Holcomb basses

[Lightning Rider]

I recently came across a very... very, very strange bass and guitar company called Holcomb. Link. The Cap'n Crunch bass and Door guitar (with degraded door body!) specifically caught my eye.

So, what do you guys think of these basses. Have any of you had any expirience with these basses in real life?

 

[nic salsus]

He's pretty out there. Love the door guitar.

 

[Raab900]

Nick Holcomb built me a bass last year and it is amazing! I designed the body and he went crazy on the woods. check out the pic and let me know what you think! My bass is not up on his website yet but you can see some of his other stuff at www.holcombguitars.com and at www.holcombguitars.blogspot.com

 

[Gastón]

Nice designs but not for me. Some specifications or audio clips?

 

[warwick.hoy]

Interesting. I like how all the "art" pieces (the ones like the door and the cross) are all guitars.

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I quite like this even though it looks like he made the body and fitted a neck from a Cort to it.

I will say that the fit and finish appears to be somewhat unrefined. He seems to be aiming high but missing the mark. I'm curious to see how he progresses.

 

[westone genesis]

Nick is building me a 5 string custom and an 8 string schecter hybrid


heres the link for ya both should be done by mid may early june


http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=631789&page=2http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=160688&d=1268914706



http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=160689&d=1268914779

 

[bass_snake]

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Nice body.

Fred

 

[westone genesis]

Also got the opportunity to play Rob's Raab Bass alil while back it is fast as hell and the neck is so small and fast. He is very very good with necks from design and playability. U guys should check out the blog spot with the new tiny hawk he built, also a very fast neck. At some point hes gonna build one for me but i have a few more things we wanna try first

 

[westone genesis]

Heres some pics of the 8 neck string he is making for me


http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=165667&d=1272543731



http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=165666&d=1272543693

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I wonder if the Cap'n Crunch bass would shred up the roof of your mouth if you tried to eat it....

 

[westone genesis]

hey guys heres the 8 string finally finished


http://holcombguitars.blogspot.com/

 

[NickPagano]

I believe having an instrument that you love to play will inspire you to create better music. Pretty simple, right?

As a musician who is drop-dead serious about the tone, look, playability, and craftsmanship of the instruments I own, I'm extremely pleased with the custom bass Nick Holcomb created for me. I've been professionally playing most of my life and have owned a Warwick Corvette, Fender J Bass, Washburn Taurus, and Gibson EB-3. None of 'em quite did it for me.

Enter Nick Holcomb. We met after a show and after visiting his shop, I was hooked. His design capabilities blew me away and the tone and playability of his work was killer.

The Bass:

He built me a short scale, 30 inch, Glider (see photo below). Maple was used for the neck with an ebony fingerboard. 24 frets. Nice. For the body alder with a wenge top was selected. I wanted to keep electronics straight forward so we went with a Seymour Duncan Bassline Musicman style humbucker with a single volume and tone control. Hipshot tuners and Schaller bridge were a must for hardware.

Overall, the bass looks killer and has fast and easy playability. As for sound quality -- it sounds like Jack Bruce and Flea wanted a hybrid of the basses that made them famous, summoned Holcomb for the build, and out came my bass.

Visit his website:
Holcomb Guitars

-Nick Pagano

 

[grisezd]

I like the Glider shape quite a bit, especially as a short scale. Nice. I'd have put the jack elsewhere, but there's not much room on such a tight body.

Any indication of a price range?

 

[Rebopmass]

Not sure hit Nick up on his website. Holcomb guitars.com