.
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...which is why I think it could succeed well on the Phoenix design. The body is not as big as a 70's jbass AND it balances so well that the weight is dispersed in a much more even way.

My 9lb Phoenix feels almost as light as my chambered Jon which weighs in just under 7lbs...
 
#536
Got signed up to do a bluegrass / mountain music jaunt with 2 guitar players. One I knew already and the other I know now. #122 held its own in the mix but me thinks #196 will be even better. In either case, the guys were very happy with the practice session and i had a great time. Some of the songs are real scorchers; grease up the fingers and let it fly!! They said " You did exactly what we need and hear." Sounds like a good thing to me. Add another project under my Clement belt. :hyper:
 
#537
Go ahead and look at your bass's headstock logo... see the S ?
Stands for Superbass!!! Do you see it? It is there. Do you think there was actual fore thought in this? What other secrets are yet to be discovered if we will only search for them? Clement / C basses are far more special than we know. And each one may have unique secrets. Please, search for them and post them ASAP
#122 - first Clement 6 string fretted.
#196 first Clement bass to have a top mounted jack.
More coolness to come. Stay tuned for more. Warning: Don't hold your breathe. This all took me quite a long time to uncover. Holding one's breathe can be hazardous to your health. Breathe and search on. :eyebrow::D
 
#540
Cool, nofretz6,
And speaking of looking at head stocks I see you have one with a string tree and one without. Any particular differences you have noticed?
SC = South Carolina, Southern Comfort, single coil, sour cream, etc. All kinds of things.
 
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