New Bass (order) Day!!! Bluesman Vintage Deville T2

Back in August, I posted about a concert I saw online that featured one of the nicest sounding and coolest looking basses I've ever seen. After much investigating, I discovered it was a Bluesman Vintage Deville T2. It's a Tele-style body with Lollar Thunderbird pickups (and stacked concentric pots ).

So I started keeping an eye on Bluesman Vintage. Imagine my surprise when I saw their Cyber-Monday promotion of 30% off and only 10% down needed to order a new custom bass.

That was all I needed to hear.

I just got off the phone with John at Bluesman Vintage and my new bass is in production. She should arrive sometime late-February/early-March.

Til then, you'll find me watching this video of the exact bass I ordered (same color and everything) on a continuous loop. #cantwait

 

This is the bass. Player's name is Jacob Lowery. He's good.

 

Yeah. It's nice. They call it Surf Foam Green. It's a cross between Sea Foam and Surf Green.

 

Sure thing. I had it for a year and a half. It was a phenomenal bass. Lightweight and really played well. I ended up selling it for a decent profit, in an attempt to clean house & buy a more expensive bass. Big mistake. Huge! I have since contacted John at Bluesman and am having an identical bass made. I should have it by the end of the year. It will be so nice to have that bass back. I have missed it tremendously.

 

As of right now, I'm having mine made out of cypress, like my last one. Paulownia is so light... almost too light. I really liked the tone of the cypress and the overall bass weighed in at a very balanced 8lb, which is right where I want it.

 

Yeah, I love that video. Jacob is a good player. He also hosts a podcast called The Sideman Chronicles. It's pretty interesting.