Conklin Retro 9-String

[djcruse]

Fantastic looking bass. My hat's off to you and Mr. Conklin. I've never wanted a 9 string until now. Congratulations!

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

For gits and shiggles, you should have had Bill put one of those old-fashioned thumbrests under the high Bb like this
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[fatbassjazzer]

That is by far my favorite Conklin I've ever seen. I really like it a lot.

 

[Deleted member 5551]

We need a drooling smiley. That bass looks awesome-i look forward to hearing you play it. [have checked out your myspace.com site and holy sh*t]. How many more basses do you have in the works? I need to pace myself as my mom looks at me funny when i yell "HOLY H*LL THAT IS FRIGGIN AWESOME" when i'm on here-for some reason she thinks i'm looking at porn most of the time. That's all

 

[warwickben]

thats like my dreem bass ive never heard of yellowheart

 

[j-raj]

nice Jean!

that's my favorite conk so far... JJ pups on it would have been the bomb .

 

[Andre_gt7]

Wow...thats cool....very nice Conklin!

btw, i think i saw you on TV a while ago? i wasnt very active at TB yet, but i think it was you playing...sounded cool...!

 

[Jmann]

DAAAAMN! I did not like Conklins untill i saw that.

Jean, dude i just discovered NR and you my friend are the shiznite

 

[elros]

Great looking axe, JB.
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Signature model? Sounds interesting. I'd have to get one of those.
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[FireAarro]

For gits and shiggles, you should have had Bill put one of those old-fashioned thumbrests under the high Bb like this
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Haha, imagine that with gigantic pickup covers! Would get in the way of playing though . The thumbrest would make it kinda less-Geddy.

 

[warwickben]

ive been wanting a seven string gt for a long time. there no way ill be able to get a custom. can u guys tell me if they still make them i was just on the conklin site and they say nothing about them.

 

[mark beem]

ive been wanting a seven string gt for a long time. there no way ill be able to get a custom. can u guys tell me if they still make them i was just on the conklin site and they say nothing about them.

I'm guessing you're talking about the Groove Tools line?? I dont know if they're still being manufactured or not.. You can still find them used. There's one on Ebay right now actually.

 

[Jean Baudin]

again, thanks for the compliments everybody.

to answer a few questions:
I spoke to Bill regarding the Groove Tools line - All Models are discontinued and no longer being made (like Mark said they can still be found used). Conklin will be offering a new line (with a new name) soon and are sourcing out a builder. They will be selling them direct as a lower-priced alternative to the custom models.

My bass is not a mass-production model or new century series. However, it can be ordered as a custom build. Adding all the options (9-strings, wood pickguard, MIDI, Piezo, block inlays, etc), it comes to around $7200. If there's enough interest, I hope he'll consider an affordable (albeit w/o MIDI, Piezos, etc) version through the new line in the future.

 

[mark beem]

Conklin will be offering a new line (with a new name) soon and are sourcing out a builder. They will be selling them direct as a lower-priced alternative to the custom models.

I hope there will be a > 7 string model in that line, but I won't hold my breath..

 

[Bernie Connors]

I hope there will be a > 7 string model in that line, but I won't hold my breath..

Yeah, that would be very cool.

 

[Deleted member 5551]

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Very interesting .....looks at bank account . I'm curious to see them when they come out. That's all

 

[eldave777]

I suck bad enough on 5 strings I can't imagine 9. Beautifull bass! Looks like you could eat a picnic lunch off the neck. What's the tuning?

 

[warwickben]

that be sweet if they make a 8 string or a 9 string in the new line.

 

[Classical_Thump]

That is one of the nicest basses of I've ever seen. congrats! anyway, I was also going to ask the tuning. doesn't look like it gets past a low B but I can't tell really