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Double Czech - Jolana DiscoBass & Kolorbass -

#321
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What a load of drool stuff! Basses weren't dressed up like this, were they?

Edit: maybe I should build one. Now there's an idea.
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'63 Burns of London Vista Sonic with 3 pu's was the max for a bass, and some Japanese 3 pu basses were made in the '60s.

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Took the Art Kolorbas to another TSC's rehearsal tonight. Love it! Being a hollowbody (even if more semi-hollowbody due to internal bracing) - you really have to watch out for wolf-notes caused by feedback. My rehearsal rig is a Mesa M2000 650w FET/tube amp through a Carvin 18" cab. I can do/handle it, but it makes for some active participation! Just part of what you have to do to get that lovely acoustic tone. I found myself in the bridge pu only mode with just-off-full bass (tone). It has rich neck pu/both/blend tonal onions, but at least to my ears, the required bass/mid/articulation tone was there in spades at the bridge.

I love when you arrive at that sweet-spot, when presence, tone and feel rule. Can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be at as a musician in a band. It's where magic happens.
 
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Realized I hadn't posted updated pics of the Discobas. I added a vintage bridge-cover a while back - not sure it's origin, but it was based on the Fender '51 P ashtray. Probably '60s Japanese.

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JIO said:
Realized I hadn't posted updated pics of the Discobas. I added a vintage bridge-cover a while back - not sure it's origin, but it was based on the Fender '51 P ashtray. Probably '60s Japanese.

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WOWSERS, JIO!!!

That is soooooo cool! I love the look, and the name!
Great job!!! Thanks for another Fantastic Voyage of Bass Makeovers!
(Yes, you can use that title if you ever get that Local Access Cable TV show. :) )
 
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