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Consensus? Like it or hate it?

#34
tplyons said:
Grandon, no offense if you read this...

I think the bass is beautiful sans the attached horn, and also I feel the bass clef inlay is cheesy. We know it's a bass ;)
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I thought I was the only one who felt this way.
Edit: OK, nevermind. Now I've read the whole thread. But otherwise I like it- it's certainly nicer than anything I've done.
 
#37
http://www.gwbasses.com/projects/RussH_custom/DSC_3017.jpg
This is a much better reflection of the finish. The clef is not a reference to a bass that I am aware of. Please correct me if I am wrong. The reference is an appreciation of music theory. Bass Clef to my knowledge is used for several other instruments. Nonetheless I totally agree if it said "bass" at twelve I would hate it. Interpretation to be sure. However, if I had a lion at twelve there would be detractors to be sure, but many people would love it. I guess on the next one I will get a treble clef so people can tell me it is obvious it is a treble. What is a treble lol. Just kidding here folks! :p
 
#38
ii-v said:
http://www.gwbasses.com/projects/RussH_custom/DSC_3017.jpg
This is a much better reflection of the finish. The clef is not a reference to a bass that I am aware of. Please correct me if I am wrong. The reference is an appreciation of music theory. Bass Clef to my knowledge is used for several other instruments. Nonetheless I totally agree if it said "bass" at twelve I would hate it. Interpretation to be sure. However, if I had a lion at twelve there would be detractors to be sure, but many people would love it. I guess on the next one I will get a treble clef so people can tell me it is obvious it is a treble. What is a treble lol. Just kidding here folks! :p
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Mmm, looks good. I can't wait for finished bass.
 
#39
A friend of mine had Grandon build a single-cut five string. He brought it over to my place immediately after getting it and he was lucky to leave with it. I took a liking to it immediately. I liked it so much that I called Grandon the next day for a price quote on a double-cut six string.
I'm not that into the design on this one but, the sound, playability and feel of this bass will far out weigh any aesthetic issues. I think that when ordering a custom built bass it's best to stick pretty close to the designs that the builder has been working with. That way you get a design that has been refined and reduce the number of "bugs" to work out. I'm most likely to chose a builder based on the work that they have done previously than anything else. I wish I would've known a couple of years ago that Grandon can make the kind of basses that he does though, because I could've taken him up on his offer to build one for me at cost. Those days are gone now.
 
#40
I guess I view customs differently. Custom means (to me) choosing the woods, shape, string spacing, pickups, pre amp, colors, etc. I believe that woodworking is not a hard thing for a good luthier, therefore it never dawned on me that a luthier builds shapes to get comfortable with sculpting, sanding etc. Perhaps they do choose shapes they are comfortable with. I however, suspect they build from what they want to see in a bass. But I agree, Grandon by all accounts knows his trade. I will know more of course when I play the bass. My experience with Grandon to this point has been so positive that I would like all to view this post like this:
Hate the bass, it is all my fault, the design is mine. Granted you cannot design a bass without being influenced by others before it.
Love the bass, blame Grandon his skill and artistic level seems up to the challenge to take a poor drawing and turn it into art.
Thanks for the replies, so far it has been fun to read.
 

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