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Has anybody tried Bassurgery?

#43
The bass looks like bungholio but LOOK AT THAT FRIGGIN CASE!

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! They start at 950 pounds, but look so worth it!

Specs:
Leather outer (choice of stiching color)
Suede inner (color matched/strap lining)
Matching strap with hand-cast emblems
Handmade buckles and logos
Inner doors fitted with exotic woods to match the bass



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#44
Geoff St. Germaine said:
I should really keep a list of everytime I see a statement like this come up on this board. It has yet to happen with any of them. I won't dispute that it's a nice instrument, but I don't see anything about it that is that radically different that it would make anyone want to play catch up.
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Okay, radically different: the lightness around 7lbs for a 6 string, 4lbs for a 4 string. Two hour gigs won't cripple your shoulder. The strength of the whole thing and the fact that the body and neck are bomb proof regarding movement. The ease of the neck -until you've tried playing one, where formerly difficult licks simply trip off your fingers. The sound: totally unlike anything else on the market, super clean, flexible to a fault. And last but not least the sheer attention to detail like the reverible second strap button, the superb workmanship and details.
If you want the best, this is it!

Dave.
 
#45
BassFelt said:
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm curious about that Indie 6? Whats' the spacing/neck thickness/sound like ?
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Hi Bassfelt,
spacing on the IB606 is nice and narrow, buyt not to the detriment of playing. Possibly a tad narrower than Yamaha's John Patitucci model.
Neck: very smooth indeed. Wide across the board as you would expect for a 6 string, but the front to back is nice and narrow making playing very easy. Sound: terrifically rich with an interactive 2 band EQ that scoops the sound. As much flexibility as a 3 band active in my view.
Best of all, half the price of a Yammy JP2 at a tad over £600 in the U.K.
And now back to the Bassurgery argument forum!!!

:D

Dave.
 
#46
david etheridge said:
Okay, radically different: the lightness around 7lbs for a 6 string, 4lbs for a 4 string. Two hour gigs won't cripple your shoulder. The strength of the whole thing and the fact that the body and neck are bomb proof regarding movement. The ease of the neck -until you've tried playing one, where formerly difficult licks simply trip off your fingers. The sound: totally unlike anything else on the market, super clean, flexible to a fault. And last but not least the sheer attention to detail like the reverible second strap button, the superb workmanship and details.
If you want the best, this is it!

Dave.
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I've read through the site, and several of the ways that he claims that he says make his basses better are done by many other people. For instance, he talks of how the wood is treated properly in his shop: temperature and humidity. I live only a few blocks from a very well known bass builder and these things happen there as well. I know of many others that do this too... to even further extents than what is mentioned on the Bassurgery site. I think that the built-in tuner is pretty slick looking.
 
#48
sooner or later Tony Levin, Antony Jackson or similar god will use a Bassurgery bass, then watch the scramble.
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Watch the scramble? What, like me sitting around scrambling eggs and stuff?

At those prices, how long will the line outside the dental shop be?

Christ, it's a freaking bass.
 
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david etheridge said:
Okay, radically different: the lightness around 7lbs for a 6 string, 4lbs for a 4 string. Two hour gigs won't cripple your shoulder. The strength of the whole thing and the fact that the body and neck are bomb proof regarding movement. The ease of the neck -until you've tried playing one, where formerly difficult licks simply trip off your fingers. The sound: totally unlike anything else on the market, super clean, flexible to a fault. And last but not least the sheer attention to detail like the reverible second strap button, the superb workmanship and details.
If you want the best, this is it!

Dave.
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From the pics the body is obviously flamed maple and it looks like it's been drastically carved to the point where you've got less than one inch of wood. Any one else who would do this would also end up with those weight figures too.

The sound is simply a result of the light wave system. If I build a bass with it i'll get his sound too.

This website is just pure BS, he's making it sound like this bass is god's gift to bass players when it's so obvious he's actually built only 2 of them. :rolleyes: Granted, he tried to do something different and defenitely did but it's hardly worth the 7000 pounds he asks for. Even if he did cast and machine all the metal parts.

I also don't get why he's blabing about his 30 years experience as a dentist. Does that mean you'll be a great luthier if you've been a dentist so long? :confused: :eyebrow:

Someone asked earlier how many basses this guy sold per year compared to other builders.
My guess would be one or less.

If you want the best, this is it!
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I also want the best. That's why I build my own basses. No way in hell I'm paying ridiculous prices like that for one. :rolleyes:
 
#54
abngourmet said:
"If you want the best, this is it!"

Too late, I already have four of them. They're called Alembic.
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Lots of Alembic fans out there now, but there was a time when they were considered overboard on construction and pricing.
For me personally, they still are, but I can't help but gaze in admiration everytime I see one and secretly harbor the wish to one day own one.

