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Nightman is way ahead of you Blue Lou. He's the reason I'm bringing that model back but as a bolt on neck instead of a set neck.
Now all you need is a bass with the thumb rest and another that has six knobs instead of three
Yes, I know Chuck would be saying, Will you please shut up!
@BlueLou, I feel the Thumbrest Bass is in my future!
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A very quiet thread we have here. I guess Chuck's basses are so issue free and too much fun to play to put them down to do anything else other than honey-do activities.
Hi Nightman, I think it might be that others including yourself are waiting for a progress report on the thumbrest bass. I have been talking with the programmer and it is definitely moving forward, although much slower than I had hoped, but it is now in solids which means we can see it in 3D where as before it was thousands of lines all intertwined, the programmer called it a bowl of spaghetti. He has untold amount of hours turning these lines into a solid that we can see. The necks and fingerboards are carved and I need to start working on them as soon as I have a batch of my Classic II's done that I've been building. Plus I'm finishing up one of my Acoustic Improvs for a great Cajun musician who will be coming to my shop next week to pick it up, he'll be touring Canada from April through November 2019 and wants this guitar for the tour. I'm hoping to build at least a few of these new basses starting in November. When you're a one man shop the wheels turn slower than one might hope.
Thank you Sam. BTW, nice job you're doing on that old EB3, you should be very proud of yourself.
You think!!! Well, the wait is kinda fun as it adds to the excitement of it all, and I would be satisfied with just seeing one of your finished basses from your new line!!!.. almost......
The real pleasure is going to come from actually holding and playing it... and letting my thumb just rest on that raised carved thumbrest!
I appreciate the compliment chuck! The project definitely gives me more appreciation for builders like you who do flawless work!
Well even though this is a bass forum I am looking forward to
seeing some photos of your new Classic II builds Chuck.
That thumb rest must be a real test of expertise for a cnc coder.
Hopefully they get to try it out on some cheap blanks. Still
the raised thumb rest is a bear to get right at the final finish and buffing stage.
I have seen you in there at the buffing station and I wouldn't
want to be the one trying to get that done even without the thumb rest
That is an art all by itself.
seeing some photos of your new Classic II builds Chuck.
That thumb rest must be a real test of expertise for a cnc coder.
Hopefully they get to try it out on some cheap blanks. Still
the raised thumb rest is a bear to get right at the final finish and buffing stage.
I have seen you in there at the buffing station and I wouldn't
want to be the one trying to get that done even without the thumb rest
That is an art all by itself.
Hi BlueLou, I can't wait to show you the new Classic II's, hopefully you'll be able to make a trip to see me and try them out. The thumbrest is a bear to buff around but Nightman and I decided to do a very thin hand rubbed oil/varnish finish on this model. I'm actually quite excited about it, of course it won't have the depth of a buffed nitrocellulose finish but it will have a beauty all in its own and it should sound fabulous.
So, I played my CP Thornton Cherry Burst with the DR Dragon Skins yesterday in service and we did a Norman Hutchinson song that called for some slap techniqure. I paired my Genzler BA 12-3 with an Avatar 210 and the slap tone I got was amazing with both pups and tone control turned all the way up! It made me want to work on my slap technique a lot more than I have been.
That's a great feeling Nightman when you play something that inspires you to want to play better. I love it when that happens.
I must at least say this, though I use my bass super casually I am always so impressed
when I look at it, reach for it and realize again just how light it is. What a work of craftsmanship.
I have some guitars that feel like boat anchors and the bass is so light and
exceptionally balanced. Try hanging a 14lb bluegrass banjo on ya for a few hours
when I look at it, reach for it and realize again just how light it is. What a work of craftsmanship.
I have some guitars that feel like boat anchors and the bass is so light and
exceptionally balanced. Try hanging a 14lb bluegrass banjo on ya for a few hours
Ditto on the eye candy, light weight and craftsmanship!!! I'll need to get another fish scale, though, cause the one I have is suggesting my CP Thornton basses are just over 7 lbs!!!
@BlueLou, I can't imagine playing a 14lb anything strap over my shoulder!!! I got rid of all of my >9.5 lb basses because I felt they were too heavy for me to be dealing with. I do miss my Ken Smith and its sound, but not the weight.
@BlueLou, I can't imagine playing a 14lb anything strap over my shoulder!!! I got rid of all of my >9.5 lb basses because I felt they were too heavy for me to be dealing with. I do miss my Ken Smith and its sound, but not the weight.
I've been listening to a bass player whose name I just heard yesterday and whose video,
Alain Caron Live at Java Jazz Festival 2015, is just an awesome display of what four talented musicians can do together. I'd like to see the score to some of those songs and teach my fretless bass some of those tricks!
Alain Caron Live at Java Jazz Festival 2015, is just an awesome display of what four talented musicians can do together. I'd like to see the score to some of those songs and teach my fretless bass some of those tricks!
He's a monster bass player Nightman and I love his tone. He reminds me of Tom Kennedy who I love as a bass player. There are so many great players out there, I wish I had half there talent as a player.
