Club Clement (Part 7: Post your basses here)

[fretno]

ooooh , got pics ? \m/

 

[fretno]

so a little more on my new found love . The neck is magical on this , the shape is otherworldly , really amazing piece .
I'm a hack as you all know . I don't pretend to be otherwise but I love playing and it's why I still hack away after all these years . My first bass was a Vantage Avenger back in 1984 . I used that for about 5 years . My second bass was a Yamaha RBX5F a lined fretless 5 string . Yamaha was the only maker back then that did a lined fretless , especially a 5ver . That wasn't Pedulla prices .I gigged that bass for many many years . These days I have more basses than GC so things are different but I have always assumed I could never play a unlined board .I've always avoided them and have been scared off by them and said to my self no way I could ever do that . Until now .. This Clement ( Excalibur) .... I can play it perfectly . It has side dots as you know per the norm but that's all you need . My hand just fits , it makes perfect sense and my intonation is very well on it . I am pleasantly surprised I must say

and will say to all those that may have felt like me .. go try one ! You may surprise yourself . especially if you can get a Mr. Clement fretless . Rock !

 

[tjclem]

Well this will be the top.

 

[fretno]

Wow !

 

[Bassworship1]

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That is an amazing piece of wood. Should be beautiful.

 

[Dug2]

Actually I am making a fretted 5 for myself. The last one I started was bought before i even finished it. I am trying a new 5 piece neck design with Port Orford Cedar and Maple stringers. 25% + less weight than my other necks.

im pretty sure you already know we will want pics, right!?

 

[Dug2]

That is an amazing piece of wood. Should be beautiful.

i see many chiwawas in there (you know, the little dogs)

 

[tjclem]

The neck is a new combo of Port Orford Cedar and Hard Maple. 25+% lighter than my normal 5 piece necks. The one in the middle.

 

[fretno]

so .. she was needed for kind of an odd track , playing a duet with a headless as a drone also I'm trying La Bella Low tension and LOVE em !! yup they feel great and sound lovely

 

[fretno]

One of the things I really love about this bass is the neck contour . It's definitely asymmetrical and I'm assuming it was done on purpose . Though a unique neck shape is a good sign of a hand carved piece . This has it and it really fits the hand perfectly . I've called it Excalibur before and this is why . I dare say one of the finest ever shaped .
Pics don't do it justice but I'll try . It's flatter then it appears here really nice & thin and nicely rounding over the fatter side .
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[nonohmic]

Yeah mines the same. Nice and chunky down the low end and flattens out perfect for the higher frets. There's an organic-ness to the changing radius, obvs it was done by hand, which just feels great.

 

[fretno]

Pics !

 

[nonohmic]

Ha, I'll try.

 

[OldTimerSB]

so .. she was needed for kind of an odd track , playing a duet with a headless as a drone also I'm trying La Bella Low tension and LOVE em !! yup they feel great and sound lovely

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Cool track but I don’t care for the sitar (?)... I thought the bass sounded awesome, a hair low in the mix.

 

[fretno]

Cool track but I don’t care for the sitar (?)... I thought the bass sounded awesome, a hair low in the mix.

Thanks , yeah it was a quick jam , that is my Jerry Jones baby Sitar

 

[OldTimerSB]

I’d love to hear that track without the sitar, but with a lead bass line. Personally, think that would smoke.

 

[fretno]

yeah would be fun for sure . Taking her out tonight for a good jam . Everyone loves this bass .

 

[rj1972]

Clement Fretless 5 String. I am falling back in love with fretless since I set this one up with some heavier strings.
Here is a little clip.

 

[fretno]

Awesome bass , sounds fantastic ! More pics por favor !

 

[rj1972]

Its the same bass in my avatar. It started its life fretted but someone (me) stripped the truss rod nut. Tom made a fretless neck and I had Tom build a headless 5 to replace it in my stable.