Heck, there's replies on here everyday from players who feel that Fodera, Ken Smith, Benavente, Jerzy Drozd, Shuker, Roscoe etc. are ridiculously expensive and not worth it, but you'll never convince their owners of that.
Nor should you bother them with such BS. (BS=Bass Sarcasm :p )

I'm betting that with the determination and evident seriousness that the guy building those basses they too will find their niche and support among enough bassists for at least the makers and a few players dreams to come true, and what's wrong with that!?!

The pics on the site aren't my taste, but they are obiviously some nice instruments! :)
 
#55
bovinehost said:
Watch the scramble? What, like me sitting around scrambling eggs and stuff?

At those prices, how long will the line outside the dental shop be?

Christ, it's a freaking bass.
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Oooh, sarcasm!
Think back through the history of bass playing. Jack Bruce used an EB3 with Cream, EB3 sales went through the roof as a result. Same with Macca Chris Squire and Ricky (I bought my 4001 in 1983 for £260 when they were unfashionable).
And how many Jazz bass players ripped the frets out after seeing/hearing Jaco?
That's the point. At present Bassurgery's instruments are low profile. Once name players discover them, the race will be on.


Dave.
 
#56
Phil Mailloux said:
From the pics the body is obviously flamed maple and it looks like it's been drastically carved to the point where you've got less than one inch of wood. Any one else who would do this would also end up with those weight figures too.
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Actually, no it isn't flamed maple. Kim uses all sorts of exotic woods, and I beleive the F6 in the review uses what he calls conker (chestnut).


This website is just pure BS, he's making it sound like this bass is god's gift to bass players when it's so obvious he's actually built only 2 of them. :rolleyes: Granted, he tried to do something different and defenitely did but it's hardly worth the 7000 pounds he asks for. Even if he did cast and machine all the metal parts.

I also don't get why he's blabing about his 30 years experience as a dentist. Does that mean you'll be a great luthier if you've been a dentist so long? :confused: :eyebrow:
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You've not read his website correctly. He's a dental technician who casts crowns and dentures. I probbaly have one of them in my mouth right now as he works for my dentist. The point being that he can hand cast all sorts of items that other manufacturers would use off the shelf components for. Also he works brilliantly in metals. Tne Talladiumchrome nickel that he uses is the type used in heart valves, guaranteed not to tarnish (supposedly the company who produces this has a multi million dollar insurance scheme against this ever happening.
You want Rolls Royce quality, this is the approach that he's taking.
It's worth what you think it is. Just like in the synth market the Roland TB303 bassline went from a secondhand price of £50 to £1800 in a couple of years. Same synth, perceptions change.
If you think it's BS, I won't try changing your mind, neither will Kim. But if it is BS, why does he go to so much trouble over his basses. I'll reiterate my point: until you've actually seen and played one, you won't fully appreciate the difference.
To my mind that's why they're worth £7 grand.

Dave.
 
#57
david etheridge said:
Actually, no it isn't flamed maple. Kim uses all sorts of exotic woods, and I beleive the F6 in the review uses what he calls conker (chestnut).
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Actually, Dave, the chestnut one is the dark brown one. The multilaminate one on his site has the flamed maple body wings :rolleyes:

But you're right, we won't convince ourselves of our difference of opinion on this one.
 
#58
david etheridge said:
Oooh, sarcasm!
Think back through the history of bass playing. Jack Bruce used an EB3 with Cream, EB3 sales went through the roof as a result. Same with Macca Chris Squire and Ricky (I bought my 4001 in 1983 for £260 when they were unfashionable).
And how many Jazz bass players ripped the frets out after seeing/hearing Jaco?
That's the point. At present Bassurgery's instruments are low profile. Once name players discover them, the race will be on.


Dave.
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i don't doubt that the fact that someone famous plays a bass helps sell more of them, but....

even is jaco came back to life, tore the frets out of one and bought one for stanley clark, marcus miller and geddy lee, how many people could actually afford to buy the basses of their idols.

it's a bit more extreme saving up for a fender geddy lee sig.

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i don't doubt that they're great instruments, i just think it's a bit far fetched to see them as an item that people wil be franticly buying.
 
#59
david etheridge said:
Oooh, sarcasm!
Think back through the history of bass playing. Jack Bruce used an EB3 with Cream, EB3 sales went through the roof as a result. Same with Macca Chris Squire and Ricky (I bought my 4001 in 1983 for £260 when they were unfashionable).
And how many Jazz bass players ripped the frets out after seeing/hearing Jaco?
That's the point. At present Bassurgery's instruments are low profile. Once name players discover them, the race will be on.


Dave.
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I don't necessarily disagree with this, but I can find many examples of basses that don't have the support of someone of the level of bass admiration that you describe that were able to take off big time (as far as high-dollar boutique basses go).
 

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