KR basses

[Phil Mastro]

I searched and haven't found anything about these basses so...

I stumbled upon these 2 basses at LAG while looking at some other stuff and I thought they were beautiful. Here are the links to the said pages:

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There's also a crappy website to look at:
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Personnaly, I think the basses look really nice and original. Also, some of you might have noticed that they're fanned-fret instruments, but the fan is very subtle: 35" on the B and 34" on the G. They also have interesting woods, such as sitka spruce for the bodies, and peruvian walnut for necks (the later I find especially interesting cuz I have access to it for less than black walnut).

I'd definitely like to see more pics or hear a review if anyone's seen or tried them.

 

[superbassman2000]

they sure look cool, but the price tag isn't too attractive to me

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

Nice! Interesting with the subtle fanning.

 

[Marcus]

That man is on the rock if he thinks he's going to get the prices he wants.

 

[emjazz]

Beautiful basses.....WAAAAAAAY too much money. Noone will spend that kind of money on an unknown builder.

 

[Woodchuck]

Not the best looking basses.

 

[Name Changed]

looks like he failed at being original with the looks of those.

 

[sargebaker]

It'S like a parker Fly singlecut... I like the inlay on the back... but it's a bit pointless.

 

[g00eY]

i think the attention to detail and time he puts into those basses is what justifies that price. i still think it's a pretty high price, but i've also never seen an inlay on the back of a neck.

 

[HiFive]

Just wanted to add that I just purchased KR's newest addition the "Kamakiri". I'm am absolutely estatic about it. It's an extremely high quality bass. And as someone pointed out, the attention to detail is truly part of the price tag. Kevin the owner/luthier of KR Guitars has a knack for getting things done right the first time. Again, I couldn't be more happy with this thing, the tone and playabilty makes me grin everytime I sit down with it. Check out his wesite for more info at www.krguitars.com.

 

[Stewmc5222]

I had the pleasure of playing one of these at NAMM a couple of years back and I loved it.

 

[Arpeggiator]

reminds me of a fodera in shape.

 

[DaneB]

I love the stubby lower horn, but had the upper one. If they had kind of a longer version of the lower horn for an upper one, I think that'd look great.