John Entwhistle's basses

I don't like the Buzzard I at all, but the Buzzard II looks good to me. A subtle touch of originality, without all that kind of extravaganza that I really don't like.

In another hand, the graphite concept pleases me more and more, though for me it remains complementary to wood, not a replacer.

Just for information, how much does a Buzzard II list ?

All the best,

 

Actually, it looks more like carbon fiber than graphite to me, or is it just a CF "skin?"

They are definitely cool looking basses! I think I have my first genuine case of GAS!

 

There's a pictures of JEs Gibson Thunderbird (1964) in "The Bass Book" from GPI Books. There is also a picture of an Alembic 'Spider' with a silver wire inlay in the form of a spider's web. They say that JE had Alembic make him three of these, celebrating his "classic Who song 'Boris the Spider'. However, I don't think the one pictured in the book was his - it has the names of the notes inlaid between the frets along the neck.

 

about a month ago we had this talk on tabcrawler
funkycarnivore said he saw on of the buzzards on sale for $5000

 

"graphite" is a common misnomer for carbon-fiber composite.

 

Hmmmmm... When I think of graphite, I think of pencil lead.

 

Right - that's (mostly) graphite. Not too useful for making basses out of. . .

There was a thread around here where somebody who knew about this stuff went into more detail. . .anyway, I think "composite" is the safest term to use loosely.

 

Carbon fiber composite is often referred to as "graphite" because the carbon fibers themselves are, well, graphite. However, what gives carbon fiber composite its stiffness is the epoxy that holds it all together. Different epoxies give different stiffnesses, and thus different tones; this is why Zons are considered have a "warmer" sound than Moduli.

 

Ah, you're right - I was under the impression that the form of carbon in carbon fibers wasn't properly graphite, but it is. Just in ribbons. Here's a cool page that shows how the fibers are formed:

http://www.psrc.usm.edu/macrog/carfsyn.htm

 

As well, the company is named "Status Graphite" not "Status Carbon fiber".

Think of the open mic. conversation possibilities...

"Nice bass"

"It's made of a similar material to formula 1 car chassis."

"Oh..."

 

That was his. He had one that Alembic forgot to put the sharps and flats, and another that they DID include the sharps and flats. He said he did this to combat bouts of stage fright.

It's hard to imagine a master of bass such as him getting stage fright, isn't it???

 

Well, Modulus necks aren't all that different in design from the Space Shuttle...you can add that to your conversation.

 

Do they have ceramic tiles on the underside that fall off now and then?

Just kidding.

 

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